Corn, Sweet Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for corn, sweet (Bi-Color · cartons/crates) was $21.67 per carton/crate across 6 quotes from 3 U.S. markets, ranging $17.50 to $27.00. Leading origins: Georgia, New York, Florida, Wisconsin, New Jersey. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for corn, sweet in the most commonly quoted pack, Bi-Color · cartons/crates (conventional): 6 quotes from 3 U.S. markets in this report. Each quote counts once, at the midpoint of USDA's “mostly” range where one is published, otherwise of its low–high range. The range shown is the lowest and highest price among those same quotes.
Other packs, sizes and organic lots are priced separately in the tables below; nothing is averaged across different packs. Quotes more than three times above or below the typical price for their pack are treated as likely errors, marked † and left out. Reports more than 10 days older than the newest are not used.
The trend compares the same items, meaning the same city, variety, pack, size and origin, with the previous report and takes the median change (5 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-Color · cartons/crates6 quotes · avg $21.67 · $17.50–$27.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 4 dozen minimum | Wisconsin | $17.50–$20.00mostly $18.00–$19.00 |
| Atlanta | 4 dozen minimum | Florida | $25.00–$27.00mostly $26.00–$27.00 |
| Chicago | 4 dozen | Michigan | $19.00–$20.00 |
| Chicago | 4 dozen | Georgia | $19.00–$20.00 |
| Philadelphia | 4 dozen | New Jersey | $24.00 |
| Philadelphia | 4 dozen | Georgia | $22.00 |
| Yellow · cartons/crates4 quotes · avg $21.88 · $17.50–$27.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 4 dozen minimum | Wisconsin | $17.50–$20.00mostly $18.00–$19.00 |
| Atlanta | 4 dozen minimum | Florida | $26.00–$27.00 |
| Chicago | 4 dozen | Georgia | $19.00–$20.00 |
| Philadelphia | 4 dozen | New Jersey | $22.00–$24.00 |
| Bi-Color · wirebound crates3 quotes · avg $20.67 · $18.00–$26.00 | |||
| Boston | 4 dozen minimum | New York | $18.00–$20.00 |
| Miami | 4 dozen minimum | Florida | $18.00 |
| New York | 4 dozen | New York | $24.00–$26.00 |
| Bi-Color · cartons3 quotes · avg $24.83 · $18.00–$38.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 4 dozen minimum | Oregon | $35.00–$38.00 |
| Miami | 4 dozen minimum | Florida | $18.00 |
| Miami | 4 dozen minimum | Canada | $19.00–$21.00 |
| Yellow · wirebound crates2 quotes · avg $23.50 · $18.00–$28.00 | |||
| Miami | 4 dozen minimum | Virginia | $18.00–$22.00 |
| New York | 4 dozen | New York | $26.00–$28.00 |
| White · cartons2 quotes · avg $40.75 · $38.00–$45.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 4 dozen minimum | California | $42.00–$45.00 |
| Los Angeles | 4 dozen minimum | California | $38.00 |
| Bi-Color · sacks2 quotes · avg $19.00 · $18.00–$20.00 | |||
| Boston | 5 dozen | Canada | $18.00–$20.00 |
| Boston | 5 dozen | Massachusetts | $18.00–$20.00 |
| White · sacks2 quotes · avg $24.50 · $23.00–$26.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 5 dozen | Georgia | $25.00–$26.00 |
| Atlanta | large | Mexico | $23.00–$24.00 |
| White · cartons/crates1 quote · avg $24.00 | |||
| Philadelphia | 4 dozen | Georgia | $24.00 |
| Yellow · cartons1 quote · avg $16.00 | |||
| New York | 4 dozen | New York | $16.00 |
| Yellow · sacks1 quote · avg $15.00 · $14.00–$16.00 | |||
| New York | large | New York | $14.00–$16.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for Bi-Color · cartons/crates from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 54% above this week last year
Related Commodities
avg $23.23/carton · $15.00–$30.00 Celery
avg $29.80/carton · $18.00–$40.00 Asparagus
avg $56.97/carton · $40.00–$69.00 Artichokes
avg $57.50/carton · $48.00–$68.00 Aloe Leaves
avg $19.80/carton · $16.00–$25.00 Cactus Leaf (Nopales)
avg $23.83/crate · $18.00–$30.00
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