Dates Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for dates (Medjool · 11 lb cartons loose) was $60.67 per 11 lb carton loose across 3 quotes from 3 U.S. markets, ranging $58.00 to $66.00. Organic (Medjool · 11 lb cartons loose) averaged $58.00 per 11 lb carton loose across 1 quote. Leading origins: California, Israel, Tunisia. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for dates in the most commonly quoted pack, Medjool · 11 lb cartons loose (conventional): 3 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 (3 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medjool · 11 lb cartons loose3 quotes · avg $60.67 · $58.00–$66.00Headline price | |||
| Los Angeles | large | California | $58.00 |
| New York | jumbo · Extra Fancy | California | $58.00–$60.00 |
| Philadelphia | jumbo | Israel | $64.00–$66.00 |
| Medjool · 15 lb cartons loose3 quotes · avg $66.17 · $58.00–$72.50 | |||
| Atlanta | extra large | California | $70.50–$72.50 |
| Chicago | large | California | $58.00 |
| New York | large · Extra Fancy | California | $68.00–$70.00 |
| Medjool · 5 kg cartons2 quotes · avg $54.50 · $54.00–$55.00 | |||
| Boston | jumbo | Israel | $55.00 |
| New York | extra large · Extra Fancy | Israel | $54.00 |
| Bahri · 30 lb cartons2 quotes · avg $63.50 · $52.00–$75.00 | |||
| Chicago | large | California | $75.00 |
| Chicago | large | California | $52.00 |
| Medjool · With Stems · 5 kg cartons1 quote · avg $38.00 | |||
| New York | extra large · Extra Fancy | Israel | $38.00 |
| Deglet Nour · cartons 12 12-oz cups pitted1 quote · avg $27.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | — | California | $27.00 |
| Deglet Nour · cartons 24 10-oz cups pitted1 quote · avg $68.00 | |||
| Chicago | large | Tunisia | $68.00 |
| Medjool · Pitted · cartons1 quote · avg $25.25 · $24.25–$26.25 | |||
| Atlanta | extra large | California | $24.25–$26.25 |
| OrganicMedjool · 11 lb cartons loose1 quote · avg $58.00 | |||
| Philadelphia | large | California | $58.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for Medjool · 11 lb cartons loose from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026
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