Greens, Dandelion Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026

Average

$23.63

per carton/crate bunched

Range

$20.00–$28.00

lowest to highest quote

Quotes

3 U.S. markets

Trend

→ steady

vs. Oct 6

12-Week Trend

+5.0%

As of October 7, 2026, the average for greens, dandelion (cartons/crates bunched) was $23.63 per carton/crate bunched across 4 quotes from 3 U.S. markets, ranging $20.00 to $28.00. Organic (cartons/crates bunched) averaged $36.00 per carton/crate bunched across 1 quote. Leading origins: New Jersey, Illinois, California, Ohio. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for greens, dandelion in the most commonly quoted pack, cartons/crates bunched (conventional): 4 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. Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.

FSMA 204Greens, Dandelion is on the FDA Food Traceability List under Leafy greens (fresh). Leafy greens are the largest category on the Food Traceability List by volume, and the one most often tied to multistate outbreaks. Receiving these requires capturing the traceability lot code and its source. Every buyer, distributor, and receiver in the chain must record the traceability lot code and its source at receipt — compliance is required by July 20, 2028. What buyers need to record →

Terminal Market (Wholesale)

Market	Size	Origin	Price
cartons/crates bunched4 quotes · avg $23.63 · $20.00–$28.00Headline price
Boston	12s	New Jersey	$22.00
Chicago	24s	Illinois	$23.00–$24.00
Chicago	24s	Illinois	$28.00
New York	12s	New Jersey	$20.00–$22.00
cartons bunched2 quotes · avg $19.00 · $14.00–$24.00
Atlanta	24s	California	$23.00–$24.00
Los Angeles	12s	California	$14.00–$15.00
Organiccartons/crates bunched1 quote · avg $36.00
Chicago	24s	Ohio	$36.00

Price History

Weekly averages for cartons/crates bunched from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026

Average Low to high range

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