Greens, Kale Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for greens, kale (cartons bunched) was $16.92 per carton bunched across 6 quotes from 3 U.S. markets, ranging $15.00 to $20.00. Organic (Green · cartons/crates bunched) averaged $32.00 per carton/crate bunched across 2 quotes. Leading origins: Ohio, California, New Jersey, South and Central District California, North Carolina. 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, kale in the most commonly quoted pack, cartons bunched (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 (6 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons bunched6 quotes · avg $16.92 · $15.00–$20.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 24s | North Carolina | $19.00–$20.00mostly $20.00 |
| Atlanta | 6s | North Carolina | $15.00–$18.00mostly $16.00–$17.00 |
| Boston | 12s | New Jersey | $16.00–$19.00mostly $16.00–$18.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s | New Jersey | $15.00–$17.00 |
| Philadelphia | 12s | Maryland | $15.00 |
| Philadelphia | 24s | Ohio | $17.00 |
| Lacinato (Tuscan) · cartons bunched4 quotes · avg $25.00 · $20.00–$34.00 | |||
| Boston | 24s | Massachusetts | $22.00–$24.00 |
| Boston | 24s | Canada | $22.00–$24.00 |
| Los Angeles | 24s | California | $20.00 |
| Miami | 12s | California | $34.00 |
| Green · cartons/crates bunched3 quotes · avg $14.83 · $12.00–$16.50 | |||
| Chicago | 12s | Illinois | $12.00 |
| Chicago | 24s | Ohio | $16.50 |
| Chicago | 24s | Illinois | $16.00 |
| crates bunched2 quotes · avg $16.50 · $16.00–$17.00 | |||
| New York | 12s | New York | $16.00–$17.00 |
| New York | 12s | New Jersey | $16.00–$17.00 |
| OrganicGreen · cartons/crates bunched2 quotes · avg $32.00 | |||
| Chicago | 24s | Ohio | $32.00 |
| Chicago | 24s | Indiana | $32.00 |
| Green · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $18.50 · $18.00–$19.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 24s | California | $18.00–$19.00 |
| Red · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $17.50 · $17.00–$18.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | 24s | California | $17.00–$18.00 |
| Flowering · Red · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $41.00 | |||
| Miami | 24s | California | $41.00 |
| Lacinato (Tuscan) · cartons/crates bunched1 quote · avg $23.00 · $22.00–$24.00 | |||
| New York | 16-24s | New Jersey | $22.00–$24.00 |
| OrganicRed · cartons/crates bunched1 quote · avg $32.00 | |||
| Chicago | 24s | Ohio | $32.00 |
| OrganicLacinato (Tuscan) · cartons/crates bunched1 quote · avg $30.00 | |||
| Chicago | 24s | Ohio | $30.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for cartons bunched from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 6% above this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons bunched2 quotes · avg $14.05 · $12.00–$17.75 | |||
| Columbia | 24s | Lexington South Carolina District | $12.00–$12.50mostly $12.50 |
| Phoenix | 24s | Central Coast California | $13.45–$17.75mostly $14.45–$16.75 |
| Green · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $14.95 · $11.95–$15.95 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s | Oxnard District California | $11.95–$15.95mostly $14.95 |
| Lacinato (Tuscan) · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $17.48 · $12.95–$20.95 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s | Oxnard District California | $12.95–$20.95mostly $16.95–$18.00 |
| OrganicGreen · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $24.50 · $21.00–$28.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s | South and Central District California | $21.00–$28.00mostly $23.00–$26.00 |
| OrganicRed · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $24.50 · $21.00–$28.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s | South and Central District California | $21.00–$28.00mostly $23.00–$26.00 |
| OrganicLacinato (Tuscan) · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $24.50 · $21.00–$28.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s | South and Central District California | $21.00–$28.00mostly $23.00–$26.00 |
Related Commodities
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avg $46.19/carton · $40.25–$53.00
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