Lettuce, Iceberg Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for lettuce, iceberg (cartons) was $57.48 per carton across 20 quotes from 7 U.S. markets, ranging $36.00 to $75.00. Organic (cartons) averaged $34.00 per carton across 2 quotes. Leading origins: California, Canada, Salinas-Watsonville California, Santa Maria California, Mexico. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for lettuce, iceberg in the most commonly quoted pack, cartons (conventional): 20 quotes from 7 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 (16 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons20 quotes · avg $57.48 · $36.00–$75.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 24s film wrapped | Mexico | $36.00–$38.00 |
| Atlanta | 24s film wrapped | California | $49.00–$52.00mostly $50.00–$51.00 |
| Atlanta | 24s film wrapped | California | $56.00–$59.00mostly $57.00–$58.00 |
| Atlanta | 24s film wrapped | Canada | $45.00–$46.00 |
| Atlanta | film lined 24s | California | $49.00–$50.00 |
| Boston | 24s film wrapped | Canada | $50.00–$53.00mostly $50.00–$52.00 |
| Boston | 24s film wrapped | California | $65.00–$68.00mostly $65.00–$66.00 |
| Boston | film lined 24s | California | $67.00 |
| Chicago | 24s film wrapped | California | $65.00–$68.00mostly $66.00–$67.00 |
| Chicago | 30s film wrapped | California | $74.00–$75.00 |
| Chicago | film lined 24s | California | $64.00–$66.50mostly $65.00–$66.00 |
| Los Angeles | film lined 24s | California | $55.00–$56.00 |
| Miami | 24s film wrapped | Canada | $45.00–$46.00 |
| Miami | 24s film wrapped | California | $66.00–$68.00 |
| Miami | 30s film wrapped | California | $55.00–$56.00 |
| New York | 24s film wrapped | Canada | $50.00–$55.00 |
| New York | 24s film wrapped | California | $62.00–$65.00 |
| Philadelphia | 24s film wrapped | California | $58.00–$62.00mostly $60.00 |
| Philadelphia | 24s film wrapped | California | $64.00–$66.00 |
| Philadelphia | 24s film wrapped | Canada | $55.00 |
| Organiccartons2 quotes · avg $34.00 · $28.00–$40.00 | |||
| Chicago | 12s film wrapped | California | $28.00 |
| Chicago | 24s film wrapped | California | $40.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for cartons from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 47% above this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| cartons6 quotes · avg $51.16 · $25.00–$67.40 | |||
| Phoenix | 24s film wrapped | Mexico Crossings Through Texas | $25.00–$27.00mostly $25.00–$26.00 |
| Phoenix | 24s film wrapped | Salinas-Watsonville California | $56.00–$67.40mostly $61.00–$64.75 |
| Phoenix | 24s film wrapped | Santa Maria California | $48.00–$60.95mostly $50.55–$54.85 |
| Phoenix | 30s film wrapped | Salinas-Watsonville California | $50.00–$64.75mostly $50.00–$55.65 |
| Phoenix | film lined 24s | Salinas-Watsonville California | $55.00–$66.40mostly $60.00–$63.75 |
| Phoenix | film lined 24s | Santa Maria California | $44.55–$59.95mostly $49.55–$52.85 |
| Organiccartons1 quote · avg $15.50 · $13.00–$18.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 12s film wrapped | South and Central District California | $13.00–$18.00mostly $15.00–$16.00 |
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