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Sour Orange Citrus Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 8, 2026

Average
$29.75
per 30 lb container
Range
$24.00–$36.00
lowest to highest quote
Quotes
2
2 U.S. markets
Trend
→ steady
vs. Oct 7
12-Week Trend
−29.6%

As of October 8, 2026, the average for sour orange citrus (30 lb containers) was $29.75 per 30 lb container across 2 quotes from 2 U.S. markets, ranging $24.00 to $36.00. Leading origins: Dominican Republic, Caribbean Imports - Ports of Entry South Florida. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for sour orange citrus in the most commonly quoted pack, 30 lb containers (conventional): 2 quotes from 2 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.

Terminal Market (Wholesale)

MarketSizeOriginPrice
30 lb containers2 quotes · avg $29.75 · $24.00–$36.00Headline price
Chicago colossal Dominican Republic $34.00–$36.00
Miami medium Dominican Republic $24.00–$25.00
4/5 bushel cartons2 quotes · avg $33.75 · $32.00–$38.00
New York large Dominican Republic $33.00–$38.00mostly $34.00–$36.00
Philadelphia large Dominican Republic $32.00–$33.00

Price History

Weekly averages for 30 lb containers from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026

Average Low to high range
Sour Orange Citrus weekly wholesale price history $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 Jul 2025 Feb 2026 Oct 2026

Shipping Point (FOB)

RegionSizeOriginPrice
4/5 bushel cartons1 quote · avg $27.00 · $26.00–$30.00
Miami — Caribbean Imports - Ports of Entry South Florida $26.00–$30.00mostly $27.00

Related Commodities

Oranges
avg $36.01/bushel · $17.00–$54.50
Lemons
avg $34.04/bushel · $18.00–$60.00
Limes
avg $40.48/carton · $26.00–$50.00
Tangerines
avg $31.06/carton · $26.00–$35.00
Grapefruit
avg $31.40/container · $18.00–$41.00
Blood Orange
avg $42.50/carton · $40.00–$45.00

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