Squash, Acorn Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 8, 2026
As of October 8, 2026, the average for squash, acorn (bushel cartons) was $21.78 per bushel carton across 8 quotes from 5 U.S. markets, ranging $19.00 to $25.50. Organic (bushel cartons) averaged $34.00 per bushel carton across 1 quote. Leading origins: New Jersey, Mexico, Michigan, Ohio, New York. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for squash, acorn in the most commonly quoted pack, bushel cartons (conventional): 8 quotes from 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| bushel cartons8 quotes · avg $21.78 · $19.00–$25.50Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | medium | Mexico | $19.00–$21.00 |
| Boston | medium-large | New York | $20.00 |
| Chicago | medium | Michigan | $25.00–$25.50 |
| New York | medium | Ohio | $20.00–$22.00 |
| New York | medium | New Jersey | $22.00–$24.00 |
| New York | small-medium | Canada | $20.00–$22.00 |
| Philadelphia | large | New Jersey | $24.00 |
| Philadelphia | medium | New Jersey | $20.00 |
| 1 1/9 bushel cartons1 quote · avg $24.00 · $23.00–$25.00 | |||
| Atlanta | extra large | Michigan | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Green · 1 1/9 bushel cartons1 quote · avg $36.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | medium | California | $36.00 |
| White · bushel cartons1 quote · avg $28.00 | |||
| New York | medium | Ohio | $28.00 |
| Organicbushel cartons1 quote · avg $34.00 | |||
| Chicago | medium | Mexico | $34.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for bushel cartons from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 5% below this week last year
Related Commodities
avg $20.65/bushel · $16.00–$28.00 Squash, Yellow Straightneck
avg $27.73/bushel · $23.00–$32.00 Squash, Butternut
avg $21.80/bushel · $15.00–$28.50 Squash, Grey
avg $26.85/bushel · $21.00–$34.00 Squash, Spaghetti
avg $21.43/bushel · $15.00–$26.00 Squash, Delicata
avg $30.50/bushel · $26.00–$39.00
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