Strawberries Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for strawberries (flats 8 1-lb containers with lids) was $17.27 per flat of 8 1-lb containers with lids across 14 quotes from 7 U.S. markets, ranging $8.00 to $29.00. Organic (flats 8 1-lb containers with lids) averaged $20.40 per flat of 8 1-lb containers with lids across 5 quotes. Leading origins: California, Santa Maria California, Salinas-Watsonville California, Oxnard District California. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for strawberries in the most commonly quoted pack, flats 8 1-lb containers with lids (conventional): 14 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 (3 in the headline pack this report). 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)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| flats 8 1-lb containers with lids14 quotes · avg $17.27 · $8.00–$29.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | medium | California | $24.00–$27.00mostly $25.00–$26.00 |
| Atlanta | medium | California | $19.00–$22.00mostly $20.00–$21.00 |
| Boston | large-extra large | California | $2.50–$3.00 † |
| Boston | large-extra large | California | $12.00–$15.00mostly $12.00–$14.00 |
| Boston | large-extra large | California | $4.00–$5.00 † |
| Chicago | medium | California | $8.50–$10.00 |
| Chicago | medium | California | $24.50 |
| Los Angeles | medium-large | California | $10.00–$12.00 |
| Los Angeles | medium-large | California | $18.00–$20.00 |
| Los Angeles | medium-large | California | $16.00–$18.00 |
| Miami | medium-large | California | $27.00–$29.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $3.00–$4.00 † |
| New York | extra large | California | $12.00–$16.00mostly $14.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $18.00–$22.00mostly $20.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $8.00–$10.00 |
| Philadelphia | large-extra large | California | $20.00 |
| Philadelphia | large-extra large | California | $10.00–$12.00 |
| Organicflats 8 1-lb containers with lids5 quotes · avg $20.40 · $10.00–$28.00 | |||
| Chicago | medium | California | $24.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $24.00–$28.00mostly $26.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $18.00–$20.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $10.00–$12.00 |
| Philadelphia | medium-large | California | $22.00 |
| flats 12 1-pint baskets1 quote · avg $21.00 · $20.00–$22.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | large-extra large | California | $20.00–$22.00 |
| With Stems · flats 4 1-lb containers with lids1 quote · avg $23.00 · $22.00–$24.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | extra large | California | $22.00–$24.00 |
† More than three times above or below the typical price for this pack; left out of its average and range.
Price History
Weekly averages for flats 8 1-lb containers with lids from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 31% below this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| flats 8 1-lb containers with lids3 quotes · avg $10.33 · $6.00–$14.00 | |||
| Fresno | medium | Santa Maria California | $8.00–$14.00mostly $10.00–$12.00 |
| Fresno | medium | Salinas-Watsonville California | $6.00–$12.00mostly $8.00–$10.00 |
| Fresno | medium | Oxnard District California | $8.00–$12.00mostly $10.00–$12.00 |
| Organicflats 8 1-lb containers with lids2 quotes · avg $14.00 · $12.00–$16.00 | |||
| Fresno | medium | Santa Maria California | $12.00–$16.00 |
| Fresno | medium | Salinas-Watsonville California | $12.00–$16.00 |
Retail
| Variety | Unit | Region | Advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Alaska | $4.25 |
| — | — | Northwest | $3.43 |
| — | — | Southwest | $2.89 |
| — | — | Midwest | $3.19 |
| — | — | Northeast | $3.59 |
| — | — | Southcentral | $3.51 |
| — | — | Southeast | $2.55 |
| — | — | National | $3.07 |
| — | — | Northeast | $6.99 |
| — | — | National | $4.71 |
Related Commodities
avg $22.95/flat · $6.00–$39.75 Blackberries
avg $28.43/flat · $10.00–$42.50 Blueberries
avg $45.13/flat · $34.00–$56.50 Cranberries
avg $38.28/carton · $36.00–$45.00 Cape Gooseberries (Physalis)
avg $24.00/carton · $24.00–$24.00 Gooseberries
avg $29.00/flat · $28.00–$30.00
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