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Thyme Wholesale Prices

USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026

Average
$7.44
per 1 lb film bags
Range
$6.00–$10.00
lowest to highest quote
Quotes
4
3 U.S. markets
Trend
→ steady
vs. Oct 6, same items
12-Week Trend
+0.0%

As of October 7, 2026, the average for thyme (1 lb film bags) was $7.44 per 1 lb film bags across 4 quotes from 3 U.S. markets, ranging $6.00 to $10.00. Leading origins: Colombia, Mexico, Florida, Peru, Israel. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.

How this price is calculated

The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for thyme in the most commonly quoted pack, 1 lb film bags (conventional): 4 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 (4 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.

FSMA 204Thyme is on the FDA Food Traceability List under Herbs (fresh). Fresh culinary herbs are listed. Dried herbs are not — the category covers herbs sold and consumed fresh. Every buyer, distributor, and receiver in the chain must record the traceability lot code and its source at receipt — compliance is required by July 20, 2028. What buyers need to record →

Terminal Market (Wholesale)

MarketSizeOriginPrice
1 lb film bags4 quotes · avg $7.44 · $6.00–$10.00Headline price
Boston 12s Colombia $8.00–$10.00
Chicago 12s Florida $8.00
Miami — Florida $6.50
Miami — Peru $6.00–$6.50
1 kg cartons bunched2 quotes · avg $13.75 · $12.00–$17.00
Boston 12s Israel $12.00
Philadelphia — Mexico $14.00–$17.00
Lemon · 1 lb film bags2 quotes · avg $11.00 · $9.25–$13.00
Atlanta — Colombia $12.00–$13.00
Los Angeles — Mexico $9.25–$9.75
1 lb film bags loose2 quotes · avg $7.13 · $6.50–$8.50
Chicago — Colombia $6.50–$8.50
Chicago — Peru $6.75
Lemon · cartons bunched1 quote · avg $12.00 · $11.75–$12.25
Los Angeles 12s Mexico $11.75–$12.25
film bags bunched1 quote · avg $7.73 · $6.00–$9.45
Atlanta — Colombia $6.00–$9.45

Price History

Weekly averages for 1 lb film bags from USDA reports · Jul 2025 to Oct 2026

Average Low to high range
Thyme weekly wholesale price history $4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 Jul 2025 Feb 2026 Oct 2026

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