Tomatoes Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 8, 2026
As of October 8, 2026, the average for tomatoes (Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose) was $27.26 per 25 lb carton loose across 31 quotes from 4 U.S. markets, ranging $20.00 to $45.00. Organic (Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 15 lb flats) averaged $38.00 per 15 lb flat across 2 quotes. Leading origins: Mexico, Canada, Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee. Other packs and sizes are priced separately below.
How this price is calculated
The headline is the average of USDA terminal market quotes for tomatoes in the most commonly quoted pack, Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose (conventional): 31 quotes from 4 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 (11 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
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Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose31 quotes · avg $27.26 · $20.00–$45.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | 4x5 size | Mexico | $30.00–$32.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x5 size | Mexico | $30.00–$32.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x5 size | North Carolina | $24.00–$26.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size | Mexico | $30.00–$32.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size | North Carolina | $24.00–$26.00mostly $25.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size | Alabama | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size | Alabama | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size | Georgia | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size | North Carolina | $24.00–$26.00 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Tennessee | $26.00–$26.75 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Alabama | $26.00–$26.75 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Tennessee | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Alabama | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | jumbo | Alabama | $26.00–$26.75 |
| Atlanta | jumbo | Tennessee | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | jumbo | Tennessee | $26.00–$26.75 |
| Atlanta | jumbo | Alabama | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | large | Alabama | $22.00–$25.00mostly $23.00–$24.00 |
| Atlanta | large | Tennessee | $22.00–$25.00mostly $23.00–$24.00 |
| Atlanta | large | Alabama | $25.00 |
| Boston | extra large | New Jersey | $45.00 |
| Boston | large | Tennessee | $20.00–$22.00 |
| Chicago | 4x5 size | Mexico | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Chicago | 5x5 size | Mexico | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Chicago | 5x6 size | Mexico | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Miami | 3x4 size | North Carolina | $30.00–$32.00mostly $32.00 |
| Miami | 3x4 size | Tennessee | $30.00–$32.00mostly $32.00 |
| Miami | 5x5 size | Tennessee | $30.00–$32.00mostly $32.00 |
| Miami | 5x5 size | North Carolina | $30.00–$32.00mostly $32.00 |
| Miami | 5x6 size | North Carolina | $30.00–$32.00 |
| Miami | 5x6 size | Tennessee | $30.00–$32.00 |
| Mature Greens · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose21 quotes · avg $27.12 · $13.00–$36.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 5x5 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | — | $25.00–$26.00mostly $25.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | — | $25.00–$26.00mostly $25.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Tennessee | $23.00–$24.00mostly $24.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Alabama | $23.00–$24.00mostly $24.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | — | $25.00–$26.00mostly $25.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size · U.S. Two | — | $13.00–$14.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Alabama | $23.00–$24.00mostly $24.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Tennessee | $23.00–$24.00mostly $24.00 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Alabama | $26.00–$27.00 |
| Atlanta | jumbo | Alabama | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Atlanta | large · U.S. Two | Alabama | $16.00–$18.00mostly $17.00 |
| Atlanta | large · U.S. Two | North Carolina | $16.00–$18.00mostly $17.00 |
| Boston | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | North Carolina | $36.00 |
| Boston | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Tennessee | $36.00 |
| Boston | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | North Carolina | $36.00 |
| Boston | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Tennessee | $36.00 |
| Boston | 6x7 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | North Carolina | $36.00 |
| Philadelphia | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | None | $31.50–$32.00 |
| Philadelphia | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | California | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Philadelphia | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | None | $31.50–$32.00 |
| Philadelphia | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | California | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · cartons 2 layer15 quotes · avg $28.60 · $23.00–$35.00 | |||
| Atlanta | 4x4s | Mexico | $33.00–$34.00mostly $34.00 |
| Atlanta | 4x5s | Alabama | $26.00–$27.00 |
| Atlanta | 4x5s | Mexico | $33.00–$34.00mostly $34.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x5s | Mexico | $33.00–$34.00mostly $34.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x5s | Alabama | $26.00–$27.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6s | — | $23.00–$25.00 |
| Atlanta | 5x6s | Mexico | $33.00–$34.00mostly $34.00 |
| Atlanta | 6x6s | — | $33.00–$35.00mostly $33.00–$34.00 |
| Mature Greens · Light Red · 25 lb cartons loose6 quotes · avg $24.58 · $20.00–$28.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 15 lb flats5 quotes · avg $20.10 · $19.00–$22.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - On the Vine · Light Red-Red · 5 kg/11 lb flats5 quotes · avg $15.60 · $12.00–$18.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties · 10 lb flats4 quotes · avg $28.13 · $24.00–$36.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red, On the Vine · 5 kg/11 lb flats4 quotes · avg $17.75 · $15.00–$20.00 | |||
| Mature Greens · Pink-Light Red · cartons 2 layer4 quotes · avg $23.25 · $23.00–$25.00 | |||
| Mature Greens · Light Red-Red · 10 lb flats3 quotes · avg $20.50 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Pink-Light Red · 15 lb flats3 quotes · avg $23.00 · $22.00–$24.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red, On the Vine · 5 kg/11 lb flats3 quotes · avg $16.00 · $12.00–$18.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties · 10 lb cartons2 quotes · avg $32.00 · $25.00–$38.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 10 lb cartons2 quotes · avg $15.75 · $12.00–$20.00 | |||
| Immature Greens · Green · 25 lb cartons loose2 quotes · avg $31.50 · $26.00–$38.00 | |||
| Mature Greens · 25 lb cartons loose2 quotes · avg $24.50 · $22.00–$26.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Pink-Light Red · 25 lb cartons loose2 quotes · avg $28.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Yellow · 25 lb cartons loose2 quotes · avg $34.00 · $28.00–$40.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - On the Vine · Red · 5 kg/11 lb flats2 quotes · avg $19.00 · $18.00–$20.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Red · cartons 2 layer2 quotes · avg $22.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · flats 2 layer2 quotes · avg $44.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · flats2 quotes · avg $19.00 · $16.00–$22.00 | |||
| OrganicVine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 15 lb flats2 quotes · avg $38.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Green · 10 lb flats1 quote · avg $22.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - On the Vine · Red · 11 lb flats1 quote · avg $14.50 · $14.00–$15.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - Heirloom - Cherokee Purple · 15 lb cartons1 quote · avg $31.50 · $30.00–$32.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Green · 15 lb cartons1 quote · avg $22.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · Red · 20 lb cartons loose1 quote · avg $25.00 | |||
| Vine Ripes · On the Vine, Yellow · 5 kg/11 lb flats1 quote · avg $30.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - Campari Type · Light Red-Red · cartons 10 1-lb containers with lids1 quote · avg $26.00 | |||
| Vine Ripe - Heirloom Varieties · flats 1 layer1 quote · avg $15.50 · $15.00–$16.00 | |||
Showing 60 of 134 quotes. Packs further down are summarized without their individual quotes.
Price History
Weekly averages for Vine Ripes · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 70% above this week last year
Average
Low to high range
Same week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mature Greens · 25 lb cartons loose7 quotes · avg $20.85 · $13.35–$25.35 | |||
| Orlando | 5x5 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $25.35 |
| Orlando | 5x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $25.35 |
| Orlando | 6x6 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $25.35 |
| Orlando | 6x7 size · 85% U.S. One or Better | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $19.35–$20.35 |
| Phoenix | extra large | Central District California | $17.35–$19.35 |
| Phoenix | large | Central District California | $17.35–$19.35 |
| Phoenix | medium | Central District California | $13.35 |
| Vine Ripes · cartons 2 layer2 quotes · avg $17.75 · $16.00–$19.00 | |||
| Phoenix | 5x5s | Mexico Crossings Through Otay Mesa California | $16.00–$19.00mostly $18.00 |
| Phoenix | 5x6s | Mexico Crossings Through Otay Mesa California | $16.00–$19.00mostly $17.00–$18.00 |
Retail
| Variety | Unit | Region | Advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Hawaii | $2.29 |
| — | — | Northeast | $1.98 |
| — | — | Southeast | $2.03 |
| — | — | National | $2.00 |
| — | — | National | $3.49 |
| Cherry Type | — | Northeast | $3.50 |
| Cherry Type | — | Northwest | $2.99 |
| Cherry Type | — | National | $3.17 |
| Grape Type | — | Midwest | $2.50 |
| Grape Type | — | Southeast | $2.55 |
| Grape Type | — | Northeast | $2.79 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $2.67 |
| Grape Type | — | Midwest | $2.99 |
| Grape Type | — | Southcentral | $3.99 |
| Grape Type | — | Northeast | $3.49 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $3.53 |
| Grape Type | — | Northeast | $2.50 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $2.50 |
| Grape Type | — | Southwest | $2.50 |
| Grape Type | — | Southcentral | $2.50 |
| Grape Type | — | Northwest | $3.98 |
| Grape Type | — | Southeast | $2.49 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $2.98 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $2.99 |
| Grape Type | — | Southeast | $2.98 |
| Grape Type | — | Southcentral | $4.99 |
| Grape Type | — | National | $4.99 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Alaska | $2.69 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Northwest | $1.61 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Northeast | $1.33 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Southeast | $1.25 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Midwest | $1.29 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Southcentral | $1.14 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | Southwest | $1.06 |
| Plum Type (Roma) | — | National | $1.23 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Northwest | $1.99 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Northeast | $2.49 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Southeast | $1.99 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Southcentral | $1.81 |
| Vine Ripes | — | National | $1.94 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Northeast | $1.69 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Southeast | $1.88 |
| Vine Ripes | — | Midwest | $1.84 |
| Vine Ripes | — | National | $1.82 |
| Vine Ripes - Heirloom Varieties | — | Southcentral | $1.99 |
| Vine Ripes - Heirloom Varieties | — | Northeast | $2.99 |
| Vine Ripes - Heirloom Varieties | — | National | $2.53 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Hawaii | $2.99 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Alaska | $2.38 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Southeast | $1.49 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Northeast | $1.64 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Northwest | $1.99 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Midwest | $2.18 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Southwest | $2.84 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Southcentral | $1.21 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | National | $1.78 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Northeast | $2.99 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | Southwest | $3.99 |
| Vine Ripes - On the Vine | — | National | $3.76 |
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