Tomatoes, Plum Type Wholesale Prices
USDA Market News · Report date: October 7, 2026
As of October 7, 2026, the average for tomatoes, plum type (Roma · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose) was $28.50 per 25 lb carton loose across 27 quotes from 7 U.S. markets, ranging $20.00 to $34.00. Leading origins: Mexico, California, North Carolina, Tennessee, Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore. 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, plum type in the most commonly quoted pack, Roma · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose (conventional): 27 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. 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 (27 items matched). Prices are per package as published by USDA AMS Market News.
Terminal Market (Wholesale)
| Market | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roma · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose27 quotes · avg $28.50 · $20.00–$34.00Headline price | |||
| Atlanta | extra large | North Carolina | $25.00–$27.00mostly $26.00 |
| Atlanta | extra large | Mexico | $31.00–$33.00 |
| Atlanta | large | North Carolina | $25.00–$26.00 |
| Atlanta | large | Mexico | $31.00–$33.00 |
| Atlanta | XXLGE | Mexico | $31.00–$33.00 |
| Atlanta | XXLGE | North Carolina | $25.00–$27.00 |
| Boston | extra large | Mexico | $30.00–$34.00mostly $30.00–$32.00 |
| Boston | extra large | Massachusetts | $28.00 |
| Boston | large | Canada | $30.00 |
| Boston | medium | Mexico | $26.00 |
| Chicago | extra large | Mexico | $27.00–$28.00 |
| Chicago | XXLGE | Mexico | $27.00–$28.00 |
| Chicago | XXLGE | Michigan | $27.00–$28.00 |
| Los Angeles | extra large | Mexico | $28.00–$30.00 |
| Los Angeles | large | Mexico | $28.00–$30.00 |
| Los Angeles | medium | Mexico | $24.00–$26.00 |
| Miami | extra large | Mexico | $26.00–$30.00 |
| Miami | large | Mexico | $26.00–$30.00 |
| Miami | medium | Tennessee | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Miami | medium | North Carolina | $26.00–$28.00 |
| New York | extra large | Mexico | $32.00–$34.00 |
| New York | medium | Mexico | $28.00–$30.00 |
| New York | medium | Canada | $20.00 |
| Philadelphia | extra large | Mexico | $28.00–$30.00 |
| Philadelphia | extra large | Tennessee | $28.00–$30.00 |
| Philadelphia | XXLGE | None | $31.50–$33.50 |
| Philadelphia | XXLGE | Mexico | $32.00–$34.00 |
| Roma · Red · 25 lb cartons loose6 quotes · avg $26.67 · $24.00–$30.00 | |||
| Los Angeles | extra large | California | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Los Angeles | extra large | California | $29.00–$30.00 |
| Los Angeles | extra large | California | $25.00–$28.00 |
| Los Angeles | large | California | $29.00–$30.00 |
| Los Angeles | large | California | $24.00–$25.00 |
| Los Angeles | large | California | $24.00–$27.00 |
| Roma · Pink-Light Red · 25 lb cartons loose4 quotes · avg $26.50 · $24.00–$28.00 | |||
| Miami | extra large | Tennessee | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Miami | extra large | North Carolina | $26.00–$28.00 |
| Miami | large | North Carolina | $26.00–$28.00 |
| New York | extra large | California | $24.00–$26.00 |
Price History
Weekly averages for Roma · Light Red-Red · 25 lb cartons loose from USDA reports · Jan 2025 to Oct 2026 · 67% above this week last year
Shipping Point (FOB)
| Region | Size | Origin | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roma · 25 lb cartons loose12 quotes · avg $20.45 · $13.35–$25.95 | |||
| Orlando | extra large | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $23.35 |
| Orlando | large | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $23.35 |
| Orlando | medium | Eastern Tennessee Virginia Eastern Shore | $19.35 |
| Phoenix | extra large | Central District California | $17.35 |
| Phoenix | extra large | Mexico Crossings Through Texas | $23.95–$25.95mostly $23.95–$24.95 |
| Phoenix | extra large | Mexico Crossings Through Otay Mesa California | $22.00–$24.95mostly $23.00–$24.00 |
| Phoenix | large | Central District California | $17.35 |
| Phoenix | large | Mexico Crossings Through Texas | $21.95–$24.95mostly $22.95–$23.95 |
| Phoenix | large | Mexico Crossings Through Otay Mesa California | $20.00–$22.95mostly $21.00–$22.00 |
| Phoenix | medium | Mexico Crossings Through Texas | $18.95–$21.95mostly $18.95–$20.95 |
| Phoenix | medium | Mexico Crossings Through Otay Mesa California | $18.00–$20.95mostly $18.00–$19.00 |
| Phoenix | medium | Central District California | $13.35 |
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