Cucumber Prices: USDA FOB & Terminal Markets
Wholesale cucumbers averaged $17.40 at USDA shipping point on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.6% on the week. That is 16% above the five-year October average of $14.99, across 19,217 USDA observations since 2021.
Cucumbers · USDA FOB · Fri 30 Oct 2026
$17.40
+4.6%on the weekThe average of all 12 lines reported. Mostly $18.51 – $20.34. Terminal prices in 11 cities with a free account.
Period
Showing all varieties · all sizes · all origins · all packs across 23 combinations
- Average of all 12 lines
- Range today
- $6.95 – $36.85Low to high across all 12 lines · mostly $18.51 – $20.34 across 7 lines
- Terminal price
- 11 cities · reported Oct 30 · New York cheapest, Asheville dearest
- Against a normal October
- 16% aboveFive-year norm $14.99 · cheapest Dec, dearest Mar
- 30-day high
- $17.41Oct 26
- 30-day low
- $10.78Oct 1
- 30-day average
- $14.0222 report days, Sep 30 to Oct 30
- 52-week range
- $9.12 – $32.87Today sits 35% up that range
- Range today · 12 lines
- $6.95 – $36.85
- Terminal · 11 cities
- vs a normal October
- 16% above
- 30-day low to high
- $10.78 – $17.41
Is $17.40 a good price for cucumbers right now?
Dearer than normal for the time of year: 16% above the five-year October average. Cheapest in December, dearest in March — a 54% swing across the year.
Five-year average by month
Today $17.40
Octobers past · monthly average
- 2022$21.64
- 2023$14.99
- 2024$15.49
- 2025$12.21
- 2026$14.16
- $21.642022
- $14.992023
- $15.492024
- $12.212025
- $14.162026
2026 so far is 16% over last October and 6% under the five-year norm of $14.99.
Where do cucumbers ship from?
5 shipping districts reported cucumbers to USDA. Origin moves the price as much as size does.
- Mexico via Nogales Arizona4 lines
- Mexico via Otay Mesa3 lines
- South Georgia2 lines
- Mexico via Texas2 lines
- Central and South Florida1 line
What do cucumbers cost by size?
Size moves the price more than variety does. Each row names its own pack — they are not comparable. 12 reported combinations.
| Line | Price | Week |
|---|---|---|
Pickle · 200-300s · 1 1/9 bushel carton/crates Central and South Florida · mostly $31.00 – $34.85 | $33.92 | +12.4% |
large · 1 1/9 bushel carton Mexico via Texas · mostly $24.95 – $26.95 | $26.95 | +17.4% |
medium · 1 1/9 bushel carton Mexico via Texas · mostly $22.95 – $24.95 | $22.95 | +53.5% |
Where are cucumbers cheapest to buy?
11 terminal markets reported cucumbers, and the spread between the cheapest and the dearest is 47% — same produce, each market's latest report.
Cheapest to dearest · Oct 30
- New York
- Detroit
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Chicago
- Miami
- Los Angeles
- Atlanta
- Baltimore
- Columbia
- Asheville
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Frequently asked questions
What is the FOB price of cucumbers today?
As of Oct 30, 2026 there is no single cucumber FOB price: USDA reported all reported varieties at $17.40, and long seedless at $10.23, and pickle at $33.93. They trade 232% apart, so quoting one blended average would describe a price nobody trades at.
Where are cucumbers cheapest right now?
Of the 11 terminal markets USDA reported in the week to Oct 30, 2026, New York was cheapest at $22.39 and Asheville dearest at $32.88 — a difference of $10.49 per package for the same produce.
When are cucumbers cheapest?
Averaged across five years of USDA reports, cucumbers are cheapest in December at $11.16 and most expensive in March at $17.14.
What is the difference between FOB and terminal market prices?
FOB (free on board) is the price at the origin shipping point, before freight. Terminal market prices are wholesale prices at major-city terminal markets, for whatever pack each market reported, so the two are shown side by side rather than as a margin.
Where does the price data for cucumbers come from?
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Market News reports, synced every morning, with history back to January 2021. Datajolt is not affiliated with the USDA.
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Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Prices are daily aggregates across reported varieties, packages and grades. Datajolt is not affiliated with the USDA.