Escarole Prices: USDA FOB & Terminal Markets
Wholesale escarole averaged $21.63 at USDA shipping point on Nov 18, 2025, up 20.2% on the week. That is 21% above the five-year November average of $17.93, across 2,050 USDA observations since 2021.
Escarole · USDA FOB · Tue 18 Nov 2025
$21.63
+20.2%on the weekThe average of every line reported. Terminal prices in 9 cities with a free account.
Period
- Average of every line
- Terminal price
- 9 cities · reported Oct 30 · New York cheapest, Miami dearest
- Against a normal November
- 21% aboveFive-year norm $17.93 · cheapest Sep, dearest May
- 30-day high
- $21.63Nov 18 · today
- 30-day low
- $18.00Nov 12
- 30-day average
- $18.6921 report days, Oct 20 to Nov 18
- 52-week range
- $17.22 – $25.40Today sits 54% up that range
- Terminal · 9 cities
- vs a normal November
- 21% above
- 30-day low to high
- $18.00 – $21.63
Is $21.63 a good price for escarole right now?
Dearer than normal for the time of year: 21% above the five-year November average. Cheapest in September, dearest in May — a 38% swing across the year.
Five-year average by month
Today $21.63
Novembers past · monthly average
- 2021$14.12
- 2022$18.18
- 2023$16.52
- 2024$23.12
- 2025$19.32
- $14.122021
- $18.182022
- $16.522023
- $23.122024
- $19.322025
2025 so far is 16% under last November and 8% over the five-year norm of $17.93.
Where does escarole ship from?
One shipping point reports escarole to USDA: Phoenix.
- Phoenix5 lines
Where is escarole cheapest to buy?
9 terminal markets reported escarole, and the spread between the cheapest and the dearest is 226% — same produce, same day.
Cheapest to dearest · Oct 30
- New York
- Chicago
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Atlanta
- Philadelphia
- Detroit
- Los Angeles
- Miami
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Frequently asked questions
What is the FOB price of escarole today?
As of Nov 18, 2025, escarole averaged $21.63 at FOB shipping point, per USDA Market News.
Where is escarole cheapest right now?
Of the 9 terminal markets USDA reported in the week to Nov 18, 2025, New York was cheapest at $18.25 and Miami dearest at $59.50 — a difference of $41.25 per package for the same produce.
When is escarole cheapest?
Averaged across five years of USDA reports, escarole is cheapest in September at $17.02 and most expensive in May at $23.56.
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 escarole 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.