Grey Squash Prices: USDA FOB & Terminal Markets
Wholesale grey squash averaged $9.20 per 4/7 bushel carton at USDA shipping point on Oct 30, 2026, down 16.1% on the week. That is 4% below the five-year October average of $9.55, across 2,568 USDA observations since 2021.
Grey Squash · USDA FOB · Fri 30 Oct 2026
$9.20
-16.1%on the weekPer 4/7 bushel carton, the average of all 2 lines reported. Mostly $7.95 – $8.95. Terminal prices in 9 cities with a free account.
Period
Showing all sizes · Mexico via Nogales Arizona · 4/7 bushel carton across 3 combinations
- Average of all 2 lines
- Range today
- $6.95 – $10.95Low to high across all 2 lines · mostly $7.95 – $8.95 across 1 line
- Terminal price
- 9 cities · reported Oct 30 · Los Angeles cheapest, Atlanta dearest
- Against a normal October
- 4% belowFive-year norm $9.55 · cheapest Apr, dearest Jan
- 30-day high
- $12.95Oct 14
- 30-day low
- $9.20Oct 30 · today
- 30-day average
- $10.9913 report days, Oct 14 to Oct 30
- 52-week range
- $4.28 – $19.95Today sits 31% up that range
- Range today · 2 lines
- $6.95 – $10.95
- Terminal · 9 cities
- vs a normal October
- 4% below
- 30-day low to high
- $9.20 – $12.95
Is $9.20 a good price for grey squash right now?
Cheaper than normal for the time of year: 4% below the five-year October average. Cheapest in April, dearest in January — a 71% swing across the year.
Five-year average by month · 4/7 bushel carton
Today $9.20
Octobers past · monthly average
- 2022$8.83
- 2023$7.05
- 2024$9.23
- 2025$15.64
- 2026$10.99
- $8.832022
- $7.052023
- $9.232024
- $15.642025
- $10.992026
2026 so far is 30% under last October and 15% over the five-year norm of $9.55.
Where does grey squash ship from?
One shipping district reports grey squash to USDA: Mexico via Nogales Arizona.
- Mexico via Nogales Arizona2 lines
What does grey squash cost by size?
Size moves the price more than variety does. All figures per 4/7 bushel carton. 2 reported combinations.
| Line | Price | Week |
|---|---|---|
small-medium Mexico via Nogales Arizona | $9.95 | -16.7% |
medium Mexico via Nogales Arizona · mostly $7.95 – $8.95 | $8.45 | -15.2% |
Where is grey squash cheapest to buy?
9 terminal markets reported grey squash, and the spread between the cheapest and the dearest is 156% — same produce, same day.
Cheapest to dearest · Oct 30
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Chicago
- Detroit
- Philadelphia
- Baltimore
- Boston
- Columbia
- Atlanta
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Frequently asked questions
What is the FOB price of grey squash today?
As of Oct 30, 2026, grey squash averaged $9.20 per 4/7 bushel carton at FOB shipping point, per USDA Market News.
Where is grey squash cheapest right now?
Of the 9 terminal markets USDA reported in the week to Oct 30, 2026, Los Angeles was cheapest at $16.00 and Atlanta dearest at $41.00 — a difference of $25.00 per package for the same produce.
When is grey squash cheapest?
Averaged across five years of USDA reports, grey squash is cheapest in April at $8.18 and most expensive in January at $14.01.
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 grey squash 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.