Sweet Potato Prices: USDA FOB & Terminal Markets
Wholesale sweet potatoes averaged $29.40 per 40 lb carton at USDA shipping point on Oct 26, 2026, up 13.2% on the week. That is 26% above the five-year October average of $23.42, across 10,616 USDA observations since 2021.
Sweet Potatoes · USDA FOB · Mon 26 Oct 2026
$29.40
+13.2%on the weekPer 40 lb carton, the average of all 15 lines reported. Mostly $29.18 – $32.51. Terminal prices in 11 cities with a free account.
Period
Showing all varieties · all sizes · all origins · 40 lb carton across 17 combinations
- Average of all 15 lines
- Range today
- $10.00 – $68.00Low to high across all 15 lines · mostly $29.18 – $32.51 across 14 lines
- Terminal price
- 11 cities · reported Oct 30 · Atlanta cheapest, Chicago dearest
- Against a normal October
- 26% aboveFive-year norm $23.42 · cheapest Jun, dearest Sep
- 30-day high
- $29.40Oct 26 · today
- 30-day low
- $25.98Oct 19
- 30-day average
- $27.495 report days, Sep 28 to Oct 26
- 52-week range
- $15.50 – $31.83Today sits 85% up that range
- Range today · 15 lines
- $10.00 – $68.00
- Terminal · 11 cities
- vs a normal October
- 26% above
- 30-day low to high
- $25.98 – $29.40
Is $29.40 a good price for sweet potatoes right now?
Dearer than normal for the time of year: 26% above the five-year October average. Cheapest in June, dearest in September — a 15% swing across the year.
Five-year average by month · 40 lb carton
Today $29.40
Octobers past · monthly average
- 2022$22.54
- 2023$23.61
- 2024$23.23
- 2025$28.53
- 2026$27.35
- $22.542022
- $23.612023
- $23.232024
- $28.532025
- $27.352026
2026 so far is 4% under last October and 17% over the five-year norm of $23.42.
Where do sweet potatoes ship from?
4 shipping districts reported sweet potatoes to USDA. Origin moves the price as much as size does.
- Atwater Livingston California10 lines
- Eastern North Carolina2 lines
- Mississippi2 lines
- Louisiana1 line
What do sweet potatoes cost by size?
Size moves the price more than variety does. All figures per 40 lb carton. 15 reported combinations.
| Line | Price | Week |
|---|---|---|
Japanese Types Atwater Livingston California · mostly $58.00 – $61.00 | $63.00 | -6.9% |
White Types Atwater Livingston California · mostly $46.00 – $47.35 | $47.50 | flat |
Orange Types Atwater Livingston California · mostly $40.00 – $40.35 | $42.50 | flat |
Where are sweet potatoes cheapest to buy?
11 terminal markets reported sweet potatoes, and the spread between the cheapest and the dearest is 112% — same produce, each market's latest report.
Cheapest to dearest · Oct 30
- Atlanta
- Philadelphia
- Columbia
- Asheville
- Los Angeles
- Miami
- Boston
- New York
- Detroit
- Baltimore
- Chicago
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Frequently asked questions
What is the FOB price of sweet potatoes today?
As of Oct 26, 2026 there is no single sweet potato FOB price: USDA reported all reported varieties at $29.40, and orange types at $22.59, and japanese types at $63.00, and red types at $34.23, and white types at $36.06 per 40 lb carton. They trade 179% apart, so quoting one blended average would describe a price nobody trades at.
Where are sweet potatoes cheapest right now?
Of the 11 terminal markets USDA reported in the week to Oct 26, 2026, Atlanta was cheapest at $25.25 and Chicago dearest at $53.54 — a difference of $28.29 per package for the same produce.
When are sweet potatoes cheapest?
Averaged across five years of USDA reports, sweet potatoes are cheapest in June at $20.83 and most expensive in September at $23.92.
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 sweet potatoes 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.