Avocado Prices in the USA — Live Wholesale & Retail Data by State
The United States is the world's largest avocado consumption market, supplied overwhelmingly by Mexico (about three-quarters of weekly volume), with California's domestic season and Peruvian imports filling the rest. Wholesale prices are set at the border crossing and at terminal markets from Los Angeles to New York, then mark up through a dense retail landscape anchored by Walmart, Costco, Kroger and the big grocery chains.
This page tracks the live US wholesale and retail averages in USD per kilogram, the spot benchmark for Hass, the origin-by-origin price ladder, and how the ten major state markets compare — from Texas border pricing to the premium Northeast.
Market snapshot — at the latest verified benchmarks: the average wholesale price in USA stands at $3.08/kg, the wholesale average at $3.08/kg and the retail average at $4.94/kg. All figures are recomputed daily from scanned market data.
The trend series is an indicative benchmark-anchored series around current verified levels, not daily observed quotes.
The US market is a Hass market in practice: Hass is the only variety traded at national scale and the only one with a liquid spot benchmark. Green skin varieties (Fuerte, Bacon, Zutano) survive only in regional pockets such as Florida and farmers-market channels. US buyers quote by size count — 36, 40, 48, 60, 70 or 84 fruits per ≈11.3-kg lug (a size 48 runs ≈ 213–269 g per fruit).
Projected 7-day average — linear trend fit over the recent series, aligned with the CIRAD-style weekly read.
What moves US avocado prices
Supply is the dominant driver. Mexican volumes flow year-round through Texas crossings, so the market softens when Michoacán shipments accelerate and firms when rain, logistics or holiday pauses slow them. In 2026 the accumulated Mexican season was still running above average even as weekly volumes dipped — which is why spot prices eased while overall supply remained ample.
California's season is the counterweight. When the domestic harvest accelerates to finish — as it did through late summer 2026 — growers discount to clear, adding downward pressure exactly when Peruvian volume fades. The result is a reliable late-summer price trough followed by a firming trend into autumn as all three origins simultaneously wind down.
Regional price geography
Prices rise with distance from the border. Texas and Arizona enjoy the lowest wholesale levels in the country; the West Coast is next, absorbing California fruit directly; and the Midwest and Northeast pay a transport-driven premium, with New York and Boston typically the most expensive terminal markets in the lower 48.
Retail follows the same gradient but with a narrower band, because chains buy on national programs. That makes retail a steadier benchmark for category buyers: watch the wholesale spread between states for landed-cost arbitrage, and the retail line for consumer-demand health.
Data sources & methodology
How these prices are collected
Wholesale benchmarks are midpoints of the observed low–high bands at each state's terminal markets, in USD per kilogram. Hass spot levels are converted from the $/11.3-kg lug quotes published by CIRAD FruiTrop.
Retail benchmarks blend the Hass Avocado Board retail-data program, Circana and NielsenIQ scan data, and published shelf observations from the seven major national chains. The trend series on this page is an indicative benchmark-anchored series around the current verified levels, not a record of daily observed quotes.
Prices are informational market intelligence in USD, not financial or trading advice. Averages are recomputed regularly from the latest scanned market data and are quoted per kilogram.
Frequently asked questions
What is the average avocado price in the USA right now?
The live US wholesale and retail averages across the ten tracked state markets are shown in the statistics section above, in USD per kilogram. The state chart breaks the wholesale benchmark down market by market.
Which US state has the cheapest avocados?
Texas and Arizona, because Mexican fruit crosses the border there and lands with the shortest — and cheapest — logistics in the country. The Northeast is the most expensive region, with New York and Boston wholesale levels typically 10–20% above the border states.
Where does the US avocado supply come from?
Mexico supplies roughly three-quarters of weekly volume, California adds around 12% during its season, and Peru covers most of the rest in late summer. Colombia and Chile send residual volumes in select weeks.