US Avocado Wholesale Prices — Terminal & Spot Benchmarks
US avocado wholesale pricing runs on two layers: the spot market at the Mexican border — quoted in dollars per 11.3-kg lug and converted here to USD per kilogram — and the terminal markets in the ten major consuming states, where fruit trades in low–high daily bands depending on arrival condition, ripeness and caliber.
This page is the trade-side view of the US market: the current Hass spot benchmark by US size, the state-by-state terminal wholesale bands, origin supply volumes season-to-date, and the recent wholesale trend. It is built for importers, distributors and produce buyers who price against the wholesale floor, not the shelf.
Market snapshot — at the latest verified benchmarks: the average wholesale price in US wholesale 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.
Wholesale trade is exclusively Hass at national scale. The size ladder is the trade's variety question: 32/36 premium large fruit, the 48-count reference grade, and 60/70 small fruit at the value end — a size 48 averages ≈ 213–269 g per fruit.
Projected 7-day average — linear trend fit over the recent series, aligned with the CIRAD-style weekly read.
Reading the spot market
Spot quotes compress the whole market into one number: the price of Mexican Hass crossing through Texas, by size. Larger fruit (size 32/36) always trades at a premium over mid sizes, and the 48 count is the reference grade the rest of the ladder hangs from. When the reference lug softens week over week, every downstream terminal band eases with a lag of a few days.
The 2026 season has been a down market versus history: reference-grade spot prices sat roughly 45% below their prior-season average through late summer, the product of ample Mexican supply and a California season accelerating to finish. For buyers that is a stocking opportunity; for growers it is a signal to hold volume for the autumn firming.
Terminal bands and origin supply
Terminal wholesale bands are wide by design — a full band spans condition, caliber and ripeness differences within the same arrival. Pricing a real program means knowing where in the band your spec sits: a 60/70 count, condition-graded lot trades near the bottom; conditioned large fruit near the top.
Season-to-date supply context is what turns a quote into a decision. Mexico's accumulated volume above average keeps a lid on rallies, California's accelerated finish adds temporary pressure, and Peru's fading campaign removes a discount source — together they explain why the market typically firms from October as all three origins tighten simultaneously.
Data sources & methodology
How these prices are collected
Hass spot prices are the CIRAD FruiTrop weekly US spot quotes, converted from $ per 11.3-kg lug to USD per kilogram. Terminal bands are the observed daily low–high ranges at each state's USDA-reported markets; the state chart plots the band midpoint.
Origin supply figures are accumulated season-to-date tonnes with week-over-week and season comparisons, as published in the CIRAD FruiTrop weekly report. The trend series is an indicative benchmark-anchored series around the current verified wholesale 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 current US avocado wholesale price?
The live wholesale benchmark — the midpoint of the state terminal bands plus the Hass spot reference — is shown in the statistics section above in USD per kilogram, with the spot ladder by US size alongside it.
How are US avocado wholesale prices quoted?
Two conventions coexist: the border spot market quotes dollars per 11.3-kg lug by size count, while terminal markets quote daily low–high bands per carton or per kg. This page converts both to USD per kilogram for comparability.
Why did US avocado wholesale prices fall in 2026?
Because supply stayed heavy: Mexico ran its season above the historical average while California producers accelerated their finish to clear. With Peru's fading volumes partially replacing — not adding to — that supply, the spot reference sat far below the prior-season average through late summer.