Beefsteak tomato wholesale price — $52.00 / 15 lb case
Supplier ref. 04159 · quoted October 16, 2026
Beefsteak tomato is quoted at $52.00 / 15 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026. That is the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week from the single New York distributor we track — not a market average, and not an official terminal quotation. The quote covers one 15 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Price history
13 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per 15 - LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, beefsteak tomato ranged from $18.00 to $36.00 per 15 - LB case, averaging $26.60. Today's $52.00 / 15 - LB case sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 10.3% from a month ago, when it stood at $29.00.
- Low
- $18.00
- High
- $36.00
- Average
- $26.60
- Quotes
- 19
What is in the case
One case of beefsteak tomato is invoiced as 15 - LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
Availability in New York
Year-round (steady Mexico/Canada greenhouse, field crop taking over seasonally)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists four origins shipping tomatoes into New York: Mexico (mostly greenhouse) and Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse) appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Florida (field-grown) and United States — California (field-grown) on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the tomatoes level and applied to this item.
- Mexico (mostly greenhouse)year-roundobserved for this category
- Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse)year-roundobserved for this category
- United States — Florida (field-grown)Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Juntrade calendar
- United States — California (field-grown)May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Octtrade calendar
- United States — East Coast field-grown (New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina)Jun, Jul, Aug, Septrade calendar
- Dominican Republic (greenhouse, cherry and grape)Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Juntrade calendar
- GuatemalaMarobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Tomatoes) and applied to this product. Based on 9 sources · confidence: high
About Beefsteak tomato
The tomato line splits between greenhouse and field. Vine, cocktail, cherry and grape tomatoes come out of Mexican and Canadian glass essentially every week of the year, while round field tomatoes, plums and beefsteak follow Florida through the cold months, California in summer, and the East Coast fields of New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and the Carolinas in their short window. Heirlooms are a grower-specific line rather than a commodity. Round tomatoes are sold on a size code and a green line is quoted alongside the ripe one, so two cases carrying the same product name can be very different goods.
Buying notes
Rounds and plums move in twenty-five pound cases carrying a size code, beefsteak and vine tomatoes in ten to fifteen pound flats, and cherry and grape as twelve-count flats of clamshells, so the flat and the case, not the pound, are what get invoiced. Cherry and grape lines are also carried down to a six-count, a two-count and a single clamshell.
Frequently asked questions about Beefsteak tomato
How much does beefsteak tomato cost wholesale in New York?
Beefsteak tomato is quoted at $52.00 / 15 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 15 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is beefsteak tomato expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes beefsteak tomato ranged from $18.00 to $36.00, averaging $26.60. Today's $52.00 / 15 - LB case is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does beefsteak tomato come from?
In October, our reference lists four origins shipping tomatoes into New York: Mexico (mostly greenhouse) and Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse) appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Florida (field-grown) and United States — California (field-grown) on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the tomatoes level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of beefsteak tomato?
One case of beefsteak tomato is invoiced as 15 - LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $52.00 / 15 - LB case is the lowest of 19 weekly quotes we recorded from one distributor serving New York. The USDA publishes the official New York terminal market quotations; we link to them from our methodology page.