Epazote wholesale price — $8.00 / lb
Supplier ref. 03014 · quoted October 16, 2026
Epazote is quoted at $8.00 / lb 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. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Price history
13 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per lb
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 53 weekly quotes, epazote ranged from $6.00 to $8.00 per lb, averaging $6.15. Today's $8.00 / lb sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 33.3% from a month ago, when it stood at $6.00. The sharpest week-over-week move in the series is 33.3%, in the week of October 12, 2026 ($6.00 to $8.00). Across our series, epazote was cheapest in November (average $6.00) and dearest in October (average $7.60). That is one year of observation, not a seasonal rule.
- Low
- $6.00
- High
- $8.00
- Average
- $6.15
- Quotes
- 53
Why Epazote is moving
High confidenceThe New York wholesale market has seen Epazote prices jump +33.3% this week, pushing the current price to $8.00/lb, largely due to a combination of adverse weather in Mexico and persistent truck freight challenges. Hurricane Simon, a Category 3 storm, has been impacting Mexico's west-central Pacific coast with heavy rainfall, flooding, and mudslides as recently as October 12, disrupting harvesting and local transportation of fresh produce. This weather-related supply pressure is compounded by ongoing constraints in cross-border trucking capacity from Mexico to the U.S., driven by driver shortages and regulatory issues, which continue to elevate freight rates and limit available transport. Buyers should anticipate continued firm pricing in the near term as these conditions persist.
- weather in Mexico
- truck freight issues
3 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-10-13. Our own quotes are the supplier's; the causes above come from the sources listed.
What is in the case
One case of epazote is invoiced as 1LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
Availability in New York
Year-round for parsley (rotation of Southern origins in winter, Northeast in summer)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists a single origin shipping herbs and aromatic herbs into New York: Mexico, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the herbs and aromatic herbs level and applied to this item.
- United States (Florida)Jan, May, Decobserved for this category
- United States (Texas)Jan, May, Decobserved for this category
- United States (New York, Orange County)Aug, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- United States (New Jersey)May, Aug, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- Canada (Ontario)Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States (Georgia)May, Dectrade calendar
- United States (California)Dectrade calendar
- Mexicoyear-roundtrade calendar
Sourcing documented at category level (Herbs and Aromatic Herbs) and applied to this product. Based on 13 sources · confidence: medium
About Epazote
Fresh herbs are a low-volume, high-frequency line: a kitchen orders them every week, in small quantities, and notices the price immediately. Supply into New York rotates through southern growing regions in winter and moves north to New Jersey, New York's Orange County and Ontario in the warm months, so the same herb can arrive from a very different place depending on the season. Because bunches are light and perishable, a bad week in the shipping region is felt directly — there is no storage stock to draw on the way there is for roots or onions.
Buying notes
Herbs are the part of the catalogue where the unit varies most — some lines are quoted by the kilo, some by the pound, some by the case and some each — so compare a herb against itself over time rather than against the herb next to it. Ginger, garlic and spinach sit under this heading for catalogue reasons but behave like storage or leaf vegetables, not like cut herbs.
Frequently asked questions about Epazote
How much does epazote cost wholesale in New York?
Epazote is quoted at $8.00 / lb in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. This item is quoted by the pound, as invoiced.
Is epazote expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 53 weekly quotes epazote ranged from $6.00 to $8.00, averaging $6.15. Today's $8.00 / lb is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
When is epazote cheapest in New York?
In our series the monthly average was lowest in November ($6.00) and highest in October ($7.60). That is one year of weekly observation from one distributor, not a seasonal rule — a single cold season or a freight event can move a month.
Where does epazote come from?
In October, our reference lists a single origin shipping herbs and aromatic herbs into New York: Mexico, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the herbs and aromatic herbs level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of epazote?
One case of epazote is invoiced as 1LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
What is the price per pound of epazote?
$8.00 / lb. This item is invoiced by the pound, so the quote is already a price per pound — we did not derive it from a case weight.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $8.00 / lb is the lowest of 53 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.