Ginger wholesale price — $18.00 / 5 lb case
Supplier ref. 03097 · quoted October 5, 2026
Ginger is quoted at $18.00 / 5LB case in the week of October 5, 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 5LB 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 5LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 49 weekly quotes, ginger ranged from $18.00 to $25.00 per 5LB case, averaging $19.41. Today's $18.00 / 5LB case is the lowest we have quoted in 49 weeks. Twelve months on, the quote is within 0.0% of where it started, at $18.00. The sharpest week-over-week move in the series is 28.0%, in the week of March 23, 2026 ($25.00 to $18.00). Across our series, ginger was cheapest in November (average $18.00) and dearest in February (average $25.00). That is one year of observation, not a seasonal rule.
- Low
- $18.00
- High
- $25.00
- Average
- $19.41
- Quotes
- 49
What is in the case
One case of ginger is invoiced as 5LB — 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 Ginger
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 Ginger
How much does ginger cost wholesale in New York?
Ginger is quoted at $18.00 / 5LB case in the week of October 5, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 5LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is ginger expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 49 weekly quotes ginger ranged from $18.00 to $25.00, averaging $19.41. Today's $18.00 / 5LB case is at the bottom of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
When is ginger cheapest in New York?
In our series the monthly average was lowest in November ($18.00) and highest in February ($25.00). 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 ginger 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 ginger?
One case of ginger is invoiced as 5LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $18.00 / 5LB case is the lowest of 49 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.