Ginger root wholesale price — $38.00 / 30 lb case
Supplier ref. 03096 · quoted October 16, 2026
Ginger root is quoted at $38.00 / 30 - 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 30 - 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 30 - LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, ginger root ranged from $38.00 to $58.00 per 30 - LB case, averaging $50.63. Today's $38.00 / 30 - LB case is the lowest we have quoted in 19 weeks. The quote is down 34.5% from three months ago, when it stood at $58.00.
- Low
- $38.00
- High
- $58.00
- Average
- $50.63
- Quotes
- 19
Why Ginger root is moving
Medium confidenceGinger root is currently trading at $38.00 per case, reflecting a significant 34.5% decline over the past three months, although prices have held steady week-over-week. This downward adjustment, bringing the price to its lowest point in 15 weeks, is primarily attributed to a substantial and diverse imported supply from various global origins, including Mexico, which is currently shipping. While no single explicit cause for the sharp three-month decline has been reported from key shipping regions, the presence of multiple international sources and ongoing competitive pricing pressures have likely contributed to the market finding a lower equilibrium. This broad availability from different growing regions, including Mexico, has created a well-supplied market, allowing buyers to secure ginger at more favorable prices.
- diversified supply
- competitive pricing
1 source consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-10-19. Our own quotes are the supplier's; the causes above come from the sources listed.
What is in the case
One case of ginger root is invoiced as 30 - LB — 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 root
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 root
How much does ginger root cost wholesale in New York?
Ginger root is quoted at $38.00 / 30 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 30 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is ginger root expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes ginger root ranged from $38.00 to $58.00, averaging $50.63. Today's $38.00 / 30 - LB case is at the bottom of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does ginger root 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 root?
One case of ginger root is invoiced as 30 - 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. $38.00 / 30 - 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.