Gourds wholesale price — $33.00 / 10 lb case
Supplier ref. 03098 · quoted October 5, 2026
Gourds are quoted at $33.00 / 10LB 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 10LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Price history
4 weekly quotes over 3M · lowest wholesale price observed, per 10LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 11 weekly quotes, gourds ranged from $26.00 to $33.00 per 10LB case, averaging $28.59. Today's $33.00 / 10LB case sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 26.9% from a month ago, when it stood at $26.00.
- Low
- $26.00
- High
- $33.00
- Average
- $28.59
- Quotes
- 11
Why Gourds is moving
High confidenceThe New York wholesale market is seeing gourd prices climb to $33.00 per case, reflecting a significant +26.9% increase over the past week. This upward movement is primarily driven by harvest delays and losses in key Central American growing districts, particularly Guatemala, where irregular rainfall and a prolonged dry spell have impacted the *primera* harvest that typically begins in September. Compounding these supply challenges are elevated truck freight costs from Mexico, where tightening capacity and record-high diesel prices are adding pressure to transportation expenses for imported produce. Buyers should anticipate continued firm pricing as these supply and logistical constraints persist.
- Guatemala harvest delays
- Elevated freight costs
4 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-09-22. Our own quotes are the supplier's; the causes above come from the sources listed.
What is in the case
One case of gourds is invoiced as 10LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
About Gourds
Fresh vegetables are the deepest part of what a New York foodservice supplier carries, and the group behaves less like one market than like a dozen: leafy items follow the coastal California and desert Arizona rotation, fruiting vegetables run on Mexico and the Southeast in winter before the Northeast and the Canadian greenhouses take over, and roots trade off storage stocks for most of the year. Prices move for physical reasons — a cold snap or heavy rain in the shipping region, a gap between the end of one growing area and the start of the next, freight on the long hauls — and the New York wholesale price reflects them once the affected loads arrive. The practical consequence for a buyer is that two vegetables on the same delivery can be moving in opposite directions in the same week.
Buying notes
Almost every line in this family is quoted by the case, and case formats are not comparable between items — a carton defined by weight and a carton defined by count are different things. The transitions between shipping regions are the moments worth watching, because that is when the origin behind the price changes.
Frequently asked questions about Gourds
How much do gourds cost wholesale in New York?
Gourds are quoted at $33.00 / 10LB case in the week of October 5, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 10LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Are gourds expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 11 weekly quotes gourds ranged from $26.00 to $33.00, averaging $28.59. Today's $33.00 / 10LB case is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
What is in a case of gourds?
One case of gourds is invoiced as 10LB — the only pack size quoted this week, and the weight the supplier states on the pack.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $33.00 / 10LB case is the lowest of 11 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.