Green squash wholesale price — $26.00 / 18 lb case
Supplier ref. 04070 · quoted October 16, 2026
Green squash is quoted at $26.00 / 18 - 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 18 - 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 18 - LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, green squash ranged from $14.00 to $26.00 per 18 - LB case, averaging $19.34. Today's $26.00 / 18 - LB case sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 8.3% from a month ago, when it stood at $24.00.
- Low
- $14.00
- High
- $26.00
- Average
- $19.34
- Quotes
- 19
Why Green squash is moving
High confidenceGreen squash is currently trading at $26.00 per case, reflecting a significant increase of +67.7% over the last three months. This upward price movement is primarily driven by the seasonal transition in growing districts, as domestic production from summer-fall regions like the Northeast, Michigan, and Canada winds down due to colder temperatures and past adverse weather conditions, such as heavy summer rainfall impacting Canadian squash crops. While supplies from Mexico are gradually increasing to fill this gap, the market is experiencing a period of tight availability during this shift. Buyers should anticipate continued firm pricing until Mexican volume fully ramps up later in October, at which point conditions are expected to begin improving.
- growing-district transition
- declining domestic supply
- building Mexican supply
8 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-10-14. Our own quotes are the supplier's; the causes above come from the sources listed.
What is in the case
One case of green squash is invoiced as 18 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Green squash is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $8.00 for the 6CT to $26.00 for the 18 - LB. The quotes are not comparable per pound — the supplier does not publish a weight for every pack — so we list them side by side rather than ranking them.
Availability in New York
Year-round (Mexico in winter, Northeast + Canada in summer-fall)
Where it comes from
Regional supply peaks in August to September.
- MexicoJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- United States (New Jersey)Jun, Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States (Ohio)Apr, Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States (Michigan)Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- Canada (Ontario)Aug, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- Canada (Quebec)Sepobserved for this category
- United States (New York)Aug, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- HondurasFeb, Mar, Apr, Sepobserved for this category
- Dominican RepublicDec, Jan, Feb, Marobserved for this category
- United States (Georgia)Jun, Sep, Decobserved for this category
- United States (North Carolina)Sepobserved for this category
- United States (Florida)Mar, Aprobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Squash) and applied to this product. Based on 12 sources · confidence: high
About Green squash
Two crops share this heading and they behave nothing alike. Hard winter squash — acorn, butternut, spaghetti, kabocha, delicata, calabaza — is a storage item shipped in heavy cases that holds for weeks after delivery. Soft summer squash — green and yellow, gold bar, pattypan — is a perishable cut every few days and shipped in much smaller cases. Our reference has Mexico covering the cold months, with New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Ontario and Quebec taking over when the Northeast is in the field, so the origin behind a squash quote changes several times over a year.
Buying notes
Winter squash is quoted in thirty to forty pound cases and summer squash in five to eighteen pound, and chayote and calabaza sit with the heavy pack even though they sell into different kitchens. Green and yellow squash are also carried as a half case and a six-count, which is what a restaurant ordering twice a week actually takes.
Frequently asked questions about Green squash
How much does green squash cost wholesale in New York?
Green squash is quoted at $26.00 / 18 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 18 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is green squash expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes green squash ranged from $14.00 to $26.00, averaging $19.34. Today's $26.00 / 18 - LB case is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does green squash come from?
Regional supply peaks in August to September.
What is in a case of green squash?
One case of green squash is invoiced as 18 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Green squash is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $8.00 for the 6CT to $26.00 for the 18 - LB. The quotes are not comparable per pound — the supplier does not publish a weight for every pack — so we list them side by side rather than ranking them.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $26.00 / 18 - 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.