Habanero red pepper wholesale price — $46.00 / BOX case
Supplier ref. 03737 · quoted September 7, 2026
Habanero red pepper is quoted at $46.00 / BOX case in the week of September 7, 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 BOX 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 BOX case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 54 weekly quotes, habanero red pepper ranged from $29.85 to $46.00 per BOX case, averaging $40.81. Today's $46.00 / BOX case sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 27.8% from six months ago, when it stood at $36.00. The sharpest week-over-week move in the series is 27.3%, in the week of February 2, 2026 ($44.00 to $32.00). Across our series, habanero red pepper was cheapest in September (average $34.59) and dearest in April (average $46.00). That is one year of observation, not a seasonal rule.
- Low
- $29.85
- High
- $46.00
- Average
- $40.81
- Quotes
- 54
What is in the case
The supplier states no weight for the BOX pack, so we quote it as a pack and publish no price per pound for it. That is a limit of the source, and the reason our figure stays comparable from one week to the next: a per-pound price built on an assumed case weight moves whenever the assumption does.
Availability in New York
Year-round on the New York wholesale market (Florida/Mexico in winter, Southeast, Northeast and Canadian greenhouses in summer-fall)
Where it comes from
In September, our reference lists six origins shipping peppers into New York: Mexico, United States — California, Canada — Ontario, United States — New Jersey, Netherlands and Dominican Republic appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the peppers level and applied to this item.
- MexicoJan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- United States — FloridaJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Oct, Nov, Dectrade calendar
- United States — GeorgiaJan, May, Jun, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- United States — CaliforniaJan, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- Canada — OntarioApr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- United States — New JerseyAug, Sep, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- United States — North CarolinaJan, Mar, Apr, Jun, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- NetherlandsApr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Octobserved for this category
- IsraelJan, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- SpainJan, Mar, Apr, May, Decobserved for this category
- Dominican RepublicJan, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Decobserved for this category
- United States — OhioOctobserved for this category
- United States — DelawareOctobserved for this category
- United States — MichiganOctobserved for this category
- United States — New York State (Western Section)Octobserved for this category
- United States — South CarolinaJunobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Peppers) and applied to this product. Based on 13 sources · confidence: high
About Habanero red pepper
This heading runs from colored bell peppers grown under glass to field-run green bell, and then into a long tail of chiles: jalapeno, serrano, poblano, habanero, Scotch bonnet, Thai and Holland hot. The two halves are supplied differently. Colored bells come from protected culture in the Netherlands, Ontario, Israel and Spain, while green bell and most of the chiles follow the North American field rotation our reference records, from Florida and Mexico in the cold months to Georgia, the Carolinas, Ohio, Michigan and New Jersey later on. For much of the year a single origin covers a given chile, so weather in one district can move that line on its own.
Buying notes
Green bell is quoted by the bushel and jalapeno by the full bushel, while colored bells and the hot chiles run in ten and eleven pound cases, boxes and one-pound lots, so the pack usually explains more of the gap between two quotes than the pepper does. Several pepper lines also carry a five or two pound split case for kitchens that cannot turn a bushel before it softens.
Frequently asked questions about Habanero red pepper
How much does habanero red pepper cost wholesale in New York?
Habanero red pepper is quoted at $46.00 / BOX case in the week of September 7, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one BOX case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is habanero red pepper expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 54 weekly quotes habanero red pepper ranged from $29.85 to $46.00, averaging $40.81. Today's $46.00 / BOX case is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
When is habanero red pepper cheapest in New York?
In our series the monthly average was lowest in September ($34.59) and highest in April ($46.00). 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 habanero red pepper come from?
In September, our reference lists six origins shipping peppers into New York: Mexico, United States — California, Canada — Ontario, United States — New Jersey, Netherlands and Dominican Republic appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the peppers level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of habanero red pepper?
The supplier states no weight for the BOX pack, so we quote it as a pack and publish no price per pound for it. That is a limit of the source, and the reason our figure stays comparable from one week to the next: a per-pound price built on an assumed case weight moves whenever the assumption does.
How much has the price of habanero red pepper moved this year?
Up 54.1% over twelve months, from $29.85 to $46.00 / BOX case. The sharpest single week was 27.3%, in the week of February 2, 2026.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $46.00 / BOX case is the lowest of 54 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.