Hot house cucumber wholesale price — $14.85 / case of 12
Supplier ref. 02964 · quoted October 16, 2026
Hot house cucumber is quoted at $14.85 / 12CT 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 12CT 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 12CT case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, hot house cucumber ranged from $5.85 to $19.50 per 12CT case, averaging $11.49. Today's $14.85 / 12CT case is above the 19-quote average of $11.49. The quote is up 24.3% from a month ago, when it stood at $11.95.
- Low
- $5.85
- High
- $19.50
- Average
- $11.49
- Quotes
- 19
Why Hot house cucumber is moving
High confidenceHot house cucumber prices are currently holding at $14.85 per case, reflecting a significant 41.4% increase over the past three months, driven primarily by the seasonal transition from lower-cost summer field production to more expensive greenhouse operations in Mexico and Canada. While we've seen a slight 4.2% dip week-over-week, market reports indicate generally steady supplies from both Mexican and Canadian greenhouses in Ontario and Quebec, suggesting a temporary softening within the broader upward trend. This shift to controlled-environment agriculture, which incurs higher energy and operational costs, typically leads to firmer pricing as northern field crops wind down for the fall. Buyers should anticipate that the underlying cost structure of greenhouse production will continue to influence market levels.
- seasonal transition to greenhouse production
- higher greenhouse operating costs
3 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-10-13. Our own quotes are the supplier's; the causes above come from the sources listed.
What is in the case
The supplier states no weight for the 12CT 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. Hot house cucumber is quoted in two pack sizes this week, from $2.50 for the 1CT to $14.85 for the 12CT. 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 and Canadian greenhouses continuously, local field crop in summer)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists two origins shipping cucumber into New York: Mexico (field and greenhouse) and Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse) appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the cucumber level and applied to this item.
- Mexico (field and greenhouse)year-roundobserved for this category
- Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse)year-roundobserved for this category
- Dominican Republic (greenhouse, Persian cucumber)Jan, Mar, Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- Spain (long seedless, air-freighted)Janobserved for this category
- United States — FloridaMay, Junobserved for this category
- United States — New Jersey (pickling / Kirby)Jun, Jul, Aug, Septrade calendar
- United States — GeorgiaJunobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Cucumber) and applied to this product. Based on 7 sources · confidence: high
About Hot house cucumber
Four cucumbers, four different trades. The hot house — the long seedless one, shrink-wrapped — and the Persian come out of Mexican and Canadian greenhouses week in and week out; the select, or American slicer, is the field item; and the Kirby is the pickling cucumber, which New Jersey supplies during its own short run. Greenhouse lines are sheltered from weather but exposed to energy and freight costs, while the field lines are the ones that react to a hot or a wet spell.
Buying notes
Hot house is ordered by the twelve-count flat, select by the twenty-five count, Persian by weight and Kirby by the bushel, with a half bushel carried for kitchens that pickle in small batches. Every cucumber line here is quoted in more than one pack, so the pack has to be read before two quotes are set side by side.
Frequently asked questions about Hot house cucumber
How much does hot house cucumber cost wholesale in New York?
Hot house cucumber is quoted at $14.85 / 12CT case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 12CT case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is hot house cucumber expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes hot house cucumber ranged from $5.85 to $19.50, averaging $11.49. Today's $14.85 / 12CT case is above that average. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does hot house cucumber come from?
In October, our reference lists two origins shipping cucumber into New York: Mexico (field and greenhouse) and Canada — Ontario and Quebec (greenhouse) appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the cucumber level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of hot house cucumber?
The supplier states no weight for the 12CT 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. Hot house cucumber is quoted in two pack sizes this week, from $2.50 for the 1CT to $14.85 for the 12CT. 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. $14.85 / 12CT 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.