Iceless scallion wholesale price — $54.00 / case of 48
Supplier ref. 04019 · quoted October 5, 2026
Iceless scallion is quoted at $54.00 / 48 - CT 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 48 - CT 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 48 - CT case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 18 weekly quotes, iceless scallion ranged from $22.00 to $54.00 per 48 - CT case, averaging $30.75. Today's $54.00 / 48 - CT case sits at the top of that range. The quote is up 38.5% from a month ago, when it stood at $39.00.
- Low
- $22.00
- High
- $54.00
- Average
- $30.75
- Quotes
- 18
Why Iceless scallion is moving
High confidenceThe iceless scallion market is currently experiencing extreme tightness, with cases now at $54.00, reflecting a dramatic +125.0% increase over the past three months. This significant price surge is primarily driven by prolonged extreme heat and monsoon-type weather in Mexico's dominant Baja and Mexicali growing regions, leading to severely limited harvests, reduced yields, and smaller sizing. Consequently, growers are implementing prorates, and the constrained supply is further exacerbated by border delays and elevated reefer truck freight costs from the West Coast. While some gradual improvement is anticipated as new Mexican plantings mature and overall production builds through October, buyers should expect prices to remain above average for the near term.
- Mexican weather
- reduced yields
- smaller sizing
- freight costs
- border delays
6 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-09-29. 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 48 - CT 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 (U.S. storage onions + Peru/Mexico imports; Mexican green onions year-round)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York), Peru, Mexico and Canada — Quebec, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the onions level and applied to this item.
- United States — Oregon / WashingtonJan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dectrade calendar
- United States — CaliforniaMar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Septrade calendar
- United States — Georgia (Vidalia)Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York)year-roundtrade calendar
- PeruJan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dectrade calendar
- Mexicoyear-roundtrade calendar
- Canada — Quebecyear-roundtrade calendar
- Canada — OntarioAug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States — NevadaJan, Feb, Jul, Sepobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Onions) and applied to this product. Based on 21 sources · confidence: medium
About Iceless scallion
Onions divide into storage bulbs and fresh alliums, and they are not one market. Yellow, Spanish and white onions are a stored crop, shipped out of Oregon and Washington and backed by Peru and Mexico as domestic storage runs down, with New York State growing them in Orange County and the western part of the state. Vidalia is a sweet onion with a defined shipping window out of Georgia rather than a year-round item, and it does not substitute for a storage onion. Green onions, pearl onions and shallots follow their own supply and share nothing with the bulbs except a category name.
Buying notes
Storage onions are bought in fifty pound sacks, red in twenty-five and Vidalia in forty, while scallions are quoted by the forty-eight count crate, pearl onions as a case of eight-ounce cups and shallots in ten pound mesh. Red onion and scallion are also carried in half and quarter packs, which is the workable size for a kitchen that is not running a prep line.
Frequently asked questions about Iceless scallion
How much does iceless scallion cost wholesale in New York?
Iceless scallion is quoted at $54.00 / 48 - CT case in the week of October 5, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 48 - CT case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is iceless scallion expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 18 weekly quotes iceless scallion ranged from $22.00 to $54.00, averaging $30.75. Today's $54.00 / 48 - CT case is at the top of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does iceless scallion come from?
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping onions into New York: United States — Oregon / Washington, United States — New York (Orange County & Western New York), Peru, Mexico and Canada — Quebec, on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the onions level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of iceless scallion?
The supplier states no weight for the 48 - CT 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.
Are these the official Hunts Point prices?
No. $54.00 / 48 - CT case is the lowest of 18 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.