Micro opal basil wholesale price — $18.00 / 4 oz case
Supplier ref. 03375 · quoted October 16, 2026
Micro opal basil is quoted at $18.00 / 4OZ 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 4OZ 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 4OZ case
Over the last 12 months
The price has not moved once in our 53 weekly quotes: micro opal basil has been quoted at $18.00 / 4OZ case every week since October 13, 2025.
- Low
- $18.00
- High
- $18.00
- Average
- $18.00
- Quotes
- 53
What is in the case
The supplier states no weight for the 4OZ 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 (controlled-environment growing — no agricultural season)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists two origins shipping cress and micro-shoots into New York: United States — California (San Marcos, San Diego County) and United States — New York (Long Island) appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the cress and micro-shoots level and applied to this item.
- United States — California (San Marcos, San Diego County)year-roundobserved for this category
- United States — New York (Long Island)year-roundobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Cress and Micro-shoots) and applied to this product. Based on 10 sources · confidence: medium
About Micro opal basil
Opal basil is the purple-leaved basil, and the micro cut buys a kitchen two things at once: the flavour of basil and a colour that nothing else on a produce list provides. The leaf is a deep violet-black on top, and it holds that colour against oil and acid rather than going grey the way a purple lettuce does. It sits on tomato plates, on burrata and on anything where a cook wants basil without the flat green of a conventional leaf. Against the green micro basils it is a colour decision first and a flavour decision second — the taste is close.
Buying notes
Buy it for the colour and be honest about that: if a dish only needs the aroma, green micro basil or a torn mature leaf does the same work for less. Check the leaf is uniformly dark; a batch grown short of light comes up patchy green-purple and loses the one thing it was bought for.
Frequently asked questions about Micro opal basil
How much does micro opal basil cost wholesale in New York?
Micro opal basil is quoted at $18.00 / 4OZ case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 4OZ case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Where does micro opal basil come from?
In October, our reference lists two origins shipping cress and micro-shoots into New York: United States — California (San Marcos, San Diego County) and United States — New York (Long Island) appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented at the cress and micro-shoots level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of micro opal basil?
The supplier states no weight for the 4OZ 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. $18.00 / 4OZ case is the lowest of 53 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.