Red pepper wholesale price — $39.95 / bushel
Supplier ref. 03705 · quoted October 16, 2026
Red pepper is quoted at $39.95 / 1 - BSH 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 1 - BSH 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 1 - BSH case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, red pepper ranged from $22.50 to $44.00 per 1 - BSH case, averaging $33.72. Today's $39.95 / 1 - BSH case is above the 19-quote average of $33.72. The quote is up 59.3% from a month ago, when it stood at $23.85.
- Low
- $22.50
- High
- $44.00
- Average
- $33.72
- Quotes
- 19
Why Red pepper is moving
Medium confidenceThe New York wholesale market is seeing red pepper prices jump to $38.00 per case, a sharp +58.3% increase over the week, driven by a critical supply transition. Canadian greenhouse production is rapidly winding down, creating a gap as Mexican supplies are still in their early stages and not yet at full volume. This seasonal shift is compounded by cooler autumn weather and early frost in Eastern Canada and the Northeast U.S., which are curtailing late-season harvests. Furthermore, lower production and quality challenges from the Netherlands, due to summer heatwaves, are contributing to the tightened market. Buyers should expect continued firm pricing until Mexican volumes fully stabilize later in October.
- seasonal transition
- reduced Canadian greenhouse supply
- delayed Mexican supply ramp-up
- cooler Northeast weather
- lower Dutch production
1 source 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 1 - BSH 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. Red pepper is quoted in four pack sizes this week, from $10.00 for the 6CT to $39.95 for the 1 - BSH. 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 on the New York wholesale market (Florida/Mexico in winter, Southeast, Northeast and Canadian greenhouses in summer-fall)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists 14 origins shipping peppers into New York: Mexico, United States — Georgia, United States — California, Canada — Ontario, United States — New Jersey, United States — North Carolina, Netherlands, Israel, Dominican Republic, United States — Ohio, United States — Delaware, United States — Michigan and United States — New York State (Western Section) appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Florida on trade calendars only. 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 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 Red pepper
How much does red pepper cost wholesale in New York?
Red pepper is quoted at $39.95 / 1 - BSH case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 1 - BSH case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is red pepper expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes red pepper ranged from $22.50 to $44.00, averaging $33.72. Today's $39.95 / 1 - BSH case is above that average. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does red pepper come from?
In October, our reference lists 14 origins shipping peppers into New York: Mexico, United States — Georgia, United States — California, Canada — Ontario, United States — New Jersey, United States — North Carolina, Netherlands, Israel, Dominican Republic, United States — Ohio, United States — Delaware, United States — Michigan and United States — New York State (Western Section) appear in market reports for this category, and United States — Florida on trade calendars only. Sourcing is documented at the peppers level and applied to this item.
What is in a case of red pepper?
The supplier states no weight for the 1 - BSH 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. Red pepper is quoted in four pack sizes this week, from $10.00 for the 6CT to $39.95 for the 1 - BSH. 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. $39.95 / 1 - BSH 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.