Yellow corn wholesale price — $29.00 / case of 48
Supplier ref. 02940 · quoted October 16, 2026
Yellow corn is quoted at $29.00 / 48 - CT 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 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 19 weekly quotes, yellow corn ranged from $20.00 to $34.00 per 48 - CT case, averaging $25.46. Today's $29.00 / 48 - CT case is above the 19-quote average of $25.46. The quote is up 39.8% from a month ago, when it stood at $20.75.
- Low
- $20.00
- High
- $34.00
- Average
- $25.46
- Quotes
- 19
Why Yellow corn is moving
High confidenceYellow corn prices have seen a significant jump this week, climbing +26.4% to $29.00 per case, as the market navigates a crucial growing-district transition. The Northeast sweet corn season is drawing to a close, with many local farms finishing their harvests in early to mid-October. Concurrently, Florida is just beginning to ramp up its fall and winter sweet corn production, creating a temporary gap in readily available supply for the New York market. This shift in sourcing, moving from the tail end of one region to the nascent stages of the next, is the primary driver behind the current upward price movement. Buyers should anticipate continued volatility as the Florida crop gains momentum.
- Growing-district transition
- Northeast season ending
- Florida season beginning
3 sources consulted
Written automatically from public sources on 2026-10-17. 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. Yellow corn is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $12.00 for the 6CT to $29.00 for the 48 - CT. 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 (Florida in winter, Northeast Jul-Sep)
Where it comes from
Regional supply peaks in August to September.
- United States (Florida)Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Mayobserved for this category
- United States (Georgia)Junobserved for this category
- United States (New York)Aug, Sepobserved for this category
- United States (New Jersey)Sepobserved for this category
- United States (Ohio)Augobserved for this category
- United States (Virginia)Augobserved for this category
- United States (Delaware)Sepobserved for this category
- United States (North Carolina)Sepobserved for this category
Sourcing documented at category level (Corn) and applied to this product. Based on 11 sources · confidence: medium
About Yellow corn
Sweet corn is available to New York buyers through the year but from two very different sources: Florida and Georgia ship it in the cold months, while New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Virginia, Delaware and North Carolina supply the local run. Yellow, white and bi-color are quoted as separate lines. Corn is sold in the husk by the ear, and because eating quality falls away after harvest, local product and long-haul product are not the same purchase even when they carry the same name.
Buying notes
Corn is ordered by the crate of forty-eight ears, the bushel, with a twenty-four and a six-count carried for smaller kitchens. The count and not a weight is what gets invoiced, so a corn quote cannot be set against a per-pound vegetable without misreading it.
Frequently asked questions about Yellow corn
How much does yellow corn cost wholesale in New York?
Yellow corn is quoted at $29.00 / 48 - CT case in the week of October 12, 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 yellow corn expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes yellow corn ranged from $20.00 to $34.00, averaging $25.46. Today's $29.00 / 48 - CT case is above that average. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does yellow corn come from?
Regional supply peaks in August to September.
What is in a case of yellow corn?
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. Yellow corn is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $12.00 for the 6CT to $29.00 for the 48 - CT. 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. $29.00 / 48 - CT 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.