Yellow plantain wholesale price — $44.00 / 40 lb case
Supplier ref. 02650 · quoted October 16, 2026
Yellow plantain is quoted at $44.00 / 40 - LB 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 40 - LB 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 40 - LB case
Over the last 12 months
Over the last 19 weekly quotes, yellow plantain ranged from $44.00 to $48.00 per 40 - LB case, averaging $44.89. Today's $44.00 / 40 - LB case is the lowest we have quoted in 19 weeks. The quote is down 8.3% from six months ago, when it stood at $48.00.
- Low
- $44.00
- High
- $48.00
- Average
- $44.89
- Quotes
- 19
What is in the case
One case of yellow plantain is invoiced as 40 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Yellow plantain is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $12.00 for the 5LB to $44.00 for the 40 - LB. 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 (steady flow from Central and South America)
Where it comes from
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping bananas and plantains into New York: Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras and Costa Rica appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented for this item.
- Ecuadoryear-roundobserved at market
- Guatemalayear-roundobserved at market
- Colombiayear-roundobserved at market
- Hondurasyear-roundobserved at market
- Costa Ricayear-roundobserved at market
Sourcing documented for this product. Based on 5 sources · confidence: high
About Yellow plantain
Bananas are the clearest example on this catalog of a fruit sold by ripeness rather than by variety: the wholesaler quotes the trade's colour stages as separate lines — green and firm, on the turn, yellow with green tips, ripe — so a New York kitchen buys the stage that matches when it will actually use the fruit. Plantains follow the same logic in green and yellow and are a cooking item, not a dessert one. Our reference data documents a continuous year-round flow from Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras and Costa Rica, which is why this group behaves less like a seasonal fruit than most of what a kitchen orders.
Buying notes
Buy the stage, not just the fruit: a green case buys you days of runway, a ripe case buys you a service, and both are quoted side by side. Smaller cases and single hands are also listed, so a kitchen that cannot turn a full case has a pack that fits.
Frequently asked questions about Yellow plantain
How much does yellow plantain cost wholesale in New York?
Yellow plantain is quoted at $44.00 / 40 - LB case in the week of October 12, 2026, the lowest wholesale quote we recorded that week. The quote covers one 40 - LB case, the unit the supplier invoices; we never divide it by a weight to publish a price per pound.
Is yellow plantain expensive right now?
Against our own series, no reference price: over 19 weekly quotes yellow plantain ranged from $44.00 to $48.00, averaging $44.89. Today's $44.00 / 40 - LB case is at the bottom of that range. That compares this item to its own history, not to another supplier.
Where does yellow plantain come from?
In October, our reference lists five origins shipping bananas and plantains into New York: Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Honduras and Costa Rica appear in market reports for this category. Sourcing is documented for this item.
What is in a case of yellow plantain?
One case of yellow plantain is invoiced as 40 - LB, the weight the supplier states on the pack. Yellow plantain is quoted in three pack sizes this week, from $12.00 for the 5LB to $44.00 for the 40 - LB. 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. $44.00 / 40 - LB 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.