Strawberry prices
Strawberries by origin and package.
69 products in 1 markets, 19 Sep 2024 to 18 Sep 2026.
$10.00 to $18.00 per flats 8 1-lb containers with lid
medium, Santa Maria California. Shipping point, Fresno (FR) FOB SC, 18 Sep 2026.
No USDA quotes from 3 Aug 2026 to 18 Aug 2026 (15 days). USDA quotes a product only while its growing region is shipping, so the line stops when that region is out of season and starts again with the new crop.
Shaded band: USDA low to high quote, US dollars per flats 8 1-lb containers with lid. Weekends and holidays are joined; longer gaps are left open. Grey: the same product a year earlier.
Compared with earlier reports
Percentages compare the midpoint of the quoted range.
- Latest, 18 Sep 2026
- $10.00 to $18.00
- 4 weeks earlier, 21 Aug 2026
- $16.00 to $25.00 -32%
- A year earlier, 19 Sep 2025
- $8.00 to $14.00 +27%
- Lowest quote, past year
- $4.00 on 11 Mar 2026
- Highest quote, past year
- $36.00 on 13 Nov 2025
Market news
USDA market tone changes and Markon crop updates.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable. Some berries being diverted to freezer and/or processor. Some present shipments booked open with price to be established later.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable.
- MarkonWeekly summary, week of September 14, 202617 Sep
Markon reports mixed market conditions: citrus and lettuce markets face upward price pressure due to disease and demand, while strawberry prices are softening due to weak demand.
- Santa Maria, CA: Prices falling. plentiful availability. fair to good, sun scalding, soft skin, and overripe
prices have declined
- Santa Maria, CA: Prices falling. plentiful availability. fair to good, sun scalding, soft skin, and overripe
- MarkonStrawberries update17 Sep
Markon reports that strawberry markets are softening due to weak demand and rising production in Santa Maria, while Watsonville/Salinas operations anticipate steady pricing and Oxnard begins limited production.
- Santa Maria, California: Prices falling. plentiful availability. fair to good, with reports of sun scalding, soft skin, and overripe fruit
prices have declined due to weak demand
- Watsonville/Salinas: Prices stable. fair, with occasional reports of misshapen fruit, bruising, and soft skin
Expect steady prices
- Oxnard, California: Limited production has begun
Limited production has begun
- Santa Maria, California: Prices falling. plentiful availability. fair to good, with reports of sun scalding, soft skin, and overripe fruit
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable. Some berries being diverted to freezer and/or processor. Some present shipments booked open with price to be established later.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling.
Demand light. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality and condition variable.
Daily prices
Every USDA report for this product in this period: 227 reports, per flats 8 1-lb containers with lid
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | $10.00 | $18.00 | |
| 17 Sep 2026 | $10.00 | $18.00 | |
| 16 Sep 2026 | $10.00 | $18.00 | |
| 15 Sep 2026 | $10.00 | $18.00 | |
| 14 Sep 2026 | $10.00 | $18.00 | |
| 11 Sep 2026 | $12.00 | $20.00 | |
| 10 Sep 2026 | $12.00 | $20.00 | |
| 9 Sep 2026 | $14.00 | $20.00 | |
| 8 Sep 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 4 Sep 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 3 Sep 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 2 Sep 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 1 Sep 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 31 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $22.00 | |
| 28 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $24.00 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $24.00 | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $26.00 | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $25.00 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $25.00 | |
| 21 Aug 2026 | $16.00 | $25.00 | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | $14.00 | $20.00 | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | $14.00 | $20.00 | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | $14.00 | $20.00 | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | $6.00 | $10.00 | |
| 31 Jul 2026 | $6.00 | $10.00 |