US food price monitor
Daily US food prices from USDA, from the farm gate to the supermarket ad.
Latest report 18 Sep 2026. Updated every business day.
OnionsIdaho Falls shipping point
+100%past year
$15.00 to $18.00per 50 lb sack
PotatoesIdaho Falls shipping point
+68%past year
$17.00 to $20.00per 50 lb carton
$22.00 to $24.00per 5 kg/11 lb flat
$10.00 to $18.00per flats 8 1-lb containers with lid
$23.25 to $27.25per cartons 2 layer
EggsNew York wholesale
-64%past year
$0.82per dozen
Biggest moves this week
Wholesale benchmarks, compared with a week earlier.
Retail prices
What US supermarkets advertised this week, averaged across stores.
| Item | Ad price | A year earlier | Change, 1 year | Stores |
|---|
| AvocadosHass | $0.94 | $1.10 | -15% | 3,893 |
| EggsLarge Brown, Shell Egg, 12, Pasture Raised | $6.83 | $6.44 | +6.1% | 3,159 |
| OnionsYellow | $2.47 | $2.43 | +1.6% | 2,135 |
| PotatoesRusset | $3.18 | $2.65 | +20% | 3,807 |
| Strawberries | $2.97 | $3.16 | -6.0% | 1,714 |
| TomatoesPlum Type (Roma) | $1.20 | $1.12 | +7.1% | 2,318 |