Market Intelligence
Mushrooms wholesale prices
Current wholesale prices for mushrooms across the US terminal markets, from USDA AMS Terminal Market reports. Current through September 4, 2026.
52 weeks across every market
Weekly medians, 2025-09-07 to 2026-08-30. Every market carrying mushrooms, combined.
Mushrooms by market, dearest first
| Terminal market | $/lb | Quotes | Market page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia, PA | $4.67 | 390 | All crops |
| 2 | Boston, MA | $4.44 | 476 | All crops |
| 3 | Detroit, MI | $4.08 | 329 | All crops |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA | $3.63 | 340 | All crops |
| 5 | Columbia, SC | $3.42 | 41 | All crops |
| 6 | Atlanta, GA | $3.42 | 495 | All crops |
| 7 | Miami, FL | $3.27 | 136 | All crops |
| 8 | Baltimore, MD | $3.08 | 306 | All crops |
| 9 | Chicago, IL | $2.92 | 764 | All crops |
| 10 | New York, NY | $2.80 | 636 | All crops |
Philadelphia is paying $4.67 per pound against New York at $2.80 — a 67% spread across markets for the same crop.
Priced in 10 of the 11 markets that report mushrooms. Median of 3,913 convertible quotes out of 3,933 listings seen in the last 45 days — the rest quote packs with no weight to divide by.
Markets we can't price honestly
Asheville, NC reported 20 mushrooms listings, but every pack it quotes (cups) is a count or volume pack with no net weight. Dividing a price by a guessed weight is how you get a fake premium, so these are named and left out of the ranking rather than estimated.
Varieties quoted
A blended mushrooms median hides real money — the varieties of one crop can span several times low to high. The app prices each variety on its own.
Common questions
What is the wholesale price of mushrooms today?
The median wholesale price for mushrooms is $3.42 per pound across 10 US terminal markets, from $2.80 in New York to $4.67 in Philadelphia. That figure is from USDA AMS Terminal Market reports and is current through September 4, 2026.
Which US terminal market pays the most for mushrooms?
Philadelphia, PA currently pays the most for mushrooms at $4.67 per pound, and New York, NY the least at $2.80 per pound — a spread of $1.87 per pound across markets for the same crop.
How many markets is mushrooms priced in?
Mushrooms is priced in 10 of the 11 US terminal markets that report it. The median is drawn from 3,913 convertible quotes out of 3,933 listings seen in the last 45 days.
Why is mushrooms not priced in every market that reports it?
Asheville, NC reports mushrooms only in packs that carry no net weight — cups — so there is no honest way to convert those quotes to a price per pound. They are named here rather than dropped, because a missing row otherwise reads as no change.
Which varieties of mushrooms does USDA quote?
USDA currently quotes Beech Honshimeji, Brown, Cremini, Enoki, King Oyster, Oyster, Portobello and Shiitake for mushrooms in these markets. Varieties can differ several-fold in price, so a single blended median is nobody's actual price — the application prices each variety on its own.
How often is the mushrooms price updated?
Every trading day. USDA publishes terminal market reports on business days, and this page shows the most recent report for each market, currently through September 4, 2026.
Is the price you were offered fair?
Put a buyer's number against the range mushrooms actually sold in this week, see who pays what from the field to the shelf, and track the markets you can reach.