Sweet potato prices today, Los Angeles

Wholesale price per case, updated Thursday, November 12, 2026

On November 12, 2026, wholesale sweet potatoes (orange types, 40 lb cartons) from California traded at $39.00 a case in Los Angeles, inside its usual range of $39 to $43 for this time of year. The market looks steady: in two weeks, expect about $39 a case.

$39.00a caseOrange types, 40 lb cartonsCalifornia, U.S. One, USDA on Nov 12: $38.00 to $40.00
Today
Unchanged
For the season
Normal for the seasonusually $39 to $43
Next 2 weeks
Steadyabout $39 a case

Supply news

Shipments 17% below last year.

Sweet potatoes in Los Angeles, weekly case price over the last year, from $41.00 to $39.00$30$35$40$45NovDecJan 26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Weekly case priceUsual range for the time of yearForecast; shading is where 8 in 10 outcomes land
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Week ofCase priceUsual range
Nov 9, 2026$39.00$39.12 to $42.55
Nov 2, 2026$39.00$39.71 to $44.54
Oct 26, 2026$39.00$39.71 to $44.74
Oct 19, 2026$39.00$39.24 to $44.74
Oct 12, 2026$39.00$36.96 to $44.74
Oct 5, 2026$39.00$35.29 to $44.74
Sep 28, 2026$39.00$33.17 to $44.74
Sep 21, 2026$39.00$32.93 to $44.74
Sep 14, 2026$39.00$32.86 to $44.58
Sep 7, 2026$39.00$32.86 to $43.34
Aug 31, 2026$39.00$32.83 to $40.90
Aug 24, 2026$39.00$32.83 to $40.90
Aug 17, 2026$39.00$32.83 to $41.01
Aug 10, 2026$39.00$32.83 to $41.01
Aug 3, 2026$39.00$32.83 to $41.01
Jul 27, 2026$39.00$32.89 to $41.01
Jul 20, 2026$39.00$33.06 to $41.10
Jul 13, 2026$39.00$33.06 to $41.13
Jul 6, 2026$39.00$33.06 to $41.13
Jun 29, 2026$39.00$33.18 to $41.13
Jun 22, 2026$39.00$33.53 to $41.23
Jun 15, 2026$39.00$33.53 to $41.26
Jun 8, 2026$39.00$33.53 to $41.26
Jun 1, 2026$39.00$33.62 to $41.26
May 25, 2026$39.00$33.87 to $41.31
May 18, 2026$39.00$33.87 to $41.33
May 11, 2026$39.00$33.87 to $41.33
May 4, 2026$39.00$33.87 to $41.33
Apr 27, 2026$39.00$33.99 to $41.39
Apr 20, 2026$39.00$34.33 to $41.42
Apr 13, 2026$39.00$34.33 to $41.42
Apr 6, 2026$39.00$34.33 to $41.38
Mar 30, 2026$43.40$34.44 to $41.29
Mar 23, 2026$44.50$34.77 to $41.29
Mar 16, 2026$44.50$34.77 to $41.29
Mar 9, 2026$44.50$34.77 to $41.29
Mar 2, 2026$44.50$34.88 to $41.29
Feb 23, 2026$44.50$35.23 to $41.44
Feb 16, 2026$44.50$35.28 to $41.49
Feb 9, 2026$44.50$35.28 to $41.49
Feb 2, 2026$44.50$35.28 to $41.49
Jan 26, 2026$44.50$35.28 to $41.52
Jan 19, 2026$44.50$35.37 to $41.54
Jan 12, 2026$44.50$35.37 to $41.54
Jan 5, 2026$44.50$35.37 to $41.54
Dec 29, 2025$41.75$35.50 to $41.84
Dec 22, 2025$39.00$35.68 to $41.88
Dec 15, 2025$39.00$35.86 to $41.88
Dec 8, 2025$39.00$35.86 to $41.88
Dec 1, 2025$39.00$35.89 to $41.88
Nov 24, 2025$39.00$37.34 to $41.94
Nov 17, 2025$39.40$38.26 to $42.55
Nov 10, 2025$41.00$39.12 to $42.55
Nov 3, 2025$41.00$39.12 to $44.74
Oct 27, 2025$41.00$39.12 to $44.97
Oct 20, 2025$41.00$39.09 to $44.74

All markets

USDA’s latest quote. Each market shows its own main pack and growing area.

MarketCaseFor the seasonNext 2 weeks
New York (Hunts Point)Orange types, 40 lb cartons, North Carolina$23.00Normal for the seasonusually $21 to $27Steadyabout $23
Los AngelesOrange types, 40 lb cartons, California$39.00Normal for the seasonusually $39 to $43Steadyabout $39
ChicagoOrange types, 40 lb cartons, Mississippi$35.00High for the season28% above usualSteadyabout $34
PhiladelphiaOrange types, 40 lb cartons, North Carolina$29.00High for the season21% above usualSteadyabout $28
BostonOrange types, 40 lb cartons, jumbo, North Carolina$22.50High for the season11% above usualSteadyabout $22
AtlantaOrange types, 40 lb cartons, Mississippi$21.00Low for the season13% below usualSteadyabout $21
DetroitOrange types, 40 lb cartons, medium-large, Mississippi$31.00High for the season13% above usualSteadyabout $31
MiamiOrange types, 40 lb cartons, medium-large, North Carolina$24.00High for the season46% above usualSteadyabout $24

Questions buyers ask

How much does a case of sweet potatoes cost wholesale right now?

$23.00 in New York (orange types, 40 lb cartons, North Carolina). $39.00 in Los Angeles (orange types, 40 lb cartons, California). $35.00 in Chicago (orange types, 40 lb cartons, Mississippi). $29.00 in Philadelphia (orange types, 40 lb cartons, North Carolina). $22.50 in Boston (orange types, 40 lb cartons, jumbo, North Carolina). $21.00 in Atlanta (orange types, 40 lb cartons, Mississippi). $31.00 in Detroit (orange types, 40 lb cartons, medium-large, Mississippi). $24.00 in Miami (orange types, 40 lb cartons, medium-large, North Carolina).

Are sweet potato prices high right now?

In New York, sweet potatoes are inside the usual range of $21 to $27 for this time of year.

Will sweet potato prices go up or down?

The two-week forecast for New York says prices should stay about the same: about $23 a case. When it calls a firming or softening market, it was right about 3 times in 4 in testing (2021 to 2026).

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