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Apples, fresh market: price received: California

The average price farmers received per pound for fresh market apples each month, from USDA's monthly agricultural prices survey.

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LateMonthly. USDA usually publishes at the end of each month. Last published Sep 30, 2020. Next expected October 2026.

The latest figures and how they have changed

California, November 2018
$0.42 a pound
Down 1.4% from $0.42 in October 2018
United States, August 2026
$0.78 a pound
Up 0.4% from $0.77 in July 2026
CaliforniaUnited States
$0.00$0.25$0.50$0.75$1.00Sep 2014Oct 2015Nov 2016Dec 2017Jan 2019Feb 2020Mar 2021Apr 2022May 2023Jun 2024Jul 2025Aug 2026California$0.42United States$0.78

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What the numbers say

  • In November 2018, California's price received was 1.1 times the US average.
  • From August 2014 to November 2018 it fell 22.7%, from $0.54 to $0.42 a pound.
  • Gaps are months with no California figure: NASS had no figure available in December 2013, January 2014, February 2014, March 2014, August 2019, September 2019, October 2019, November 2019, December 2019, January 2020, February 2020, March 2020, April 2020, May 2020 and June 2020, and too few farms reported in April 2014, May 2014, June 2014, July 2014, November 2014, December 2014, January 2015, February 2015, March 2015, April 2015, May 2015, June 2015, November 2015, December 2015, January 2016, February 2016, March 2016, April 2016, May 2016, June 2016, November 2016, December 2016, January 2017, February 2017, March 2017, April 2017, May 2017, June 2017, July 2017, October 2017, November 2017, December 2017, January 2018, February 2018, March 2018, April 2018, May 2018, June 2018, July 2018, December 2018, January 2019, February 2019, March 2019, April 2019, May 2019, June 2019 and July 2019 for NASS to publish a figure. Nothing is filled in.

Every figure behind this chart

Apples, fresh market: price received, dollars a pound
MonthCaliforniaUnited States
Aug 2026No figure$0.78
Jul 2026No figure$0.77
Jun 2026No figure$0.78
May 2026No figure$0.78
Apr 2026No figure$0.78
Mar 2026No figure$0.77
Feb 2026No figure$0.74
Jan 2026No figure$0.71
Dec 2025No figure$0.67
Nov 2025No figure$0.67
Oct 2025No figure$0.71
Sep 2025No figure$0.69
Aug 2025No figure$0.63
Jul 2025No figure$0.61
Jun 2025No figure$0.66
May 2025No figure$0.73
Apr 2025No figure$0.73
Mar 2025No figure$0.72
Feb 2025No figure$0.71
Jan 2025No figure$0.74
Dec 2024No figure$0.74
Nov 2024No figure$0.73
Oct 2024No figure$0.72
Sep 2024No figure$0.66
Aug 2024No figure$0.64
Jul 2024No figure$0.65
Jun 2024No figure$0.67
May 2024No figure$0.67
Apr 2024No figure$0.61
Mar 2024No figure$0.61
Feb 2024No figure$0.62
Jan 2024No figure$0.62
Dec 2023No figure$0.64
Nov 2023No figure$0.68
Oct 2023No figure$0.74
Sep 2023No figure$0.82
Aug 2023No figure$0.84
Jul 2023No figure$0.86
Jun 2023No figure$0.84
May 2023No figure$0.83
Apr 2023No figure$0.83
Mar 2023No figure$0.88
Feb 2023No figure$0.92
Jan 2023No figure$0.92
Dec 2022No figure$0.89
Nov 2022No figure$0.84
Oct 2022No figure$0.81
Sep 2022No figure$0.78
Aug 2022No figure$0.72
Jul 2022No figure$0.69
Jun 2022No figure$0.72
May 2022No figure$0.74
Apr 2022No figure$0.75
Mar 2022No figure$0.76
Feb 2022No figure$0.76
Jan 2022No figure$0.75
Dec 2021No figure$0.72
Nov 2021No figure$0.72
Oct 2021No figure$0.73
Sep 2021No figure$0.81
Aug 2021No figure$0.76
Jul 2021No figure$0.74
Jun 2021No figure$0.72
May 2021No figure$0.72
Apr 2021No figure$0.74
Mar 2021No figure$0.74
Feb 2021No figure$0.74
Jan 2021No figure$0.72
Dec 2020No figure$0.70
Nov 2020No figure$0.70
Oct 2020No figure$0.69
Sep 2020No figure$0.71
Aug 2020No figure$0.64
Jul 2020No figure$0.60
Jun 2020Not available$0.59
May 2020Not available$0.58
Apr 2020Not available$0.58
Mar 2020Not available$0.58
Feb 2020Not available$0.58
Jan 2020Not available$0.31
Dec 2019Not available$0.34
Nov 2019Not available$0.33
Oct 2019Not available$0.39
Sep 2019Not available$0.49
Aug 2019Not available$0.40
Jul 2019Too few reports to publish$0.39
Jun 2019Too few reports to publish$0.37
May 2019Too few reports to publish$0.38
Apr 2019Too few reports to publish$0.38
Mar 2019Too few reports to publish$0.38
Feb 2019Too few reports to publish$0.38
Jan 2019Too few reports to publish$0.40
Dec 2018Too few reports to publish$0.40
Nov 2018$0.42$0.39
Oct 2018$0.42$0.40
Sep 2018$0.42$0.45
Aug 2018$0.48$0.30
Jul 2018Too few reports to publish$0.31
Jun 2018Too few reports to publish$0.29
May 2018Too few reports to publish$0.30
Apr 2018Too few reports to publish$0.33
Mar 2018Too few reports to publish$0.34
Feb 2018Too few reports to publish$0.35
Jan 2018Too few reports to publish$0.38
Dec 2017Too few reports to publish$0.40
Nov 2017Too few reports to publish$0.40
Oct 2017Too few reports to publish$0.46
Sep 2017$0.85$0.59
Aug 2017$0.59$0.43
Jul 2017Too few reports to publish$0.37
Jun 2017Too few reports to publish$0.36
May 2017Too few reports to publish$0.36
Apr 2017Too few reports to publish$0.35
Mar 2017Too few reports to publish$0.36
Feb 2017Too few reports to publish$0.37
Jan 2017Too few reports to publish$0.39
Dec 2016Too few reports to publish$0.40
Nov 2016Too few reports to publish$0.40
Oct 2016$0.25$0.45
Sep 2016$0.29$0.51
Aug 2016$0.40$0.44
Jul 2016$0.46$0.40
Jun 2016Too few reports to publish$0.38
May 2016Too few reports to publish$0.39
Apr 2016Too few reports to publish$0.44
Mar 2016Too few reports to publish$0.45
Feb 2016Too few reports to publish$0.44
Jan 2016Too few reports to publish$0.43
Dec 2015Too few reports to publish$0.44
Nov 2015Too few reports to publish$0.43
Oct 2015$0.39$0.41
Sep 2015$0.38$0.44
Aug 2015$0.44$0.31
Jul 2015$0.48$0.19
Jun 2015Too few reports to publish$0.21
May 2015Too few reports to publish$0.25
Apr 2015Too few reports to publish$0.26
Mar 2015Too few reports to publish$0.28
Feb 2015Too few reports to publish$0.29
Jan 2015Too few reports to publish$0.32
Dec 2014Too few reports to publish$0.32
Nov 2014Too few reports to publish$0.36
Oct 2014$0.23$0.40
Sep 2014$0.28$0.46
Aug 2014$0.54$0.39
Jul 2014Too few reports to publish$0.33
Jun 2014Too few reports to publish$0.34
May 2014Too few reports to publish$0.37
Apr 2014Too few reports to publish$0.39
Mar 2014Not availableNot available
Feb 2014Not availableNot available
Jan 2014Not availableNot available
Dec 2013Not availableNot available
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Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Prices Survey. State estimates released Sep 30, 2020; US estimates released Sep 29, 2026. Quick Stats item "APPLES, FRESH MARKET - PRICE RECEIVED, MEASURED IN $ / LB". Retrieved Oct 20, 2026; snapshot 2026-10-20.1. Dollars as published, not adjusted for inflation. This product uses the NASS API but is not endorsed or certified by NASS.

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It is the average price farmers got for fresh market apples they sold that month, as reported to USDA's monthly prices survey.

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