FOB Shipping Point

USDA Mid Mostly Price ($/unit)

Selected variety: Gala

Yakima
Washington
72.4%
Of Volume

Cartons Tray Pack

$36.16/CARTON
$30.95 - $38.95
▲ $1.07
Vs LW
Appalachia
MD, PA, VA, & WV
2.1%
Of Volume

Cartons Tray Pack

$36.50/CARTON
$34.00 - $39.00
No Change
Michigan
15.2%
Of Volume

Cartons Tray Pack

$29.48/CARTON
$26.00 - $32.95
No Change
New York
7.6%
Of Volume

Cartons 12 3-pound film bags

$26.75/CARTON
$25.00 - $28.50
No Change
As of May 4, 2026

Seasonal Heatmap

FOB Shipping Point: Yakima, Appalachia, Michigan, and New York apples

USDA Mid Mostly Price ($/carton)

Lower
Higher

Weekly-compressed history is the dominant older shape; recent dates are layered in from daily rows.

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2020
22.35
22.34
23.14
23.56
23.98
21.30
28.13
27.60
24.36
24.39
25.55
26.15
2021
26.70
27.12
26.93
26.97
26.66
24.56
30.39
32.23
29.96
28.20
27.43
27.71
2022
28.25
28.37
28.34
29.76
28.50
26.13
30.51
32.24
31.35
29.28
29.82
30.55
2023
31.99
33.42
32.75
32.22
31.96
32.10
30.41
32.69
30.14
29.88
27.70
26.76
2024
26.61
26.88
27.24
27.66
28.19
29.37
29.52
28.47
28.04
28.05
28.14
28.15
2025
29.16
30.05
29.92
29.94
29.73
29.48
27.51
29.28
27.65
25.88
25.68
26.15
2026
27.24
28.00
28.77
29.27
30.54

Year-over-Year Comparison

Historical Tendency

Price
Context
May 2026
$30.54
All Sources • GALA
May 2025
$29.73
Same bucket prior year
Difference
+$0.81
Peak avg Aug • $30.42
Year
Apr → May
May → Jun
Jun → Jul
2025
-$0.21
-$0.25
-$1.97
2024
+$0.53
+$1.18
+$0.15
2023
-$0.26
+$0.14
-$1.69
2022
-$1.26
-$2.37
+$4.38
2021
-$0.31
-$2.10
+$5.83
2020
+$0.42
-$2.68
+$6.83
Average
-$0.18
-$1.01
+$2.26
As of May 2026

Historical Movement & Average Price

Aggregate Volume (lbs) of Imports & Domestic Shipments at First Point of Sale

USDA FOB Shipping Point Mid Mostly Price ($/carton)

Washington
New York
Michigan
Appalachia
Idaho
Canada
Chile
New Zealand
Other
Washington

Recent Volume Movement

Imports & Domestic Shipments at First Point of Sale

Last 7 Days:Apr 25 to May 2
207M lbs
97.2%
vs LW
Trailing 30-Day Snapshot
Daily Volume
Origin Breakdown
Top Shipping Districts
As of May 2, 2026

Country of Origin

Average Volume Share by Week

Apr 2024 to Apr 2026

Washington 78.8%
Week 18 current average
Washington
New York
Michigan
Appalachia
Idaho
Canada
Chile
New Zealand
Other

Over the next 6 weeks, Washington remains the leading origin each week, averaging 79.8% share.

As of May 2, 2026

US Apple Production

USDA NASS QUICKSTATS · ANNUAL, NATIONAL

5.4M
tons (2024)
5.4% YoY
Annual Production
USDA NASS QuickStats

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