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Banana prices in the Midwest

Per lb · USDA-reported store count 157 · week of October 17, 2026

Average advertised sale price, Midwest
$0.53/lb
$0.55 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
−11.2%
Sep 26–Oct 17, 2026 vs Oct 4–Oct 18, 2025
vs US average this week
−8.6%
US average $0.58

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Midwest, not the price at any one store, and not the everyday shelf price. Bananas, per lb, per lb; ads for the week of October 17, 2026. The BLS comparison is national only.

Definition and sources
  • How it's averaged: each advertised price is weighted by the number of stores USDA reports running it. That store count is summed across qualifying ads, so a store running two qualifying ads may count twice.
  • USDA label: “BANANAS”.
  • Data week: ads for the week of October 17, 2026, published by USDA on October 23, 2026. USDA publishes these weekly, on Fridays; this site checks for new reports every 30 minutes.
  • Coverage: USDA-reported store count 157. History since 2014.
  • BLS comparison: a close match. BLS: bananas, per lb. BLS averages include both sale and regular prices.
  • Sources: USDA AMS “Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity” (report 3324); BLS series APU0000711211. How we check the data.

The last 52 weeks

Midwest average ad price
$0.50 $0.55 10-1801-3103-2805-0906-1307-1808-2209-26

Midwest vs US since 2014

MidwestUS average
$0.20 $0.40 $0.60 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southeast $0.49 · Southwest $0.58 · South central $0.59 · Northwest $0.59 · Northeast $0.66

Ad prices are advertised sale prices, averaged across stores by how many stores USDA reports running each price. Store counts aren't independent observations: many stores can share one chain's ad. All groceries in the Midwest · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.