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Banana prices in the South central
Per lb · USDA-reported store count 65 · week of October 17, 2026
What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the South central, 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 65. 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
South central vs US since 2014
Other regions this week
Southeast $0.49 · Midwest $0.53 · Southwest $0.58 · 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 South central · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.