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Banana prices in the Southwest

Per lb · USDA-reported store count 774 · week of October 17, 2026

Average advertised sale price, Southwest
$0.58/lb
$0.69 the week before
Last 4 weeks vs a year earlier
−1.9%
Sep 26–Oct 17, 2026 vs Sep 27–Oct 18, 2025
vs US average this week
0.0%
US average $0.58

What this number means: the average advertised sale price in grocery-store weekly ads across the Southwest, 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 774. 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

Southwest average ad price
$0.60 $0.70 $0.80 10-1812-0601-2403-1405-0206-2008-0809-26

Southwest vs US since 2014

SouthwestUS average
$0.40 $0.50 $0.60 $0.70 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Other regions this week

Southeast $0.49 · Midwest $0.53 · 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 Southwest · Download weekly prices (CSV) · Report a correction.