Price guide · Agriculture Garden
Mushrooms: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $2.25 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $1.30 at volume, on a typical 7-day lead time. These medians come from published supplier pricing. Treat them as a starting point for a sourcing conversation rather than a binding quote.
Median price by order quantity
| Order size | Median /unit |
|---|---|
| 500–999 units | $2.25 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $2.00 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $1.80 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $1.60 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $1.45 |
| 100,000+ units | $1.30 |
What moves the price
For mushrooms, the drivers are blend recipe, cut format, organic status, pack size, private label print, cut size, caffeine free, bulk pack size — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real published wholesale quotes for fresh mushrooms cluster around about $1.45/lb on USDA/NASS market reports and about $21.95 per 10-lb case in NYC market data, while specialty wholesale routes commonly quote $7–$15/lb depending on species and freshness. The biggest price drivers are mushroom type/species, whether the product is fresh versus dried, organic certification, and packaging format; local farm-direct and restaurant-supply channels are the most realistic routes for custom bulk procurement, while import/landed pricing is more relevant for dried or specialty species. For very large quantities, price pressure usually comes from case size, consistent weekly volume, and lower-cost commodity species such as white/button mushrooms rather than gourmet varieties.
Paying more than the median?
If you reorder mushrooms regularly, run a free savings check — enter what you pay and see it against these researched medians, item by item. About three minutes, no card or account.