Vegetables · national summary · report of Fri Sep 25, 2026
Squash: advertised prices this week
What US supermarkets advertised for Squash in the week ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, from the USDA AMS weekly survey of grocery circulars and digital promotions.
Conventional
Each comparison below uses the report’s own two figures for that row: the change in the average advertised price, computed as (this week − same week last year) ÷ same week last year, rounded to whole percent. A row is listed only where both weeks are reported.
- The average advertised price for Squash Acorn (per lb) is $1.16 this week compared with $1.01 in the same week last year, a change of +15%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Buttercup (per lb) is $1.18 this week compared with $0.99 in the same week last year, a change of +19%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Butternut (per lb) is $1.15 this week compared with $1.04 in the same week last year, a change of +11%.
- The average advertised price for Squash GREY (per lb) is $1.80 this week compared with $1.01 in the same week last year, a change of +78%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Kabocha (per lb) is $1.13 this week compared with $0.92 in the same week last year, a change of +23%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Spaghetti (per lb) is $1.16 this week compared with $1.01 in the same week last year, a change of +15%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Yellow Crookneck/Straightneck (per lb) is $1.65 this week compared with $1.78 in the same week last year, a change of -7%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Zucchini (per lb) is $1.60 this week compared with $1.58 in the same week last year, a change of +1%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squash | Acorn | per lb | 3,597 | $1.16 | 3,914 | $1.17 | 3,785 | $1.01 |
| Squash | Buttercup | per lb | 2,101 | $1.18 | 1,495 | $1.25 | 1,941 | $0.99 |
| Squash | Butternut | per lb | 3,678 | $1.15 | 4,033 | $1.17 | 3,780 | $1.04 |
| Squash | GREY | per lb | 150 | $1.80 | 111 | $1.00 | 244 | $1.01 |
| Squash | Kabocha | per lb | 638 | $1.13 | 315 | $1.15 | 514 | $0.92 |
| Squash | Spaghetti | per lb | 3,330 | $1.16 | 4,007 | $1.19 | 3,403 | $1.01 |
| Squash | Yellow Crookneck/Straightneck | per lb | 1,975 | $1.65 | 483 | $2.18 | 614 | $1.78 |
| Squash | Zucchini | per lb | 2,271 | $1.60 | 543 | $2.10 | 1,023 | $1.58 |
Organic
Compared with the same week last year:
- The average advertised price for Squash Acorn (per lb) is $1.69 this week compared with $1.58 in the same week last year, a change of +7%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Butternut (per lb) is $1.69 this week compared with $1.65 in the same week last year, a change of +2%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Spaghetti (per lb) is $1.69 this week compared with $1.59 in the same week last year, a change of +6%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Yellow Crookneck/Straightneck (per lb) is $1.99 this week compared with $2.29 in the same week last year, a change of -13%.
- The average advertised price for Squash Zucchini (per lb) is $2.39 this week compared with $2.01 in the same week last year, a change of +19%.
| Commodity | Variety | Unit | This week — number of ads | This week — average advertised price | Last week — number of ads | Last week — average advertised price | Same week last year — number of ads | Same week last year — average advertised price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squash | Acorn | per lb | 639 | $1.69 | 177 | $1.57 | 646 | $1.58 |
| Squash | Butternut | per lb | 639 | $1.69 | 177 | $1.57 | 790 | $1.65 |
| Squash | Kabocha | per lb | 266 | $1.58 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Squash | Spaghetti | per lb | 639 | $1.69 | 139 | $1.59 | 565 | $1.59 |
| Squash | Yellow Crookneck/Straightneck | per lb | 154 | $1.99 | 154 | $1.99 | 154 | $2.29 |
| Squash | Zucchini | per lb | 2,844 | $2.39 | 341 | $1.98 | 2,135 | $2.01 |
Source: USDA AMS Specialty Crops Market News, Weekly Grocery Store Specialty Crops Feature Activity, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026, linked to the source record. Record id: FVWRETAIL, report of Fri Sep 25, 2026. Period: ads ending during 9/19/2026 to 10/1/2026, fetched 2026-10-02. Data file: ams_fv_retail.json, September 2026, the parsed national tables of the source record, fetched 2026-10-02.