Strawberries (dry pint) cost $2.58 a 12-ounce pack on average in U.S. cities in August 2026, 7% more than a year earlier (BLS series APU0000711415). The peak in this series since 2019 was $3.86 in December 2022.
Strawberries cost 7% more than a year ago
Monthly U.S. city average, dollars a 12-ounce pack. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average price data, series APU0000711415 (Strawberries, dry pint, per 12 oz. (340.2 gm)), through August 2026.
Year by year
Year
Average
Highest month
Lowest month
2026 (January to August)
$2.65
$3.08
$2.40
2025 (BLS published no October or November figure)
$2.65
$3.61
$2.22
2024
$2.72
$3.66
$2.06
2023
$2.85
$3.57
$2.42
2022
$2.88
$3.86
$2.21
2021 (January to November)
$2.67
$3.08
$2.26
2020 (BLS published no April figure)
$2.49
$3.29
$2.02
2019
$2.46
$3.28
$1.97
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A year in progress is marked with its months; a month BLS did not publish is named.
The price index for fresh fruits
The consumer price index for fresh fruits (CPI-U, seasonally adjusted, BLS series CUSR0000SEFK) stood at 432.0 in August 2026, 3.8% higher than a year earlier: the category as a whole, where the average price above is one item.