Pumpkin Market Data, Grades and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-09Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$8.5B

Producing countries tracked

9

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

3

Trade corridors

3

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for the 2025 United States pumpkin crop, published in February 2026. They combine fresh-market and processing channels and are dated national crop measures—not global production, ornamental-only supply, canned-puree output, a current physical offer or a live delivered price.

United States pumpkin planted area

71700

acres · crop year 2025

United States pumpkin harvested area

68100

acres · crop year 2025

United States pumpkin production

14.7

million cwt · crop year 2025

United States pumpkin utilized production

14.5

million cwt · crop year 2025

United States pumpkin crop value

259

million USD · crop year 2025

Fresh edible, ornamental, processing, canned and seed pumpkins are separate products

Fresh edible pumpkins are sold by cultivar, maturity, size, condition and culinary use; carving and ornamental pumpkins may prioritize shape, color and stem appearance. Processing varieties move into puree or other manufactured forms with different composition, consistency, finish, pack and preservation requirements. Planting seed adds varietal-purity, germination and phytosanitary evidence. Atlas retains cultivar, intended use and product stage before comparing crop, grade, price or trade evidence.

Variety, maturity, size, grade and condition travel with the lot

The cited USDA fall and winter squash and pumpkin standard separates U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2. U.S. No. 1 requires similar varietal characteristics, well-matured product that is not broken or cracked, freedom from soft rot or wet breakdown, and limits on scars, dry rot, freezing, dirt, disease, insects and mechanical damage. Canned pumpkin uses separate color, consistency, finish, defect and flavor criteria. A comparable physical record therefore keeps variety, intended use, exact grade, inspection point, size basis, tolerances, pack and condition attached.

Crop totals do not determine a delivered pumpkin price

USDA NASS estimated 14.7 million hundredweight of United States pumpkin production from 68,100 harvested acres in 2025, with 14.5 million hundredweight utilized and a crop value of $259 million. The release identifies 9.63 million hundredweight for fresh market and 241,644 tons for processing. Those dated aggregates span cultivars, edible and ornamental uses, sizes, grades, regions and sale channels. A delivered price still requires a defined lot, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current permitted physical evidence.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are edible and ornamental pumpkins interchangeable?

No. Culinary, carving and ornamental pumpkins may use different cultivars, maturity, flesh, shape, color, stem and defect expectations. The intended use and variety must remain explicit.

Are fresh pumpkins and canned pumpkin the same trade product?

No. Canned pumpkin is a heat-processed pulp product evaluated for color, consistency, finish, defects, flavor and container requirements. Fresh pumpkins are traded by cultivar, maturity, size and condition.

What does the 14.7 million hundredweight figure represent?

It is USDA NASS's estimate of total United States pumpkin production for crop year 2025, combining fresh-market and processing channels. It is not global production or a current physical price.

Which fields make physical pumpkin offers comparable?

Botanical type or cultivar, edible, ornamental, carving, processing or seed use, product form, grade and inspection basis, maturity and cure, color, shape, diameter or count size, stem condition, defect tolerances, crop or pack date, treatment, package and net weight, origin, phytosanitary or seed certification where relevant, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.