Blueberries
In season in the Midwest · up 46% this week
This fruit is at its local-harvest peak from June through August, and is generally in stores from April through September. This week it's in season in the Midwest — buying it in season usually means better quality and, as the regional prices below show, a lower price.
Per a typical 140g serving, scaled from the per-100g figures in USDA FoodData Central (Blueberries, raw).
- 1 SouthcentralCheapest $3.34/pint
- 2 Southwest $3.69/pint
- 3 Northeast $3.89/pint
- 4 Southeast $4.23/pint
- 5 Midwest $4.27/pint
- 6 Northwest $4.27/pint
Buying blueberries in the Southcentral saves about 22% versus the Northwest this week.
- How to pick a good one
- A silvery-white bloom on the skin is the natural coating and a sign of gentle handling — glossy berries have been rubbed. Look for plump, uniformly deep-blue berries with no red or green shoulders, and check the bottom of the container for crushed fruit or juice stains.
- What a good price looks like
- A pint runs $2.50 to $5 depending on the season, cheapest from June through August when domestic fruit is in. Under $3 a pint is the point to buy several and freeze. Frozen blueberries are excellent and often cheaper per pound than fresh even in season, so for baking there is rarely a reason to buy fresh.
- What you actually get
- A standard pint is about 12 oz, roughly 2 cups, and there is no waste at all beyond the odd stem. A pint is enough for a batch of muffins or four servings of fruit. They freeze better than any other berry — spread on a tray first, then bag, and they keep a year.
- How to store it
- Refrigerate unwashed in the original vented container and wash only as you eat them. They keep a week to ten days, longer than any other common berry.
- In the kitchen
- Do not wash them until you use them; the dusty bloom on the skin is a natural preservative and washing removes it. If you are baking with them, toss them in a spoonful of the recipe flour first so they do not all sink to the bottom, and use them frozen rather than thawed so they hold their shape and bleed less into the batter.
- Getting the most out of it
- Blueberries freeze better than any other berry and need no preparation to do it — spread them on a tray, then bag them. When the in-season price drops, buying several pounds to freeze is the single best value move in the berry aisle.
- 5 Ingredient Blueberry BreadRecipe by The Recipe Critic$0.27 / serving 1 in-season
- Best Blueberry MuffinsRecipe by Two Peas & Their Pod~$0.44 / serving 1 in-season
- Lemon Blueberry Muffins with Lemon GlazeRecipe by Two Peas & Their Pod~$0.45 / serving 2 in-season
- Blueberry Banana MuffinsRecipe by Natasha's Kitchen~$0.48 / serving 2 in-season
- Fresh Blueberry Peach CakeRecipe by Pinch of Yum~$0.51 / serving 2 in-season
- Blueberry Coffee CakeRecipe by Nora Cooks~$0.53 / serving 2 in-season
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Price from the USDA National Retail Report. Nutrition per typical serving, computed from USDA FoodData Central.
Blueberries — FAQ
When can you buy blueberries in season?
This fruit is at its local-harvest peak from June through August, and is generally in stores from April through September. This week the Midwest has blueberries marked in season.
What's the price of blueberries right now?
As of the week of September 4, 2026, the price of blueberries in the Midwest is $4.27/pint, up 46% from last week. It's cheapest in the Southcentral at $3.34/pint.
How many calories and how much protein are in blueberries?
A typical 140g serving of blueberries has about 80 calories, 1g protein, 20.3g carbohydrates, 0.4g fat, and 3.4g fiber, per USDA FoodData Central.
What can I make with blueberries?
SeasonSort indexes 317 recipes that use blueberries, each with its cost per serving computed from this week's prices — starting from about $0.15 a serving. The cheapest are listed on this page, with a link to the full filtered list.