Edible Oil: wholesale price
A typical US business buyer pays a median of $1.15 per unit at small order quantities, falling to $0.40 at volume, on a typical 14-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 | $1.15 |
| 1,000–4,999 units | $0.95 |
| 5,000–9,999 units | $0.80 |
| 10,000–24,999 units | $0.65 |
| 25,000–99,999 units | $0.50 |
| 100,000+ units | $0.40 |
What moves the price
For edible oil, the drivers are filtration grade, airflow resistance, electrostatic charge, material layer count, roll width, DEXRON/MERCON spec, friction modifier package, viscosity — the same item can land at either end of the band depending on how those are specified.
Real supplier quotes for edible/cooking oil cluster around roughly $800-$1,500 per metric ton for conventional refined sunflower/vegetable oil, with premium or organic grades higher and some supplier listings showing lower promotional rates around $300-$700 per ton at larger factory MOQs. For US-facing wholesale, the realistic routes are importers, foodservice wholesalers, and B2B marketplace suppliers; price moves most with oil type (soy/sunflower/canola/palm), refinement/food-grade certification, organic/non-GMO status, packaging format, and whether pricing is quoted ex-works, FOB, or landed.
Paying more than the median?
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