FORM 3
        	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Mansueto Joseph D	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
5/10/2017 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC [WFM]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

550 BOWIE STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)	
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78703       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
Common Stock  	3600  	D  	 	
Common Stock  	1000  	I  	By child  	
Common Stock  	1000  	I  	By child  	
Common Stock  	1000  	I  	By child  	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)	
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares				

Explanation of Responses:	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Mansueto Joseph D
550 BOWIE STREET
AUSTIN, TX 78703	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Albert Percival as Attorney-in-Fact for Joe Mansueto		5/18/2017	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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May 11, 2017

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:  Whole Foods Market, Inc.

The undersigned, a person who is subject to ownership reporting pursuant to
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and requirements pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Securities Act"), in respect of the equity securities of Whole
Foods Market, Inc. ("WFM"), hereby makes, constitutes and appoints any of Keith
Manbeck (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Albert Percival
(Senior Securities, Finance and Governance Counsel), Melissa Peterson
(Securities, Finance and Governance Counsel) and Mandy Shuck (Coordinator,
Compensation) as my true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full power and
authority (1) to make and file on my behalf any reports or statements of
beneficial ownership or changes of beneficial ownership, including Forms 3, 4
and 5 and amendments to these forms, or other documents which I may be required
or permitted to file under the Exchange Act, and (2) to make and file on my
behalf any notice of proposed sale of securities or other document, including
Form 144, which I may be required or permitted to file under the Securities Act.
 I hereby revoke any previous power of attorney I may have given to any person
at WFM to make and file such reports, statements and notices.

This power of attorney shall remain in force from the date hereof through the
time at which I may be subject to reporting obligations under Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act or the requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and
for so long as I may continue to be subject to such obligations or requirements,
unless earlier expressly revoked by me in writing and delivered to WFM.  Each of
my attorneys-in-fact may, in his or her sole discretion, designate one or more
substitute attorneys-in-fact to act in his or her place.

I acknowledge that my attorneys-in-fact, in serving in this capacity at my
request, are not assuming, nor is WFM assuming, any of my responsibilities to
comply with the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
thereunder.

This authorization is effective until further notice.

Sincerely,

/s/ Joe Mansueto
Name:  Joe Mansueto