Artichoke prices: questions and answers
Artichokes: median wholesale price 1.60 EUR/kg across 12 markets in 7 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of artichokes today?
The median wholesale price of artichokes was 1.60 EUR/kg across 10 current quotes on 12 markets in 7 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.29 and 2.77 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of artichokes?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 7 | 1.50 EUR/kg |
| White (Spanish type) | 3 | 2.80 EUR/kg |
White Spanish artichokes, purple Italian and French types and small poivrade artichokes are different products, often sold per head. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
What is the price of artichokes in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 2.80 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 2 | 6.50 EUR/kg | — |
| South Africa | 2 | 1.67 EUR/kg | 31.0 ZAR/kg |
| Argentina | 1 | 1.42 EUR/kg | 2,448 ARS/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting artichokes; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of artichokes going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 5 of 15 quotes for artichokes rose, 3 fell and 7 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish artichoke prices?
12 markets in 7 countries have current artichoke quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 4 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 3 quotes
- Metropolitan Agri-food Unit (UAM), Montevideo Uruguay · 2 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 1 quote
- MIN Rungis France · 1 quote
- Istanbul Wholesale Markets Turkey · 1 quote
- Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Spain · 1 quote
- Supply Central Markets Sevilla Spain · 1 quote
Why are there so many different artichoke prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 16 different artichoke quote names, for example: Artichokes, Buenos Aires, grade 1A, medium; Artichokes Camus France Class I box of 15 (per piece); Artichokes, Espina, Uruguay, large, grade E; Artichokes from levante; Artichoke white Spain cat.I +13cm pack 12; Artichoke.
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Which country produces the most artichokes?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of artichokes was 1.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Egypt with 34.7% of the world total, followed by Italy and Spain.
Which country exports the most artichokes?
In 2024 the largest exporter of artichokes was Spain with 13,059 t (35.7% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these artichoke prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are artichoke prices updated?
The latest artichoke quote is from 10 November 2026; 2 of 12 markets published artichoke prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download artichoke prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for artichoke prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.