Avocado prices: questions and answers
Avocados: median wholesale price 1.70 EUR/kg across 130 markets in 19 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of avocados today?
The median wholesale price of avocados was 1.70 EUR/kg across 253 current quotes on 130 markets in 19 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.27 and 2.41 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 varieties of avocados?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 107 | 1.70 EUR/kg |
| Hass | 103 | 1.76 EUR/kg |
| Fuerte | 26 | 1.85 EUR/kg |
| Reed | 6 | 1.28 EUR/kg |
| Pinkerton | 6 | 1.08 EUR/kg |
| Breda | 5 | 0.86 EUR/kg |
Hass, the dark-skinned variety that dominates world trade, and green-skinned Fuerte are different products with different prices. Each variety has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no variety are kept together.
Where are prices of avocados lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of avocados were lowest in Brazil (0.74 EUR/kg), South Africa (1.21 EUR/kg), Taiwan (1.57 EUR/kg) and highest in Spain (5.60 EUR/kg), France (4.00 EUR/kg), Italy (3.50 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of avocados in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41 | 1.74 EUR/kg | 36.5 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 34 | 2.41 EUR/kg | 8,500 COP/kg |
| Turkey | 11 | 1.97 EUR/kg | 110.0 TRY/kg |
| Brazil | 7 | 0.74 EUR/kg | 4.44 BRL/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1.57 EUR/kg | 56.9 TWD/kg |
| France | 6 | 4.00 EUR/kg | — |
| South Africa | 4 | 1.21 EUR/kg | 22.5 ZAR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting avocados; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of avocados going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 57 of 203 quotes for avocados rose, 50 fell and 96 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 avocado prices?
130 markets in 19 countries have current avocado quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 62 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 13 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 13 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 10 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 10 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 6 quotes
- São Paulo Wholesale Markets Brazil · 5 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 5 quotes
Why are there so many different avocado prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 188 different avocado quote names, for example: Avocado Fuerte 1m Carton Open Top (4kg); Avocado fuerte grade 1l container le mass 4.00 count 14; Avocados, Hass, Brazil, grade EL, large; Avocado Hass South America pack 16 (16pcs); Choquette avocados; Avocados Hass Chile box of 18 (per 18 pieces).
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Which country produces the most avocados?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of avocados was 11.2 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Mexico with 24.6% of the world total, followed by Colombia and Dominican Republic.
Which country exports the most avocados?
In 2024 the largest exporter of avocados was Mexico with 1.2 million t (34.5% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these avocado 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 avocado prices updated?
The latest avocado quote is from 10 November 2026; 109 of 130 markets published avocado prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download avocado prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for avocado 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.