Carrot prices: questions and answers
Topped carrots: median wholesale price 0.55 EUR/kg across 188 markets in 31 countries, quotes to 13 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of topped carrots today?
The median wholesale price of topped carrots was 0.55 EUR/kg across 318 current quotes on 188 markets in 31 countries (latest quote 13 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.34 and 0.80 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. Other types of carrots are shown separately below, because they are different products with different prices.
How do prices differ between types of carrots?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Topped carrots | 318 | 0.55 EUR/kg |
| Baby carrots | 13 | 2.16 EUR/kg |
Topped carrots sold loose or in bags, bunched carrots with their leaves and baby carrots are priced differently and often in different units, so each has its own scale.
Where are prices of topped carrots lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of topped carrots were lowest in South Africa (0.24 EUR/kg), Colombia (0.34 EUR/kg), Poland (0.38 EUR/kg) and highest in Croatia (1.23 EUR/kg), France (1.13 EUR/kg), United States (0.98 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 topped carrots in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 43 | 0.34 EUR/kg | 1,204 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 41 | 0.45 EUR/kg | 9.50 MXN/kg |
| Japan | 19 | 0.71 EUR/kg | 126.0 JPY/kg |
| Turkey | 14 | 0.39 EUR/kg | 21.5 TRY/kg |
| Poland | 8 | 0.38 EUR/kg | 1.67 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 8 | 0.82 EUR/kg | 29.7 TWD/kg |
| Spain | 7 | 0.88 EUR/kg | — |
| United States | 7 | 0.98 EUR/kg | 1.09 USD/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting topped carrots; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of topped carrots going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 66 of 278 quotes for topped carrots rose, 51 fell and 161 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 carrot prices?
191 markets in 34 countries have current carrot quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Chicago Terminal Market United States · 16 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 15 quotes
- Philadelphia Terminal Market United States · 15 quotes
- New York Terminal Market United States · 12 quotes
- Boston Terminal Market United States · 11 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 10 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 9 quotes
- Columbia Terminal Market United States · 9 quotes
Why are there so many different carrot prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 202 different carrot quote names, for example: Carrots, California, baby peeled; Carrots, grade 1L; Carrots, California, baby peeled; Carrots, Guatemala, baby peeled mixed colors; Carrots, California, baby peeled, carton of 15 × 2 lb film bags; Carrots baby container nn mass 5.00 count 10.
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Which country produces the most carrots?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of carrots and turnips was 45.1 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 42.2% of the world total, followed by Uzbekistan and India.
Which country exports the most carrots?
In 2024 the largest exporter of carrots and turnips was China with 901,382 t (28.2% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these carrot 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 carrot prices updated?
The latest carrot quote is from 13 November 2026; 114 of 191 markets published carrot prices in the seven days to 13 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download carrot prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for carrot 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.