Chestnut prices: questions and answers
Chestnuts: median wholesale price 4.50 EUR/kg across 25 markets in 8 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of chestnuts today?
The median wholesale price of chestnuts was 4.50 EUR/kg across 33 current quotes on 25 markets in 8 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.71 and 5.70 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 chestnuts?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 26 | 4.44 EUR/kg |
| French G1 (45–65/kg) | 5 | 4.70 EUR/kg |
French G1 chestnuts are a size grade of 45–65 nuts per kg; organic chestnuts and quotes that give no size or type are kept on their own scales.
Where are prices of chestnuts lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of chestnuts were lowest in China (1.24 EUR/kg), Taiwan (1.48 EUR/kg), Spain (3.81 EUR/kg) and highest in Turkey (5.53 EUR/kg), France (5.40 EUR/kg), Spain (3.81 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 chestnuts in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7 | 5.40 EUR/kg | — |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1.48 EUR/kg | 53.5 TWD/kg |
| Turkey | 4 | 5.53 EUR/kg | 308.3 TRY/kg |
| China | 3 | 1.24 EUR/kg | 6.46 CNY/kg |
| Spain | 3 | 3.81 EUR/kg | — |
| Greece | 1 | 4.75 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 1 | 4.55 EUR/kg | — |
| Japan | 1 | 17.2 EUR/kg | 3,024 JPY/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting chestnuts; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of chestnuts going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 13 of 28 quotes for chestnuts rose, 3 fell and 12 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 chestnut prices?
25 markets in 8 countries have current chestnut quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- MIN Nantes France · 3 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 3 quotes
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 2 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 2 quotes
- Mercatenerife Spain · 2 quotes
- Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Vegetable Market (VMO) China · 2 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 1 quote
- Central Market of Thessaloniki Greece · 1 quote
Why are there so many different chestnut prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 18 different chestnut quote names, for example: Chestnut France G1 (45-65/kg); Chestnut châtaigne France G1 (45-65/kg) bag 5kg; Chestnut catty; Chestnut France G1 (45-65/kg); Chestnuts, Outside Santa Cruz de Tenerife province (non-local); Chestnut.
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Which country produces the most chestnuts?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of chestnuts, in shell was 2.1 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 72.9% of the world total, followed by Spain and Bolivia.
Where do these chestnut 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 chestnut prices updated?
The latest chestnut quote is from 10 November 2026; 14 of 25 markets published chestnut 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 chestnut prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for chestnut 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.