Chickpea prices: questions and answers
Chickpeas: median wholesale price 1.46 EUR/kg across 52 markets in 4 countries, quotes to 6 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of chickpeas today?
The median wholesale price of chickpeas was 1.46 EUR/kg across 69 current quotes on 52 markets in 4 countries (latest quote 6 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.20 and 1.71 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 chickpeas?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Kabuli (white gram) | 48 | 1.43 EUR/kg |
| Type not stated | 21 | 1.56 EUR/kg |
Kabuli (white gram) and desi (gram pulse) chickpeas are different products with different prices; each has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
What is the price of chickpeas in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 32 | 1.43 EUR/kg | 30.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 18 | 1.58 EUR/kg | 5,587 COP/kg |
| India | 1 | 0.89 EUR/kg | 95.0 INR/kg |
| Turkey | 1 | 0.54 EUR/kg | 30.3 TRY/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting chickpeas; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of chickpeas going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 7 of 66 quotes for chickpeas rose, 13 fell and 46 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 chickpea prices?
52 markets in 4 countries have current chickpea quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercado de Abasto de Morelia Mexico · 3 quotes
- Mumbai APMC, Vashi India · 2 quotes
- Centro Comercial Agropecuario de Aguascalientes Mexico · 2 quotes
- Central de Abasto, Mexico City Mexico · 2 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Pachuca Mexico · 2 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 2 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Ecatepec Mexico · 2 quotes
- Mercado de Abasto Adolfo López Mateos, Tepic Mexico · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different chickpea prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 22 different chickpea quote names, for example: Chickpeas, small, Guanajuato; Split chickpeas, grade Local, Other; Chickpeas, small, Sinaloa; Chickpeas, small, Sinaloa; Chickpeas, small, Mexico City; Chickpeas, small, Sinaloa.
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Which country produces the most chickpeas?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of chick peas, dry was 16.9 million t in 2024. The largest producer was India with 65.4% of the world total, followed by Australia and Turkey.
Which country exports the most chickpeas?
In 2024 the largest exporter of chick peas, dry was Australia with 844,457 t (30.7% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these chickpea 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 chickpea prices updated?
The latest chickpea quote is from 6 November 2026; 50 of 52 markets published chickpea 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 chickpea prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for chickpea 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.