Clam prices: questions and answers
Clams: median wholesale price 8.10 EUR/kg across 14 markets in 4 countries, quotes to 12 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of clams today?
The median wholesale price of clams was 8.10 EUR/kg across 42 current quotes on 14 markets in 4 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 5.51 and 16.56 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 clams?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 18 | 6.55 EUR/kg |
| Chirla | 16 | 6.73 EUR/kg |
| Fine | 5 | 17.5 EUR/kg |
| Cultivated | 3 | 20.0 EUR/kg |
Types are read from the names the markets publish, so that a comparison puts like with like. Quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
What is the price of clams in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 6 | 2.69 EUR/kg | 9,500 COP/kg |
| Spain | 5 | 9.16 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 17.1 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 1 | 16.0 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting clams; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of clams going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 6 of 35 quotes for clams rose, 6 fell and 23 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 clam prices?
14 markets in 4 countries have current clam quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercamadrid Spain · 9 quotes
- Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Spain · 7 quotes
- Mercabilbao Spain · 6 quotes
- Rome Wholesale Market Italy · 5 quotes
- Supply Central Markets Sevilla Spain · 2 quotes
- Mercavalència Spain · 2 quotes
- Bogotá DC Corabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 2 quotes
- Bogotá Paloquemao Market Colombia · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different clam prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 25 different clam quote names, for example: Chirla clam large italy; Clam lluenta fresh; Chamelea gallina clam; Carpet shell clams, Farmed, fresh, RUDITAPES PHILIPPINARUM, CLJ; Clams (Chirla), Fresh; Clams (Chirla), Fresh.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Where do these clam 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 clam prices updated?
The latest clam quote is from 12 November 2026; 12 of 14 markets published clam prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download clam prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for clam 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.