> Crabs: median wholesale price 8.44 EUR/kg across 7 markets in 4 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Source: https://husfarm.com/questions/crab-prices/ [Home](https://husfarm.com/)›[Questions and answers](https://husfarm.com/questions/)›Crab pricesQuestions and answers · data of 12 November 2026 # Crab prices: questions and answers Crabs: median wholesale price 8.44 EUR/kg across 7 markets in 4 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data. [Crab prices today](https://husfarm.com/today-price/crab/) - [What is the wholesale price of crabs today?](#q1) - [How do prices differ between types of crabs?](#q2) - [What is the price of crabs in different countries?](#q3) - [Are prices of crabs going up or down?](#q4) - [Which markets publish crab prices?](#q5) - [Why are there so many different crab prices?](#q6) - [Where do these crab prices come from?](#q7) - [How often are crab prices updated?](#q8) - [Can I get alerts or download crab prices?](#q9) ## What is the wholesale price of crabs today? The median wholesale price of crabs was 8.44 EUR/kg across 20 current quotes on 7 markets in 4 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 4.48 and 18.18 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. [All crabs quotes with charts](https://husfarm.com/today-price/crab/) ## How do prices differ between types of crabs? | Type | Quotes | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | Type not stated | 10 | 8.83 EUR/kg | | Spider | 3 | 8.37 EUR/kg | | Velvet | 3 | 18.1 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 crabs in different countries? | Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/country/spain/) | 3 | 8.37 EUR/kg | — | | [India](https://husfarm.com/country/india/) | 2 | 1.41 EUR/kg | 150.0 INR/kg | | [France](https://husfarm.com/country/france/) | 1 | 19.0 EUR/kg | — | Countries with the most markets quoting crabs; medians of the latest quote of each series. ## Are prices of crabs going up or down? At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 2 of 13 quotes for crabs rose, 0 fell and 11 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. [This week’s largest price moves](https://husfarm.com/weekly/) ## Which markets publish crab prices? 7 markets in 4 countries have current crab quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes: - [Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercados-de-abastecimientos-de-barcelona-sa/) Spain · 6 quotes - [Mercamadrid](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercamadrid/) Spain · 5 quotes - [Mercabilbao](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercabilbao/) Spain · 4 quotes - [MIN Rungis](https://husfarm.com/markets/min-rungis/) France · 3 quotes - [Valasaravakkam Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/valasaravakkam-market/) India · 1 quote - [Palani Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/palani-market/) India · 1 quote - [Obour Wholesale Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/obour-wholesale-market/) Egypt · 1 quote [All markets and exchanges](https://husfarm.com/markets/) ## Why are there so many different crab prices? Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 20 different crab quote names, for example: Crab legs frozen; Frozen crab claws; River crabs cooked; Brown crab (claw) EU; Crab; Crab. Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. [How to read a wholesale quote](https://husfarm.com/questions/what-does-a-wholesale-price-quote-mean/) ## Where do these crab 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. [Methodology](https://husfarm.com/methodology/) · [How prices are converted](https://husfarm.com/questions/how-does-husfarm-convert-prices-to-euros-per-kilogram/) ## How often are crab prices updated? The latest crab quote is from 10 November 2026; 1 of 7 markets published crab prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly. [Market publication calendar](https://husfarm.com/markets/calendar/) ## Can I get alerts or download crab prices? Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for crab 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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