Dried chilli and paprika prices: questions and answers
Dried chillies: median wholesale price 7.14 EUR/kg across 39 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of dried chillies today?
The median wholesale price of dried chillies was 7.14 EUR/kg across 131 current quotes on 39 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 6.43 and 8.45 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.
What is the price of dried chillies in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 37 | 7.14 EUR/kg | 150.0 MXN/kg |
| Nepal | 1 | 3.12 EUR/kg | 530.0 NPR/kg |
| Spain | 1 | 28.5 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting dried chillies; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of dried chillies going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 10 of 131 quotes for dried chillies rose, 6 fell and 115 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 dried chilli and paprika prices?
39 markets in 3 countries have current dried chilli and paprika quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Centro Comercial Agropecuario de Aguascalientes Mexico · 6 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Puebla Mexico · 5 quotes
- Mercado de Abasto de Querétaro Mexico · 5 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Minatitlán Mexico · 5 quotes
- Central de Abasto, Mexico City Mexico · 4 quotes
- Central de Abasto de Pachuca Mexico · 4 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 4 quotes
- Mercado Felipe Ángeles, Guadalajara Mexico · 4 quotes
Why are there so many different dried chilli and paprika prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 49 different dried chilli and paprika quote names, for example: Guajillo chillies, dried, Aguascalientes; Guajillo chillies, dried, Zacatecas, 35 kg sack; Guajillo chillies, dried, Zacatecas; Guajillo chillies, dried, Puebla; Guajillo chillies, dried, Zacatecas; Guajillo chillies, dried, Mexico City.
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Which country produces the most dried chillies?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of chillies and peppers, dry was 5.5 million t in 2024. The largest producer was India with 53.3% of the world total, followed by China and Thailand.
Where do these dried chilli and paprika 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 dried chilli and paprika prices updated?
The latest dried chilli and paprika quote is from 11 November 2026; 39 of 39 markets published dried chilli and paprika 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 dried chilli and paprika prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for dried chilli and paprika 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.