Garlic prices: questions and answers
Cured bulbs: median wholesale price 3.36 EUR/kg across 136 markets in 26 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of cured bulbs today?
The median wholesale price of cured bulbs was 3.36 EUR/kg across 196 current quotes on 136 markets in 26 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.89 and 4.78 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. Other types of garlic are shown separately below, because they are different products with different prices.
How do prices differ between types of garlic?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Cured bulbs | 196 | 3.36 EUR/kg |
| Fresh green garlic | 5 | 1.18 EUR/kg |
Cured bulbs sold by weight and fresh green garlic sold in bunches are different products with different prices and seasons, so each has its own scale; chopped and dehydrated garlic is listed separately.
Where are prices of cured bulbs lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of cured bulbs were lowest in Pakistan (0.99 EUR/kg), Peru (1.70 EUR/kg), Colombia (1.74 EUR/kg) and highest in Uruguay (7.32 EUR/kg), France (5.70 EUR/kg), South Africa (4.85 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 cured bulbs in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 36 | 4.81 EUR/kg | 101.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 36 | 1.74 EUR/kg | 6,150 COP/kg |
| Turkey | 12 | 1.84 EUR/kg | 102.5 TRY/kg |
| Taiwan | 8 | 2.58 EUR/kg | 93.6 TWD/kg |
| Poland | 6 | 4.55 EUR/kg | 20.0 PLN/kg |
| South Africa | 5 | 4.85 EUR/kg | 90.0 ZAR/kg |
| France | 5 | 5.70 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 5 | 4.85 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting cured bulbs; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of cured bulbs going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 33 of 168 quotes for cured bulbs rose, 42 fell and 93 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 garlic prices?
140 markets in 29 countries have current garlic quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 26 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 9 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 8 quotes
- Ambato Ep-Ema Wholesale Markets Ecuador · 6 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 6 quotes
- min Marseille France · 4 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 3 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 3 quotes
Why are there so many different garlic prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 115 different garlic quote names, for example: Garlic, Mendoza, grade 1A, size 10; Garlic imported grade 1l container ad mass 10; Garlic Local 1l Box (5kg); Domestic garlic, hembra grade, Chinese seed; Garlic white dried Spain Class I 70-90mm bag 5kg; Garlic pink Lautrec Label Rouge dried France Class I 70-90mm tray.
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Which country produces the most garlic?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of green garlic was 29.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 72.9% of the world total, followed by India and Egypt.
Which country exports the most garlic?
In 2024 the largest exporter of green garlic was China with 2.4 million t (79.4% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these garlic 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 garlic prices updated?
The latest garlic quote is from 10 November 2026; 93 of 140 markets published garlic 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 garlic prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for garlic 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.