Gherkin prices: questions and answers
Gherkins: median wholesale price 2.16 EUR/kg across 7 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of gherkins today?
The median wholesale price of gherkins was 2.16 EUR/kg across 12 current quotes on 7 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.92 and 2.82 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 gherkins in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 3 | 2.62 EUR/kg | 11.5 PLN/kg |
| Turkey | 3 | 0.99 EUR/kg | 55.0 TRY/kg |
| South Africa | 1 | 0.55 EUR/kg | 10.2 ZAR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting gherkins; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of gherkins going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 1 of 8 quotes for gherkins rose, 0 fell and 7 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 gherkin prices?
7 markets in 3 countries have current gherkin quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Łódź Wholesale Market Zjazdowa Poland · 3 quotes
- Wielkopolska Agricultural Exchange (WGRO), Poznań Poland · 3 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 2 quotes
- Elizówka Lublin Wholesale Market Poland · 1 quote
- Kayseri Wholesale Market Turkey · 1 quote
- Konya Wholesale Market Turkey · 1 quote
- Manisa Wholesale Market Turkey · 1 quote
Why are there so many different gherkin prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 6 different gherkin quote names, for example: Pickling cucumbers; Fermented cucumbers; Gherkins; Fermented cucumbers; Pickling cucumber (gherkin); Pickling cucumber (gherkin).
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 gherkin 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 gherkin prices updated?
The latest gherkin quote is from 10 November 2026; 3 of 7 markets published gherkin 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 gherkin prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for gherkin 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.