Ginger prices: questions and answers
Ginger: median wholesale price 2.37 EUR/kg across 38 markets in 15 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of ginger today?
The median wholesale price of ginger was 2.37 EUR/kg across 55 current quotes on 38 markets in 15 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.48 and 3.03 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 origins of ginger?
| Origin | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Origin not stated | 46 | 2.47 EUR/kg |
| Chinese | 4 | 1.46 EUR/kg |
Chinese, Thai, Brazilian and Indian ginger differ in size, skin and price; each origin has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no origin are kept together.
Where are prices of ginger lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of ginger were lowest in India (1.01 EUR/kg), Pakistan (1.08 EUR/kg), Argentina (1.89 EUR/kg) and highest in Turkey (3.90 EUR/kg), Poland (3.42 EUR/kg), France (3.03 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 ginger in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 8 | 2.21 EUR/kg | 80.1 TWD/kg |
| Turkey | 6 | 3.90 EUR/kg | 217.5 TRY/kg |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1.08 EUR/kg | 332.5 PKR/kg |
| France | 3 | 3.03 EUR/kg | — |
| India | 3 | 1.01 EUR/kg | 107.5 INR/kg |
| Poland | 3 | 3.42 EUR/kg | 15.0 PLN/kg |
| South Africa | 2 | 2.21 EUR/kg | 41.0 ZAR/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 1.98 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting ginger; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of ginger going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 9 of 30 quotes for ginger rose, 5 fell and 16 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 ginger prices?
38 markets in 15 countries have current ginger quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 6 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 5 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 4 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 3 quotes
- Al-Fardah Central Fruit and Vegetable Market Kuwait · 2 quotes
- Lahore Market Pakistan · 2 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 2 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different ginger prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 31 different ginger quote names, for example: Ginger container ae mass 5; Ginger Brazil; Ginger, grade 1; Ginger Import; Chinese ginger 3 kg; Ginger (china).
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Which country produces the most ginger?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of ginger was 4.9 million t in 2024. The largest producer was India with 47.7% of the world total, followed by Nigeria and China.
Where do these ginger 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 ginger prices updated?
The latest ginger quote is from 11 November 2026; 18 of 38 markets published ginger 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 ginger prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for ginger 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.