Lotus Root prices: questions and answers
Lotus roots: median wholesale price 1.29 EUR/kg across 10 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 lotus roots today?
The median wholesale price of lotus roots was 1.29 EUR/kg across 10 current quotes on 10 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.87 and 1.55 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 lotus roots in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 8 | 1.04 EUR/kg | 37.8 TWD/kg |
| Japan | 1 | 3.31 EUR/kg | 583.2 JPY/kg |
| China | 1 | 1.59 EUR/kg | 13.9 HKD/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting lotus roots; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of lotus roots going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 5 of 9 quotes for lotus roots rose, 4 fell and 0 were unchanged; the median change was +2.1%.
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 lotus root prices?
10 markets in 3 countries have current lotus root quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Kyoto City Central Wholesale Market Japan · 1 quote
- Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Vegetable Market (VMO) China · 1 quote
- Sanchong Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
- Taichung Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
- Taipei First Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
- Taipei Second Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
- Pingtung Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
- Banqiao Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 1 quote
Where do these lotus root 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 lotus root prices updated?
The latest lotus root quote is from 10 November 2026; 9 of 10 markets published lotus root 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 lotus root prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for lotus root 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.