Mackerel prices: questions and answers
Mackerel: median wholesale price 6.20 EUR/kg across 21 markets in 6 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of mackerel today?
The median wholesale price of mackerel was 6.20 EUR/kg across 26 current quotes on 21 markets in 6 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 4.85 and 7.14 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.
Where are prices of mackerel lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of mackerel were lowest in China (3.30 EUR/kg), Turkey (4.00 EUR/kg), Spain (4.50 EUR/kg) and highest in Colombia (7.01 EUR/kg), France (5.75 EUR/kg), Spain (4.50 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 mackerel in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 14 | 7.01 EUR/kg | 24,750 COP/kg |
| Spain | 3 | 4.50 EUR/kg | — |
| China | 1 | 3.30 EUR/kg | 24.6 CNY/kg |
| France | 1 | 5.75 EUR/kg | — |
| Turkey | 1 | 4.00 EUR/kg | 223.1 TRY/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting mackerel; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of mackerel going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 5 of 22 quotes for mackerel rose, 6 fell and 11 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 mackerel prices?
21 markets in 6 countries have current mackerel quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Ankara Wholesale Market Turkey · 4 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 3 quotes
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 2 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 1 quote
- Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Spain · 1 quote
- Mercabilbao Spain · 1 quote
- Obour Wholesale Market Egypt · 1 quote
- Armenia Mercar Wholesale Market Colombia · 1 quote
Why are there so many different mackerel prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 12 different mackerel quote names, for example: Horse mackerel; Horse mackerel under 200 g EU; Mackerel <300g frozen catty; Mackerel; Mackerel/verat fresh; Horse mackerel.
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 mackerel 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 mackerel prices updated?
The latest mackerel quote is from 10 November 2026; 15 of 21 markets published mackerel prices in the seven days to 12 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download mackerel prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for mackerel prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
Questions about other fishes
Guides: how wholesale prices work
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.