Mandarin prices: questions and answers
Mandarins: median wholesale price 1.02 EUR/kg across 127 markets in 20 countries, quotes to 12 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of mandarins today?
The median wholesale price of mandarins was 1.02 EUR/kg across 191 current quotes on 127 markets in 20 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.53 and 1.62 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 varieties of mandarins?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 152 | 0.97 EUR/kg |
| Satsuma | 25 | 1.80 EUR/kg |
| Murcott / Nadorcott / Afourer | 6 | 0.49 EUR/kg |
| Orri | 3 | 0.40 EUR/kg |
| Ellendale | 3 | 0.32 EUR/kg |
Where a market names the variety it is read from the quotation and quoted varieties are compared like with like; quotations that do not name one are compared together as “Variety not stated”.
Where are prices of mandarins lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of mandarins were lowest in Argentina (0.39 EUR/kg), South Africa (0.39 EUR/kg), Turkey (0.45 EUR/kg) and highest in United States (3.59 EUR/kg), Poland (2.45 EUR/kg), Kuwait (2.01 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 mandarins in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 31 | 0.88 EUR/kg | 3,100 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 22 | 1.48 EUR/kg | 31.0 MXN/kg |
| Japan | 19 | 1.81 EUR/kg | 319.0 JPY/kg |
| Turkey | 13 | 0.45 EUR/kg | 25.0 TRY/kg |
| Poland | 7 | 2.45 EUR/kg | 10.8 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1.24 EUR/kg | 44.9 TWD/kg |
| Spain | 6 | 1.55 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 5 | 1.20 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting mandarins; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of mandarins going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 48 of 162 quotes for mandarins rose, 50 fell and 64 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 mandarin prices?
127 markets in 20 countries have current mandarin quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 15 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 13 quotes
- Durban Fresh Produce Market South Africa · 8 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 4 quotes
- Kayseri Wholesale Market Turkey · 4 quotes
- Sanchong Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 4 quotes
- Taipei Second Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 4 quotes
- Mercatenerife Spain · 3 quotes
Why are there so many different mandarin prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 79 different mandarin quote names, for example: Mandarins, Corrientes, grade EL, medium; Mandarin, grade 3H, count 12; Mandarins (Naartjie), grade 1S; Mandarin nadorcott; Mandarins; Fremont mandarin.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Which country produces the most mandarins?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of tangerines and mandarins was 51.9 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 52.0% of the world total, followed by India and Pakistan.
Where do these mandarin 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 mandarin prices updated?
The latest mandarin quote is from 12 November 2026; 77 of 127 markets published mandarin 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 mandarin prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for mandarin 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.