Mussel prices: questions and answers
Mussels: median wholesale price 3.09 EUR/kg across 8 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 12 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of mussels today?
The median wholesale price of mussels was 3.09 EUR/kg across 20 current quotes on 8 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 2.44 and 4.08 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 mussels in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 5 | 3.00 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 3.73 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 1 | 3.10 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting mussels; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of mussels going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 2 of 19 quotes for mussels rose, 4 fell and 13 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 mussel prices?
8 markets in 3 countries have current mussel quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Spain · 5 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 3 quotes
- Mercabilbao Spain · 3 quotes
- Rome Wholesale Market Italy · 3 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 3 quotes
- Supply Central Markets Sevilla Spain · 1 quote
- Mercavalència Spain · 1 quote
- Milan Wholesale Market Italy · 1 quote
Why are there so many different mussel prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 14 different mussel quote names, for example: Mussels cooked fresh; Extra mussel; Mussel; Mediterranean mussels, Farmed, fresh, MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS, MSM; Mussels Spain; Mussels, Fresh.
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 mussel 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 mussel prices updated?
The latest mussel quote is from 12 November 2026; 6 of 8 markets published mussel 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 mussel prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for mussel 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.