> Octopus: median wholesale price 13.6 EUR/kg across 6 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Source: https://husfarm.com/questions/octopus-prices/ [Home](https://husfarm.com/)›[Questions and answers](https://husfarm.com/questions/)›Octopus pricesQuestions and answers · data of 11 November 2026 # Octopus prices: questions and answers Octopus: median wholesale price 13.6 EUR/kg across 6 markets in 3 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data. [Octopus prices today](https://husfarm.com/today-price/octopus/) - [What is the wholesale price of octopus today?](#q1) - [How do prices differ between types of octopus?](#q2) - [What is the price of octopus in different countries?](#q3) - [Are prices of octopus going up or down?](#q4) - [Which markets publish octopus prices?](#q5) - [Why are there so many different octopus prices?](#q6) - [Where do these octopus prices come from?](#q7) - [How often are octopus prices updated?](#q8) - [Can I get alerts or download octopus prices?](#q9) ## What is the wholesale price of octopus today? The median wholesale price of octopus was 13.6 EUR/kg across 22 current quotes on 6 markets in 3 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 11.63 and 16.20 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. [All octopus quotes with charts](https://husfarm.com/today-price/octopus/) ## How do prices differ between types of octopus? | Type | Quotes | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | Type not stated | 19 | 13.0 EUR/kg | | Cooked | 3 | 31.7 EUR/kg | Types are read from the names the markets publish, so that a comparison puts like with like. Quotes whose name gives no type are kept together. ## What is the price of octopus in different countries? | Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/country/spain/) | 3 | 11.9 EUR/kg | — | | [Italy](https://husfarm.com/country/italy/) | 2 | 13.7 EUR/kg | — | | [France](https://husfarm.com/country/france/) | 1 | 13.0 EUR/kg | — | Countries with the most markets quoting octopus; medians of the latest quote of each series. ## Are prices of octopus going up or down? At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 3 of 18 quotes for octopus rose, 2 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. [This week’s largest price moves](https://husfarm.com/weekly/) ## Which markets publish octopus prices? 6 markets in 3 countries have current octopus quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes: - [Rome Wholesale Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/rome-wholesale-market/) Italy · 8 quotes - [Mercamadrid](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercamadrid/) Spain · 5 quotes - [Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercados-de-abastecimientos-de-barcelona-sa/) Spain · 5 quotes - [Mercabilbao](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercabilbao/) Spain · 2 quotes - [Milan Wholesale Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/milan-wholesale-market/) Italy · 1 quote - [MIN Rungis](https://husfarm.com/markets/min-rungis/) France · 1 quote [All markets and exchanges](https://husfarm.com/markets/) ## Why are there so many different octopus prices? Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 16 different octopus quote names, for example: Common octopus, Wild-caught, fresh, OCTOPUS VULGARIS, OCC; Big octopus; Octopus cooked fresh; Octopus; Common octopus, Fresh, wild-caught, Octopus vulgaris, OCC; Octopus EU. Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. [How to read a wholesale quote](https://husfarm.com/questions/what-does-a-wholesale-price-quote-mean/) ## Where do these octopus 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. [Methodology](https://husfarm.com/methodology/) · [How prices are converted](https://husfarm.com/questions/how-does-husfarm-convert-prices-to-euros-per-kilogram/) ## How often are octopus prices updated? The latest octopus quote is from 10 November 2026; 1 of 6 markets published octopus prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly. [Market publication calendar](https://husfarm.com/markets/calendar/) ## Can I get alerts or download octopus prices? Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for octopus 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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