Papaya prices: questions and answers
Papayas: median wholesale price 0.91 EUR/kg across 108 markets in 13 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of papayas today?
The median wholesale price of papayas was 0.91 EUR/kg across 140 current quotes on 108 markets in 13 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.64 and 1.27 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 papayas?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Maradol | 69 | 0.95 EUR/kg |
| Variety not stated | 60 | 0.85 EUR/kg |
| Formosa | 6 | 0.96 EUR/kg |
| Solo / Hawaii / Golden | 5 | 0.70 EUR/kg |
The markets quoting papayas rarely name a variety, so all quotes are compared together; per-piece quotes are flagged and kept off the per-kilogram scale.
Where are prices of papayas lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of papayas were lowest in Nepal (0.44 EUR/kg), India (0.55 EUR/kg), Colombia (0.61 EUR/kg) and highest in France (4.35 EUR/kg), South Africa (1.33 EUR/kg), Taiwan (1.20 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 papayas in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41 | 1.14 EUR/kg | 24.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 39 | 0.61 EUR/kg | 2,150 COP/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1.20 EUR/kg | 43.6 TWD/kg |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.96 EUR/kg | 5.72 BRL/kg |
| Spain | 3 | 0.85 EUR/kg | — |
| South Africa | 2 | 1.33 EUR/kg | 24.7 ZAR/kg |
| France | 2 | 4.35 EUR/kg | — |
| India | 2 | 0.55 EUR/kg | 58.1 INR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting papayas; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of papayas going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 20 of 114 quotes for papayas rose, 36 fell and 58 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 papaya prices?
108 markets in 13 countries have current papaya quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercatenerife Spain · 6 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 6 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 4 quotes
- CEASA Espírito Santo, Cariacica Brazil · 3 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 3 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 3 quotes
- Mercado Felipe Ángeles, Guadalajara Mexico · 3 quotes
- Kalimati Fruits and Vegetable Market Nepal · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different papaya prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 59 different papaya quote names, for example: Local cuban papaya; Maradol papayas, Chiapas, Mexico, first grade; Papaya container bc mass 4; Papayas, Formosa; Papayas; Maradol papayas.
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Which country produces the most papayas?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of papayas was 14.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was India with 36.1% of the world total, followed by Dominican Republic and Indonesia.
Which country exports the most papayas?
In 2024 the largest exporter of papayas was Mexico with 206,040 t (52.5% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these papaya 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 papaya prices updated?
The latest papaya quote is from 11 November 2026; 92 of 108 markets published papaya 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 papaya prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for papaya 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.