Pear prices: questions and answers
Pears: median wholesale price 1.87 EUR/kg across 132 markets in 24 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of pears today?
The median wholesale price of pears was 1.87 EUR/kg across 249 current quotes on 132 markets in 24 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.08 and 2.32 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 pears?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 137 | 1.98 EUR/kg |
| Conference | 19 | 1.80 EUR/kg |
| Forelle | 14 | 0.48 EUR/kg |
| Packham’s | 14 | 1.04 EUR/kg |
| Bartlett / Williams | 14 | 2.35 EUR/kg |
| Doyenne | 10 | 2.79 EUR/kg |
| Abate Fetel | 10 | 2.73 EUR/kg |
| Deveci | 10 | 1.08 EUR/kg |
| Santa Maria | 8 | 0.96 EUR/kg |
| Blanquilla | 5 | 2.00 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.
Where are prices of pears lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of pears were lowest in China (0.48 EUR/kg), South Africa (0.48 EUR/kg), Argentina (1.02 EUR/kg) and highest in France (2.50 EUR/kg), Mexico (2.38 EUR/kg), Italy (2.10 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 pears in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 33 | 2.01 EUR/kg | 7,105 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 32 | 2.38 EUR/kg | 50.0 MXN/kg |
| Turkey | 14 | 1.08 EUR/kg | 60.0 TRY/kg |
| Poland | 8 | 1.14 EUR/kg | 5.00 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1.80 EUR/kg | 65.4 TWD/kg |
| Spain | 6 | 1.89 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 5 | 2.50 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 4 | 2.10 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting pears; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of pears going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 35 of 190 quotes for pears rose, 47 fell and 108 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 pear prices?
132 markets in 24 countries have current pear quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 12 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 11 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 9 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 8 quotes
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 7 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 7 quotes
- Mercatenerife Spain · 7 quotes
- min Marseille France · 7 quotes
Why are there so many different pear prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 139 different pear quote names, for example: Pears Abate Fétel Italy Class I 60-65mm single-layer tray; Pears, Packham's, Rio Negro, grade CL, size 100/120; Pear Forelle 1l Mark 6 (12.5kg); Pears Conférence France Class I 65-70mm single-layer tray; Crispy pear catty; Pear Conférence France cat.I 65-70mm tray 1layer.
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 pears?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of pears was 27.6 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 75.9% of the world total, followed by Argentina and Turkey.
Which country exports the most pears?
In 2024 the largest exporter of pears was China with 642,956 t (23.8% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these pear 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 pear prices updated?
The latest pear quote is from 11 November 2026; 93 of 132 markets published pear 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 pear prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for pear 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.