Pineapple prices: questions and answers
Pineapples: median wholesale price 0.97 EUR/kg across 153 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 pineapples today?
The median wholesale price of pineapples was 0.97 EUR/kg across 168 current quotes on 153 markets in 20 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.63 and 1.25 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 pineapples?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 101 | 0.86 EUR/kg |
| Golden / MD2 | 37 | 1.11 EUR/kg |
| Victoria (small) | 16 | 0.73 EUR/kg |
| Large (MD2, Smooth Cayenne) | 7 | 2.70 EUR/kg |
| Sugarloaf | 4 | 3.25 EUR/kg |
| Pérola | 3 | 0.70 EUR/kg |
Large MD2 and Smooth Cayenne pineapples shipped by sea, small Victoria pineapples flown from the Indian Ocean and West African Sugarloaf are different products with very different prices. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of pineapples lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of pineapples were lowest in Philippines (0.39 EUR/kg), India (0.49 EUR/kg), South Africa (0.58 EUR/kg) and highest in Spain (3.85 EUR/kg), France (3.50 EUR/kg), Argentina (1.23 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 pineapples in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 41 | 1.02 EUR/kg | 21.5 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 36 | 1.03 EUR/kg | 3,625 COP/kg |
| Philippines | 17 | 0.39 EUR/kg | 27.4 PHP/kg |
| Taiwan | 7 | 0.68 EUR/kg | 24.5 TWD/kg |
| France | 6 | 3.50 EUR/kg | — |
| Brazil | 6 | 0.68 EUR/kg | 4.05 BRL/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting pineapples; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of pineapples going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 41 of 173 quotes for pineapples rose, 48 fell and 84 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 pineapple prices?
153 markets in 20 countries have current pineapple quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 6 quotes
- Lyon-Corbas Market France · 6 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 6 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 6 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 4 quotes
- CEASA Espírito Santo, Cariacica Brazil · 4 quotes
- Guadalajara Wholesale Market Mexico · 4 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 4 quotes
Why are there so many different pineapple prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 100 different pineapple quote names, for example: Pineapple queenvictoria container le province n1 mass 4 count 8; Pineapple Africa B (1100-1500g) boat; Queen Victoria pineapples, Grade 1, count 10; Pineapple Sugarloaf imported air freight; Pineapple Africa B (1100-1500g) air; Pineapples, Perola, large, 1.5 kg piece.
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Which country produces the most pineapples?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of pineapples was 29.4 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Costa Rica with 10.6% of the world total, followed by Philippines and Indonesia.
Which country exports the most pineapples?
In 2024 the largest exporter of pineapples was Costa Rica with 2.2 million t (57.3% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these pineapple 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 pineapple prices updated?
The latest pineapple quote is from 12 November 2026; 101 of 153 markets published pineapple 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 pineapple prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for pineapple 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.