Plum prices: questions and answers
Plums: median wholesale price 1.37 EUR/kg across 68 markets in 18 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of plums today?
The median wholesale price of plums was 1.37 EUR/kg across 103 current quotes on 68 markets in 18 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.81 and 2.81 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 plums?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 55 | 1.35 EUR/kg |
| Red plums | 31 | 1.05 EUR/kg |
| Blue and purple plums | 5 | 1.40 EUR/kg |
| Angelino | 5 | 1.40 EUR/kg |
| Black plums | 3 | 2.43 EUR/kg |
Red, blue, yellow and green plums are different varieties with different sizes, seasons and prices. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of plums lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of plums were lowest in Turkey (0.77 EUR/kg), Colombia (0.84 EUR/kg), Croatia (1.25 EUR/kg) and highest in France (3.25 EUR/kg), Argentina (3.17 EUR/kg), United Kingdom (2.88 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 plums in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 13 | 0.77 EUR/kg | 43.0 TRY/kg |
| Mexico | 13 | 2.86 EUR/kg | 60.0 MXN/kg |
| Colombia | 11 | 0.84 EUR/kg | 2,950 COP/kg |
| Poland | 6 | 1.42 EUR/kg | 6.25 PLN/kg |
| France | 5 | 3.25 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 5 | 1.25 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 3 | 1.40 EUR/kg | — |
| Spain | 2 | 1.78 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting plums; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of plums going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 12 of 71 quotes for plums rose, 11 fell and 48 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 plum prices?
68 markets in 18 countries have current plum quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 5 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 5 quotes
- Bucaramanga Centroabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 5 quotes
- Manisa Wholesale Market Turkey · 5 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 3 quotes
- Al Aweer Central Fruit and Vegetable Market, Dubai United Arab Emirates · 3 quotes
- Elizówka Lublin Wholesale Market Poland · 3 quotes
- Konya Wholesale Market Turkey · 3 quotes
Why are there so many different plum prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 69 different plum quote names, for example: Plums Other 1b 10*800g Punnet (8kg); Plums, B.Splendor, Spain, grade EL, bulk; Forby plums; Plums (Anjelik); Anaspar plum; Plum Black; origin: Iran; Sea; 800g×6 Punnet.
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 plums?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of plums was 12.7 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 54.4% of the world total, followed by Romania and Chile.
Where do these plum 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 plum prices updated?
The latest plum quote is from 10 November 2026; 47 of 68 markets published plum prices in the seven days to 10 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download plum prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for plum 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.