Pork prices: questions and answers
Pork: median wholesale price 3.68 EUR/kg across 107 markets in 31 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of pork today?
The median wholesale price of pork was 3.68 EUR/kg across 360 current quotes on 107 markets in 31 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 1.87 and 4.96 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 types of pork?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Carcasses | 109 | 1.64 EUR/kg |
| Type not stated | 86 | 4.53 EUR/kg |
| Buttocks | 43 | 4.68 EUR/kg |
| Front | 39 | 4.39 EUR/kg |
| Boneless | 29 | 5.38 EUR/kg |
| Belly | 21 | 4.65 EUR/kg |
| Live pigs and piglets | 21 | 2.20 EUR/kg |
| Pig | 10 | 2.78 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 pork lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of pork were lowest in Netherlands (1.02 EUR/kg), Denmark (1.09 EUR/kg), China (1.37 EUR/kg) and highest in Colombia (4.82 EUR/kg), Mexico (3.14 EUR/kg), Malta (2.39 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 pork in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 30 | 4.82 EUR/kg | 17,000 COP/kg |
| Philippines | 19 | 2.20 EUR/kg | 156.8 PHP/kg |
| Mexico | 17 | 3.14 EUR/kg | 66.0 MXN/kg |
| Poland | 3 | 2.18 EUR/kg | 10.7 PLN/kg |
| China | 2 | 1.37 EUR/kg | 10.2 CNY/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 1.87 EUR/kg | — |
| Germany | 2 | 1.45 EUR/kg | — |
| Croatia | 2 | 1.40 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting pork; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of pork going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 86 of 356 quotes for pork rose, 124 fell and 146 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 pork prices?
107 markets in 31 countries have current pork quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Suzhou Nanhuan Bridge Market China · 19 quotes
- Ministry of Agriculture of Poland (ZSRIR) national prices Poland · 15 quotes
- ATIS Slovakia (Agricultural Paying Agency): national prices Slovakia · 12 quotes
- Bogotá Frigorífico Guadalupe (meat) Colombia · 10 quotes
- Bogotá María Paz Meat Market Colombia · 9 quotes
- Bogotá Frigorífico Ble (meat) Colombia · 9 quotes
- Bogotá Plaza Las Flores Colombia · 9 quotes
- Ibagué Plaza La 21 Wholesale Market Colombia · 9 quotes
Why are there so many different pork prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 104 different pork quote names, for example: Belly pork bone catty; Slaughter pigs, live weight; Pigs, class S, carcass weight; Pork carcass; Pork shoulder, bone-in; Pork shoulder, bone-in.
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 pork?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of pigs was 962 million head in 2024. The largest producer was China with 44.4% of the world total, followed by United States and Brazil.
Where do these pork 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 pork prices updated?
The latest pork quote is from 10 November 2026; 51 of 107 markets published pork 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 pork prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for pork 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.