Potato prices: questions and answers
Potatoes: median wholesale price 0.76 EUR/kg across 175 markets in 30 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of potatoes today?
The median wholesale price of potatoes was 0.76 EUR/kg across 489 current quotes on 175 markets in 30 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.45 and 1.01 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 potatoes?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 370 | 0.77 EUR/kg |
| White potatoes | 50 | 1.10 EUR/kg |
| Mondial | 38 | 0.26 EUR/kg |
| Sifra | 13 | 0.42 EUR/kg |
| Red potatoes | 8 | 0.36 EUR/kg |
| Spunta | 6 | 0.58 EUR/kg |
Price depends on variety, size, washing and crop year. Mondial and Mona Lisa, the two varieties quoted most often, have their own groups; new and baby potatoes and baking potatoes are priced apart from general ware potatoes.
Where are prices of potatoes lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of potatoes were lowest in India (0.11 EUR/kg), Finland (0.23 EUR/kg), Poland (0.28 EUR/kg) and highest in France (1.20 EUR/kg), Spain (1.10 EUR/kg), Mexico (1.10 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 potatoes in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 46 | 0.85 EUR/kg | 3,000 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 41 | 1.10 EUR/kg | 23.0 MXN/kg |
| Turkey | 12 | 0.54 EUR/kg | 30.0 TRY/kg |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.58 EUR/kg | 3.46 BRL/kg |
| Philippines | 9 | 1.03 EUR/kg | 73.1 PHP/kg |
| Poland | 8 | 0.28 EUR/kg | 1.25 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 8 | 0.80 EUR/kg | 29.1 TWD/kg |
| Spain | 7 | 1.10 EUR/kg | — |
Countries with the most markets quoting potatoes; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of potatoes going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 135 of 371 quotes for potatoes rose, 96 fell and 140 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 potato prices?
175 markets in 30 countries have current potato quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 40 quotes
- Durban Fresh Produce Market South Africa · 18 quotes
- Ambato Ep-Ema Wholesale Markets Ecuador · 16 quotes
- Mercatenerife Spain · 13 quotes
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 13 quotes
- Lima and Callao markets (Peruprecios) Peru · 13 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 10 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 9 quotes
Why are there so many different potato prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 257 different potato quote names, for example: Panamera potatoes, washed, Grade 1M; Potato (Washed) Mondial, grade 2M; Cecilia potatoes; Potato colorada baga local; Potato mondial(washed) grade 1l container pp province t2 mass 10; Yellow potatoes.
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 potatoes?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of potatoes was 390 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 24.3% of the world total, followed by India and Ukraine.
Which country exports the most potatoes?
In 2024 the largest exporter of potatoes was France with 3.3 million t (18.9% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these potato 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 potato prices updated?
The latest potato quote is from 11 November 2026; 120 of 175 markets published potato 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 potato prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for potato 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.