Squash prices: questions and answers
Squash: median wholesale price 0.85 EUR/kg across 40 markets in 13 countries, quotes to 12 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of squash today?
The median wholesale price of squash was 0.85 EUR/kg across 91 current quotes on 40 markets in 13 countries (latest quote 12 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.54 and 1.29 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 squash?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 34 | 0.85 EUR/kg |
| Butternuts | 20 | 0.51 EUR/kg |
| Summer squash | 11 | 1.28 EUR/kg |
| Marrows | 10 | 0.76 EUR/kg |
| Gem | 8 | 0.31 EUR/kg |
| Red kuri | 5 | 1.25 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 squash lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of squash were lowest in South Africa (0.48 EUR/kg), Turkey (0.56 EUR/kg), Colombia (0.78 EUR/kg) and highest in Spain (1.50 EUR/kg), United States (1.45 EUR/kg), Argentina (1.21 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 squash in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 15 | 0.78 EUR/kg | 2,750 COP/kg |
| United States | 7 | 1.45 EUR/kg | 1.62 USD/kg |
| France | 5 | 1.15 EUR/kg | — |
| South Africa | 2 | 0.48 EUR/kg | 8.93 ZAR/kg |
| Spain | 2 | 1.50 EUR/kg | — |
| Turkey | 2 | 0.56 EUR/kg | 31.3 TRY/kg |
| Argentina | 1 | 1.21 EUR/kg | 2,072 ARS/kg |
| Nepal | 1 | 0.21 EUR/kg | 35.0 NPR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting squash; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of squash going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 10 of 55 quotes for squash rose, 18 fell and 27 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 squash prices?
40 markets in 13 countries have current squash quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Tshwane Wholesale Market South Africa · 22 quotes
- Chicago Terminal Market United States · 21 quotes
- Boston Terminal Market United States · 16 quotes
- New York Terminal Market United States · 13 quotes
- Philadelphia Terminal Market United States · 12 quotes
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 11 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 10 quotes
- Baltimore Terminal Market United States · 10 quotes
Why are there so many different squash prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 122 different squash quote names, for example: Butternuts baby container nr mass 10.00 count 16; Acorn squash, Michigan; Acorn squash, Canada (Ontario); Acorn squash, Canada (Ontario); Acorn squash, New York; Baby Gem.
Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. How to read a wholesale quote
Where do these squash 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 squash prices updated?
The latest squash quote is from 12 November 2026; 30 of 40 markets published squash 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 squash prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for squash 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.