Squid prices: questions and answers
Squid: median wholesale price 8.13 EUR/kg across 20 markets in 6 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of squid today?
The median wholesale price of squid was 8.13 EUR/kg across 57 current quotes on 20 markets in 6 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 6.25 and 12.56 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 squid?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 32 | 10.6 EUR/kg |
| Frozen | 12 | 7.51 EUR/kg |
| Rings | 11 | 8.78 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.
What is the price of squid in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 10 | 6.66 EUR/kg | 23,500 COP/kg |
| Spain | 5 | 7.46 EUR/kg | — |
| Italy | 2 | 14.2 EUR/kg | — |
| France | 1 | 17.5 EUR/kg | — |
| Turkey | 1 | 12.6 EUR/kg | 700.0 TRY/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting squid; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of squid going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 7 of 40 quotes for squid rose, 11 fell and 22 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 squid prices?
20 markets in 6 countries have current squid quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Spain · 12 quotes
- Mercamadrid Spain · 10 quotes
- Rome Wholesale Market Italy · 9 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 3 quotes
- Milan Wholesale Market Italy · 2 quotes
- Bogotá DC Corabastos Wholesale Market Colombia · 2 quotes
- Bogotá Paloquemao Market Colombia · 2 quotes
- Bogotá Plaza Las Flores Colombia · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different squid prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 31 different squid quote names, for example: Californian squid frozen; Baby squid; European squid, Wild-caught, fresh, LOLIGO VULGARIS, SQR; Squid fresh (whole) medium EU; European squid, Fresh, wild-caught, Loligo vulgaris, SQR; Squid rings.
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 squid 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 squid prices updated?
The latest squid quote is from 10 November 2026; 18 of 20 markets published squid 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 squid prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for squid 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.