> Sweet potatoes: median wholesale price 1.09 EUR/kg across 93 markets in 20 countries, quotes to 13 November 2026. Source: https://husfarm.com/questions/sweetpotato-prices/ [Home](https://husfarm.com/)›[Questions and answers](https://husfarm.com/questions/)›Sweet potato pricesQuestions and answers · data of 13 November 2026 # Sweet potato prices: questions and answers Sweet potatoes: median wholesale price 1.09 EUR/kg across 93 markets in 20 countries, quotes to 13 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data. [Sweet potato prices today](https://husfarm.com/today-price/sweetpotato/) - [What is the wholesale price of sweet potatoes today?](#q1) - [How do prices differ between colours of sweet potatoes?](#q2) - [Where are prices of sweet potatoes lowest and highest?](#q3) - [What is the price of sweet potatoes in different countries?](#q4) - [Are prices of sweet potatoes going up or down?](#q5) - [Which markets publish sweet potato prices?](#q6) - [Why are there so many different sweet potato prices?](#q7) - [Which country produces the most sweet potatoes?](#q8) - [Which country exports the most sweet potatoes?](#q9) - [Where do these sweet potato prices come from?](#q10) - [How often are sweet potato prices updated?](#q11) - [Can I get alerts or download sweet potato prices?](#q12) ## What is the wholesale price of sweet potatoes today? The median wholesale price of sweet potatoes was 1.09 EUR/kg across 195 current quotes on 93 markets in 20 countries (latest quote 13 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.55 and 1.84 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. [All sweet potatoes quotes with charts](https://husfarm.com/today-price/sweetpotato/) ## How do prices differ between colours of sweet potatoes? | Colour | Quotes | Median | | --- | --- | --- | | Colour not stated | 119 | 1.39 EUR/kg | | Red | 34 | 0.55 EUR/kg | | Orange | 31 | 1.19 EUR/kg | | White | 8 | 2.04 EUR/kg | | Purple | 3 | 0.65 EUR/kg | Orange- and red-skinned sweet potatoes are graded and priced separately at some markets; quotes whose name gives no colour are kept together. ## Where are prices of sweet potatoes lowest and highest? Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of sweet potatoes were lowest in India (0.25 EUR/kg), Philippines (0.44 EUR/kg), Peru (0.46 EUR/kg) and highest in France (2.13 EUR/kg), Spain (1.93 EUR/kg), Japan (1.84 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 sweet potatoes in different countries? | Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Japan](https://husfarm.com/country/japan/) | 19 | 1.84 EUR/kg | 324.5 JPY/kg | | [Mexico](https://husfarm.com/country/mexico/) | 19 | 1.20 EUR/kg | 25.1 MXN/kg | | [Philippines](https://husfarm.com/country/philippines/) | 18 | 0.44 EUR/kg | 31.1 PHP/kg | | [Taiwan](https://husfarm.com/country/taiwan/) | 8 | 0.59 EUR/kg | 21.3 TWD/kg | | [United States](https://husfarm.com/country/united-states/) | 7 | 1.75 EUR/kg | 1.96 USD/kg | | [India](https://husfarm.com/country/india/) | 3 | 0.25 EUR/kg | 26.5 INR/kg | | [South Africa](https://husfarm.com/country/south-africa/) | 3 | 0.49 EUR/kg | 9.00 ZAR/kg | | [Spain](https://husfarm.com/country/spain/) | 2 | 1.93 EUR/kg | — | Countries with the most markets quoting sweet potatoes; medians of the latest quote of each series. ## Are prices of sweet potatoes going up or down? At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 29 of 159 quotes for sweet potatoes rose, 45 fell and 85 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. [This week’s largest price moves](https://husfarm.com/weekly/) ## Which markets publish sweet potato prices? 93 markets in 20 countries have current sweet potato quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes: - [Cape Town Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/cape-town-market/) South Africa · 24 quotes - [Chicago Terminal Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/chicago-terminal-market/) United States · 14 quotes - [Philadelphia Terminal Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/philadelphia-terminal-market/) United States · 11 quotes - [Mercatenerife](https://husfarm.com/markets/mercatenerife/) Spain · 10 quotes - [Columbia Terminal Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/columbia-terminal-market/) United States · 10 quotes - [Tshwane Wholesale Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/tshwane-wholesale-market/) South Africa · 8 quotes - [New York Terminal Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/new-york-terminal-market/) United States · 7 quotes - [Boston Terminal Market](https://husfarm.com/markets/boston-terminal-market/) United States · 6 quotes [All markets and exchanges](https://husfarm.com/markets/) ## Why are there so many different sweet potato prices? Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 104 different sweet potato quote names, for example: Sweet Potatoes Orange, grade 1M; Batatas (boniato), Florida; Batatas (boniato), Florida; Sweetpotato lanzarote not local; Sweet potatoes, Mississippi, orange types, U.S. One; Sweet potatoes orange grade l container at mass 20. Compare like with like: the same market and series over time, or the same type across markets. [How to read a wholesale quote](https://husfarm.com/questions/what-does-a-wholesale-price-quote-mean/) ## Which country produces the most sweet potatoes? According to FAOSTAT, world production of sweet potatoes was 90.9 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 56.5% of the world total, followed by Malawi and Nigeria. [Sweet potatoes production by country](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/) ## Which country exports the most sweet potatoes? In 2024 the largest exporter of sweet potatoes was Egypt with 233,170 t (24.9% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data. [Exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/sweet-potatoes/) ## Where do these sweet 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. [Methodology](https://husfarm.com/methodology/) · [How prices are converted](https://husfarm.com/questions/how-does-husfarm-convert-prices-to-euros-per-kilogram/) ## How often are sweet potato prices updated? The latest sweet potato quote is from 13 November 2026; 38 of 93 markets published sweet potato prices in the seven days to 13 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly. [Market publication calendar](https://husfarm.com/markets/calendar/) ## Can I get alerts or download sweet potato prices? Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for sweet 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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