Tomato prices: questions and answers
Tomatoes: median wholesale price 1.41 EUR/kg across 187 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 tomatoes today?
The median wholesale price of tomatoes was 1.41 EUR/kg across 503 current quotes on 187 markets in 30 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.89 and 2.20 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 tomatoes?
| Variety | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Variety not stated | 153 | 0.92 EUR/kg |
| Plum and pear tomatoes | 132 | 1.16 EUR/kg |
| Round and salad tomatoes | 73 | 1.86 EUR/kg |
| Cherry tomatoes | 59 | 3.26 EUR/kg |
| On the vine | 28 | 1.88 EUR/kg |
| Speciality varieties | 17 | 3.00 EUR/kg |
| Pink tomatoes | 16 | 1.50 EUR/kg |
| Cocktail | 9 | 1.70 EUR/kg |
| Processing tomatoes | 8 | 0.31 EUR/kg |
| Green tomatoes | 6 | 2.23 EUR/kg |
Round, vine, cherry, plum and beef tomatoes are different products with different prices; a cherry pack costs several times a crate of round tomatoes. Each type has its own scale, and quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of tomatoes lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of tomatoes were lowest in India (0.24 EUR/kg), Nepal (0.29 EUR/kg), Philippines (0.59 EUR/kg) and highest in Japan (4.29 EUR/kg), France (3.03 EUR/kg), Croatia (2.45 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 tomatoes in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 43 | 0.99 EUR/kg | 3,500 COP/kg |
| Mexico | 41 | 1.66 EUR/kg | 34.8 MXN/kg |
| Philippines | 18 | 0.59 EUR/kg | 42.3 PHP/kg |
| Turkey | 14 | 1.17 EUR/kg | 65.0 TRY/kg |
| Spain | 13 | 1.98 EUR/kg | — |
| Poland | 8 | 1.82 EUR/kg | 8.00 PLN/kg |
| Taiwan | 8 | 2.36 EUR/kg | 85.4 TWD/kg |
| Brazil | 7 | 1.90 EUR/kg | 11.3 BRL/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting tomatoes; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of tomatoes going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 129 of 386 quotes for tomatoes rose, 131 fell and 126 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 tomato prices?
187 markets in 30 countries have current tomato quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Cape Town Market South Africa · 46 quotes
- Buenos Aires Central Market Argentina · 21 quotes
- MIN Nantes France · 14 quotes
- MIN Rungis France · 13 quotes
- CASI auction, Almería Spain · 10 quotes
- Vegacañada auction, La Cañada Spain · 10 quotes
- Konya Wholesale Market Turkey · 9 quotes
- Manisa Wholesale Market Turkey · 9 quotes
Why are there so many different tomato prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 281 different tomato quote names, for example: Tomatoes, grade 1M; Tomatoes, Cherry, Corrientes, grade 1A, large; Tomato cherry France bunch cat.I; Tomatoes cherry Spain Class I punnet 250g; Black tomatoes; Black tomatoes.
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Which country produces the most tomatoes?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of tomatoes was 188 million t in 2024. The largest producer was China with 32.7% of the world total, followed by India and Turkey.
Which country exports the most tomatoes?
In 2024 the largest exporter of tomatoes was Mexico with 2.1 million t (25.1% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these tomato 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 tomato prices updated?
The latest tomato quote is from 11 November 2026; 122 of 187 markets published tomato 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 tomato prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for tomato 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.