What fresh produce actually costs at wholesale in Spain and Portugal, month by month since January 2024. Raw material is the largest variable cost of a freeze-drying operation — these are the official EU Commission supply-chain prices behind the input costs on our Prices & Margins page.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €4.88 | €3.52 | €2.64 | €2.51 | €2.29 | €2.49 | €3.53 | €3.21 | €3.66 | €3.05 | €3.52 | €5.45 |
| 2025 | €4.97 | €4.13 | €3.13 | €2.54 | €2.84 | €3.09 | €4.14 | €4.41 | €4.65 | €5.47 | €5.85 | €7.32 |
| 2026 | €5.64 | €4.97 | €4.02 | €2.91 | €3.48 | €3.72 | €4.13 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.01 | €0.98 | €0.98 | €0.95 | €0.99 | €0.99 | €0.97 | €0.94 | €0.98 | €1.05 | €1.08 | €1.08 |
| 2025 | €1.05 | €1.06 | €1.08 | €1.06 | €1.04 | €1.11 | €1.13 | €1.2 | €1.2 | €1.14 | €1.11 | €1.09 |
| 2026 | €1.09 | €1.08 | €1.1 | €1.11 | €1.11 | €1.13 | €1.14 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.26 | €1.26 | €1.26 | €1.26 | €0.99 | €0.99 | €0.99 | €0.99 | €0.96 | €0.96 | €0.96 | €0.96 |
| 2025 | €1.49 | €1.49 | €1.49 | €1.49 | €1.43 | €1.43 | €1.43 | €1.43 | €1.26 | €1.26 | €1.26 | €1.26 |
| 2026 | €1.39 | €1.39 | €1.39 | €1.39 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | €5.52 | €3.77 | €2.92 | €4.94 | €2.71 | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | €7.25 | €4.29 | €3.13 | €4.82 | €4.51 | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | €5 | €3.97 | €3.28 | €3.84 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.9 | €1.9 | €1.9 | €1.9 | €1.9 | €1.9 | · | · | · | · | · | €2.3 |
| 2025 | €2.3 | €2.3 | €2.3 | €2.3 | €2.3 | €2.3 | · | · | · | · | €2.2 | €2.2 |
| 2026 | €2.24 | €2.25 | €2.25 | €2.25 | €2.25 | €2.25 | €2.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | €2.32 | €2.16 | €1.52 | €1.1 | €1.14 | €1.26 | €1.14 | €1.21 | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | €2.01 | €1.79 | €1.71 | €1.54 | €1.24 | €1.28 | €1.67 | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | €3.07 | €2.19 | €1.65 | €1.35 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | €2.39 | €1.87 | €1.37 | €1.33 | €1.18 | €1.14 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | €2.63 | €2.11 | €1.68 | €1.81 | €1.12 | €1.42 | · | €1.92 |
| 2026 | · | · | · | €3.16 | €2.14 | €1.76 | €1.63 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.37 | €1.38 | €1.35 | €1.39 | €1.65 | €1.6 | €1.15 | €1.31 | €1.44 | €1.39 | €1.43 | €1.43 |
| 2025 | €1.45 | €1.51 | €1.47 | €1.39 | €1.42 | €1.47 | €1.5 | €1.36 | €1.78 | €1.66 | €1.73 | €1.51 |
| 2026 | €1.52 | €1.48 | €1.4 | €1.39 | €1.45 | €1.64 | €1.88 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | · | €1.75 | €1.68 | €1.09 | €1.1 | €1.89 | €2.06 | €1.68 | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | · | €1.5 | €1.57 | €1.57 | €1.29 | €1.62 | €1.84 | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | · | · | €2.01 | €2.01 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | · | · | · | €2.35 | €2.16 | €2.04 | €1.93 | €2.03 | €2.19 |
| 2025 | €1.87 | · | · | · | · | · | €2.61 | €2.43 | €2.18 | €2.1 | €1.96 | €1.46 |
| 2026 | €1.98 | · | · | · | · | · | €1.79 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | · | · | €3.91 | €3.01 | €2.32 | €1.33 | €1 | €0.99 | €0.97 | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | · | · | €4.25 | €2.36 | €1.34 | €0.72 | €1.1 | €1.38 | · | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | · | €2.53 | €2.03 | €1.49 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €0.95 | €0.93 | €0.84 | €0.77 | €0.75 | €0.75 | €0.79 | €0.76 | €0.83 | €0.85 | €0.79 | €0.78 |
| 2025 | €0.81 | €0.91 | €0.84 | €0.84 | €0.91 | €1.02 | €1.04 | €1.01 | €1 | €0.91 | €0.94 | €0.96 |
| 2026 | €0.9 | €0.93 | €0.9 | €0.92 | €0.93 | €0.88 | €0.87 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €0.83 | €0.91 | €0.96 | €1.05 | €1.32 | €1.12 | €0.96 | €0.79 | €1.15 | €1.3 | €1.21 | €1.18 |
| 2025 | €1.15 | €1.16 | €1.23 | €1.46 | €1.52 | €1.13 | €0.84 | €0.83 | €1.47 | €1.76 | €1.74 | €1.63 |
| 2026 | €1.6 | €1.62 | €1.68 | €1.88 | €1.93 | €1.84 | €1.32 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.21 | €1.14 | €1.12 | €1.09 | €1.08 | €1.19 | · | · | €1.15 | €1.12 | €1.19 | €1.29 |
| 2025 | €1.22 | €1.24 | €1.32 | €1.27 | €1.19 | €0.96 | · | · | · | €0.99 | €1.15 | €1.29 |
| 2026 | €1.33 | €1.41 | €1.38 | €1.26 | €1.24 | €1.2 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.44 | €1.17 | €1.32 | €1.16 | €0.99 | €1.12 | €1.32 | €1.11 | €1.45 | €1.75 | €1.59 | €1.44 |
| 2025 | €1.67 | €1.48 | €1.6 | €1.32 | €1.08 | €1.27 | €1.51 | €1.39 | €1.45 | €1.44 | €1.19 | €1.45 |
| 2026 | €1.57 | €1.48 | €2.22 | €2.12 | €1.37 | €1.26 | €1.19 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.42 | €1.41 | €1.35 | €1.46 | €1.36 | €1.31 | €1.11 | €1.06 | €1.16 | €1.21 | €0.93 | €1.3 |
| 2025 | €1.48 | €1.56 | €1.57 | €1.54 | €1.27 | €1.17 | €1.01 | €1.04 | €1.03 | €1.19 | €1.12 | €1.67 |
| 2026 | €1.71 | €1.7 | €1.64 | €1.51 | €1.3 | €1.21 | €1.24 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €0.62 | €0.64 | €0.58 | €0.53 | €0.49 | €0.36 | €0.41 | €0.42 | €0.37 | €0.31 | €0.34 | €0.35 |
| 2025 | €0.4 | €0.45 | €0.48 | €0.64 | €0.84 | €0.76 | €0.69 | €0.66 | €0.53 | €0.47 | €0.48 | €0.45 |
| 2026 | €0.46 | €0.47 | €0.44 | €0.53 | €0.48 | €0.46 | €0.62 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €2.28 | €2.36 | €2.38 | €2.34 | €2.39 | €2.32 | €2.31 | €2.45 | €2.41 | €2.36 | €2.43 | €2.4 |
| 2025 | €2.42 | €2.45 | €2.49 | €2.49 | €2.53 | €2.5 | €2.48 | €2.55 | €2.59 | €2.63 | €2.63 | €2.59 |
| 2026 | €2.52 | €2.54 | €2.54 | €2.47 | €2.43 | €2.39 | €2.38 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €0.45 | €0.51 | €0.58 | €0.63 | €0.6 | €0.49 | €0.38 | €0.36 | €0.37 | €0.37 | €0.38 | €0.35 |
| 2025 | €0.36 | €0.39 | €0.48 | €0.59 | €0.56 | €0.39 | €0.35 | €0.37 | €0.39 | €0.39 | €0.38 | €0.38 |
| 2026 | €0.39 | €0.44 | €0.52 | €0.69 | €0.63 | €0.5 | €0.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €2.04 | €2.05 | €2.04 | €2.11 | €2.18 | €2.04 | €1.96 | €1.93 | €2.15 | €2.27 | €2.28 | €2.29 |
| 2025 | €2.28 | €2.28 | €2.3 | €2.43 | €2.43 | €2.13 | €2.01 | €1.96 | €2.21 | €2.3 | €2.29 | €2.3 |
| 2026 | €2.31 | €2.31 | €2.32 | €2.46 | €2.45 | €2.21 | €2.15 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | · | €7 | €6.58 | €4.11 | €4.05 | €4.9 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | · | · | €4.74 | €5.28 | €4.97 | €4.71 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2026 | · | · | · | €5.64 | €3.55 | €5.32 | €6 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.43 | €0.87 | €0.79 | €0.9 | €1.38 | €1.44 | €1.25 | €1.5 | €1.61 | €1.17 | €0.92 | €1.15 |
| 2025 | €1.25 | €1.02 | €1 | €0.89 | €0.81 | €0.85 | €1.11 | €1.31 | €0.67 | €0.7 | €0.81 | €0.78 |
| 2026 | €0.81 | €0.76 | €1.23 | €1.35 | €0.93 | €0.82 | €1.49 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €1.54 | €0.49 | €0.5 | €0.67 | €0.64 | €0.6 | €0.6 | €0.57 | €1.28 | €1.35 | €0.77 | €0.79 |
| 2025 | €1.04 | €0.57 | €0.61 | €0.32 | €0.27 | €0.38 | €0.61 | €0.74 | €0.86 | €0.69 | €0.65 | €1.03 |
| 2026 | €2.72 | €1.3 | €1.09 | €0.43 | €0.54 | €0.56 | €0.74 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | €3.15 | €3.59 | €4.09 | €3.43 | €2.59 | €2.83 | €4.41 | €5.41 | €3.95 | €3.43 | €3.24 | €4.25 |
| 2025 | €5.19 | €4.65 | €3.91 | €2.71 | €2.16 | €3.28 | €4.55 | €4.49 | €4.25 | €3.79 | €3.24 | €3.54 |
| 2026 | €5.63 | €5.92 | €5.25 | €3.24 | €2.96 | €3.72 | €4.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
Gaps are months with no reported trade — these are seasonal crops.
Prices come from the EU Commission DG AGRI fruit-and-vegetable supply-chain dataset: weekly wholesale observations reported by Spain and Portugal at the ex-packaging station stage — the price of packed fresh produce leaving the packing station, before distribution margin. We convert €/100 kg to €/kg and average all weekly observations within a calendar month.
Ex-packaging wholesale is the right benchmark for freeze-drying economics: it is close to what a processor sourcing by the pallet actually negotiates, unlike supermarket retail prices which include distribution and retail margin.
The mushroom series covers cultivated white button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) — DG AGRI does not report specialty or wild mushrooms. Seasonal crops (strawberry, cherry, kiwi) have months with no reported trade — shown as gaps rather than interpolated. Banana reporting has been irregular in 2026; where a series stops, we show it as it is.
The dataset refreshes monthly together with the review cycle of our Prices & Margins page. Monthly averages for past months are final and do not change.
From the EU Commission’s DG AGRI agri-food data portal — official weekly wholesale prices reported by EU member states. We use the Spain and Portugal series at the ex-packaging station stage and aggregate them to monthly averages in €/kg.
These are wholesale prices at the packing station, before distribution and retail margins. A processor buying by the pallet pays something close to these; a consumer buying 500 g in a supermarket pays two to four times more.
Divide-by-yield: producing 1 kg of freeze-dried strawberry takes roughly 11 kg of fresh fruit, so fresh at €4/kg means €44 of raw material per finished kg — before energy, labour and packaging. Our Prices & Margins page calculates this input cost per material, and the ROI calculator builds the full business case.
Seasonality. Spanish strawberries trade roughly January to June, cherries May to August, kiwis October to May. Where there is no reported trade there is no price — we show the gap instead of inventing a number.
Monthly, when we run the review cycle of our market price data. Past months are final; the current month is added once its weekly observations are in.
These are input prices. See what freeze-dried product sells for — and the margin in between — then run your own volumes.
Data: EU Commission DG AGRI agri-food data portal (ES + PT, ex-packaging stage), aggregated monthly by Freeze-drying.tech. Free to cite with attribution. Reference data for planning purposes, not a quote.
