Prices of Spanish black truffle increase by 30%

Published 2023년 4월 6일

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Spain's black truffle harvest has seen a dramatic decrease of 50% from the previous year, leading to a significant increase in prices. The cost for a kilo of black truffle has risen by over 30%, with prices ranging from € 400 to € 500 in warehouses and as high as € 1,000 per kilo in markets. Despite these challenges, Spain remains the world's largest producer, with major contributions from regions such as the Gúdar-Javalambre Mountains, Girona, and the north of Huesca, as well as areas in Soria and Castilla. Black truffle cultivation is also expanding in the mountains of Andalusia.

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The harvest of black truffles in Spain has decreased by 50% compared to 2021-2022, causing prices to rise sharply. For a kilo of black truffle, the warehouse is paid between € 400 and € 500. That is more than 30% more than the € 300 for which the truffle was sold in 2022. On the markets, that price rises to € 1,000 per kilo. Spain is currently the largest producer in the world. France, the previous leader in the production of this fungus, is stuck at 50 tons per year – in 1900 about 2,000 tons per year were collected – and in Italy about 30 tons are harvested. The main Spanish truffle areas are the Gúdar-Javalambre Mountains, in the province of Teruel, with the municipality of Sarrión as the Mecca of the black truffle, the province of Girona, the entire interior of ...

Source: AGF