Black Truffle Wholesale — Direct from the Grower
Black truffle wholesale comes from the plantation itself: fresh Tuber melanosporum by the kilo, graded and packed at origin in Teruel. Orders start at one kilo and travel with the cold inside the box. Quotations go against that week’s harvest.
- Origin: Teruel, Spain
- Tuber melanosporum, graded at origin
- The cold travels inside the box
- Direct from the grower — no broker
What buying wholesale at origin changes
Most black truffle reaches a professional buyer through a broker, and often through a re-export that adds days before it is graded and sold on. What is quoted here is what you receive: boxes are made up in Teruel.
Here you deal with the plantation, at the point where the piece leaves the ground. Fewer days between harvest and delivery, and in fresh black truffle days are aroma.
Grades, and which one to ask for
| Extra | Regular shape, 95% of the skin free of blemishes. Whole pieces, even slicing. |
|---|---|
| First | Small defects of shape, colour or skin that do not affect the quality of the piece. 80% of the skin free of blemishes. |
| Second | More marked defects of shape and colour, slight rot, or already bitten by beetle or worm. Different weight, different calibre. |
| Pieces (brisures) | Sound truffle that broke: shape lost, aroma kept, and it ships ready to use. Bulk fresh, preserves, prepared products. |
| Off-grade | Sorting offcuts and damaged or rotten truffle. Same price band as pieces, but not kitchen product: nests, spore inputs and nursery substrates. |
| Peelings (pelures) | Trimmings from peeling. Preserves, oils, sauces. |
First is the grade worth asking about. Its defects are small ones of shape, colour or skin that leave the quality of the piece intact, and for anything sliced, grated or cooked they make no difference at all on the plate.
Volumes, minimum order and the wholesale calendar
| Price by grade | Extra on request · First from €1,100/kg · Second from €660/kg · Pieces from €330/kg. The week and the volume set the final price |
|---|---|
| Minimum order | 1 kg |
| Weekly capacity in season | 40 kg |
| Calibres available | Extra, 20–60 g per piece. Larger pieces are sold individually, priced piece by piece |
| Cleaning | Ready to use, or unwashed and unbrushed as it comes off the plot — the trade buyer chooses |
| Winter season | December to March (Tuber melanosporum) |
| Summer season | Spring to autumn (Tuber aestivum), worked only occasionally |
| Lead time | 24 working hours |
Trade buyers source ahead of the retail rush: wholesale enquiries peak in October, consumer demand in December. For a December menu or a Christmas line, October is when the conversation has to happen.
Four things move a trade price: the quantity, the quality, the buyer and the destination. On top of those, the price of fresh black truffle is reset weekly against the European markets, the French one above all, which is why a quotation is made against the week and not against a list.
Cold, documents and traceability
Fresh black truffle is perishable, so the cold decides whether the product arrives worth eating.
The cold travels inside the box, with the truffle: a waterproof insulated polystyrene box, the same packing a household order goes out in, in the size the consignment needs. That is what holds the chain in transit, and it is why the consignment does not carry the surcharge of refrigerated transport.
Refrigerated transport is an option rather than the standard. It costs more, and it is arranged separately when a destination or a buyer calls for it.
Transit is 24 hours to mainland Spain and 48 to Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium and Austria. Each consignment carries a delivery note with the batch and the harvest date.
Wholesale formats beyond fresh
Preserved Black Truffle: Peelings, Pieces & Frozen
Travel without a cold chain, keep out of season.
Black Truffle Peelings for the Trade
The aroma without the shape, for prepared products.
Frozen Black Truffles for the Trade
Frozen in season, for kitchens that need it all year.
Black Truffle Pieces: Aroma Without the Shape
Sound truffle that broke, ready to use — and what off-grade is not.
Preserved formats, available all year
Outside the December-to-March window, the same harvest goes out as peelings, pieces, frozen and canned product: no timed chain to hold, no shrinkage.
Questions from trade buyers
Does the consignment travel refrigerated?
The cold goes inside the insulated box, which is what holds the chain during transit. Refrigerated transport is a separate option, priced separately, and it is arranged when the destination calls for it.
Can we take the product unwashed?
Yes. A trade buyer can take it as it comes off the plot, unwashed and unbrushed. Cleaned ready for use is the default for anything going to a table; say which you want with the enquiry.
Is this the same species as French black truffle?
Yes. Tuber melanosporum is a single species: Périgord truffle in France, trufa negra in Spain, tartufo nero pregiato in Italy. Origin affects price and freshness, not species.
Can you supply outside the winter season?
Partly. Tuber melanosporum runs December to March. From spring to autumn there is Tuber aestivum, a milder and much cheaper species, which we work only occasionally. Preserved formats cover the rest.
Do you ship outside the European Union?
Fresh black truffle is not shipped outside the European Union. Preserved formats ship worldwide, with customs and phytosanitary requirements at the buyer’s expense.
Request a black truffle wholesale quotation
Send the grade, the quantity and the delivery week. Quotations go against the current harvest, not a list price, because fresh black truffle moves week to week.