What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China onions is between US$ 0.43 and US$ 0.95 per kilogram or between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.43 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for onions is between CNY 2.98 and CNY 6.66 per kilogram or between CNY 1.35 and CNY 3.02 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China onions is between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.66 per kilogram or between US$ 0.13 and US$ 0.30 per pound(lb).
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China Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.57 US $ per kg, followed by 0.58 US $ per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 0.61 US $ per kg, before increasing to 0.72 US $ per kg in 2021 and 0.73 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Onions from China in 2023 will be 0.75 US $ per kg and 0.77 US $ per kg in 2024.The exports of onions from China are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
China Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.57 US dollars per kg, followed by 0.58 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 0.61 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 0.72 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price of Onions into China is 0.73 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Onions into China will remain around 0.73 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for China onions
The total values in export for onions in China were US$ 61,357,440, US$ 67,757,952, US$ 67,846,016 and US$ 81,049,728 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 127,298,944 tonnes of onions. For 2019 alone, the market for China onions (vegetables category) has climbed, changing by 8.401 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went up by 7.04 percent bringing the exporter US$81,049.73m for the year 2019. China's onions exports are categorised as:
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
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China onions export values
In 2019, China supplied onions valued at 81,049.73m USD, an increment of 19.46% from 2018's total onions export of 67846.016m USD. The annual change in value of China onions between 2017 to 2018 was 0.12996851%.
The annual change in the volume of China's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.04 pc when compared to a variation of 8.401% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
China's share of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. China holds position 28 in world exports of onions.
Export markets for China onions ( in '000$ )
China's best performing export markets for onions are Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Russia.
China imported 456,192 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in China was 6,653,857,664 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 1.53%. The country had an estimated 296,084,864.00 hectares under onions cultivation.