What is the price of sweet potatoes per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China sweet potatoes is between US$ 0.46 and US$ 1.06 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.48 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sweet potatoes in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for sweet potatoes is between CNY 3.23 and CNY 7.41 per kilogram or between CNY 1.47 and CNY 3.36 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for China sweet potatoes is between US$ 0.32 and US$ 0.74 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.34 per pound(lb).
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China Sweet Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from China over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 1.26 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the period. This was followed by a decrease to 1.32 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.90 US $ per kg, and then further decreased to 0.68 US $ per kg in 2020. The price has been relatively stable in 2021 and 2022, with 0.59 US $ per kg and 0.58 US $ per kg respectively. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from China in 2023 will be around 0.56 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 0.54 US $ per kg.The exports of sweet potatoes from China are categorised as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
China Sweet Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into China over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was $1.26, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2018 to $1.32. In 2019, the price dropped significantly to $0.90, before further decreasing to $0.68 in 2020. The price then stabilized in 2021 and 2022, with the import price per kilogram being $0.59 and $0.58 respectively. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into China in 2023 and 2024 will remain relatively stable, with prices of around $0.58 and $0.59 respectively.Export values for China sweet potatoes
The total values in export for sweet potatoes in China were US$ 365,312, US$ 889,888, US$ 1,045,888 and US$ 569,088 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in China: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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China sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 635,488 tonnes of sweet potatoes. In 2019 alone, the interest in China sweet potatoes (tubers category) has gone down, with a change of -20.015 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports decreased by -10.25% bringing the country US$569.09m for the year 2019. China's sweet potatoes exports are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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China sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, China supplied sweet potatoes worth 569.09m USD, a contraction of -45.59% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 1045.888m USD. The annual reduction in value of China sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 17.53 per cent.
The annual change in the quantity of China's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -10.25 percent compared to a variation of -20.015% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total sweet potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 13 in world exports of sweet potatoes.
Export markets for China sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
China's best performing destinations for sweet potatoes are Vietnam, Hong Kong, United Kingdom (UK), Japan and the Netherlands.
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of sweet potatoes. The annual growth of China sweet potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was 25%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 10%, per annum.
China bought 6,432 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in China was 830,288,576 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -2.32%. The country had approximately 37,912,616.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.