What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Fiji today?
The retail price range for Fiji taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 3.39 and US$ 5.09 per kilogram or between US$ 1.54 and US$ 2.31 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Fiji
The retail price range in Fiji Dollar for taro (arrowroot) is between FJD 7.57 and FJD 11.35 per kilogram or between FJD 3.43 and FJD 5.15 per pound(lb) in Suva and Lautoka.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Fiji taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 2.37 and US$ 3.56 per kilogram or between US$ 1.08 and US$ 1.61 per pound(lb).
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Fiji taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Fiji exported 5,211 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Fiji taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has gone down, flactuating by -11.588 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -19.38 percent bringing the exporter US$11.81m for the year 2019. Fiji's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Fiji taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Fiji supplied taro (arrowroot) costing 11.81m USD, a surge of 3.21% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 11.443m USD. The annual increase in value of Fiji taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 0.82826681%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Fiji's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.38 percent in comparison to a variation of -11.588% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Fiji's portion of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 67 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Fiji taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Fiji is a net importer of taro (arrowroot). The annual growth of Fiji taro (arrowroot) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -50%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -55%, per annum.
Fiji ordered 227 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in Fiji was 103,018 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 4.54%. The country had an estimated 5,150.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.