What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Ghana today?
The retail price range for Ghana taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 2.89 and US$ 9.62 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 4.36 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Ghana
The retail price range in Ghana Cedi for taro (arrowroot) is between GHS 31.04 and GHS 103.46 per kilogram or between GHS 14.08 and GHS 46.92 per pound(lb) in Accra and Kumasi.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ghana taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 2.02 and US$ 6.74 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 3.05 per pound(lb).
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Ghana Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Ghana over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2016, the export price was 1.62 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp decline to 0.65 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped further to 0.48 US $ per kg and in 2019, it reached its lowest point of 0.30 US $ per kg. However, in 2020 and 2021, the export price was 0.00 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Ghana will remain at 0.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Ghana Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Ghana over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2015, the price was at its highest at $1.61 per kg, before dropping to $0.65 in 2017. Since then, the price has been steadily decreasing, with the most recent price in 2019 being $0.30 per kg. This represents a decrease of over 50% from the 2015 price. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Taro (Arrowroot) will remain relatively low in the next two years, with an estimated price of $0.25 per kg in 2023 and $0.20 per kg in 2024.Export values for Ghana taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Ghana were US$ 118, US$ 17, US$ 77 and US$ 24 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Ghana: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Ghana taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ghana exported 79 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). In 2019 alone, the market for Ghana taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has gone down, with a change of -51.235 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports grew by 203.85% earning Ghana US$0.02m for the year 2019. Ghana's taro (arrowroot) exports are categorised as:
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
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Ghana taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Ghana supplied taro (arrowroot) worth 0.02m USD, a contraction of -74.03% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.077m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ghana taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 352.941 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Ghana's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 203.85 pc compared to a variation of -51.235% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Ghana's portion of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 73 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Ghana taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Ghana ordered 32 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in Ghana was 3,036,872 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 3.94%. The country had an estimated 464,056.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.