What is the price of yams per kilogram/pound in Ghana today?
The retail price range for Ghana yams is between US$ 0.95 and US$ 1.91 per kilogram or between US$ 0.43 and US$ 0.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of yams in Ghana
The retail price range in Ghana Cedi for yams is between GHS 10.24 and GHS 20.49 per kilogram or between GHS 4.65 and GHS 9.29 per pound(lb) in Accra and Kumasi.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ghana yams is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 1.33 per kilogram or between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.60 per pound(lb).
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Ghana Yams Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Yams from Ghana over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2013, the price was 0.79 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.61 US dollars per kg in 2014. This trend continued in 2015, with the price falling to 0.67 US dollars per kg. In 2016, the price rose slightly to 0.77 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.46 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price remained relatively stable in 2018 and 2019, at 0.50 and 0.47 US dollars per kg respectively. However, in 2020 and 2021, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Yams from Ghana in 2023 and 2024 will be around 0.00 US dollars per kg.Ghana Yams Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Yams into Ghana over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2013, the price was 0.79 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.61 US dollars per kg in 2014. This was followed by a slight increase to 0.67 US dollars per kg in 2015, before rising to 0.77 US dollars per kg in 2016. However, the price then dropped significantly to 0.46 US dollars per kg in 2017, before rising slightly to 0.50 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 0.47 US dollars per kg in 2019. Unfortunately, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Yams into Ghana in 2023 will be around 0.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 0.47 US dollars per kg.Export values for Ghana yams
The total values in export for yams in Ghana were US$ 15,777, US$ 7,547, US$ 8,685 and US$ 12,715 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ghana yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ghana exported 27,282 tonnes of yams. For 2019 alone, the market for Ghana yams (tubers category) has escalated, with a change of 57.928 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports went up by 67.84 percent bringing the exporter US$12.72m for the year 2019. Ghana's yams exports are classified as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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Ghana yams export values
In 2019, Ghana shipped yams costing 12.72m USD, a surge of 46.46% from 2018's total yams export of 8.685m USD. The annual increase in value of Ghana yams between 2017 to 2018 was 15.079 per cent.
The per year variation in the amount of Ghana's yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was 67.84 per cent when compared to a variation of 57.928% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ghana yams ( in '000$ )
Ghana procured 34 tonnes of yams in 2019.
Production
The production of yams in Ghana was 8,288,198 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 5.47%. The country had an estimated 464,253.00 hectares under yams cultivation.