What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Jamaica today?
The retail price range for Jamaica potatoes is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 3.80 per kilogram or between US$ 0.30 and US$ 1.72 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Jamaica
The retail price range in Jamaican Dollar for potatoes is between JMD 103.62 and JMD 592.09 per kilogram or between JMD 46.99 and JMD 268.52 per pound(lb) in Kingston and Montego Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Jamaica potatoes is between US$ 0.47 and US$ 2.66 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 1.21 per pound(lb).
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Jamaica Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Jamaica over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.46 US $ per kg, followed by 1.36 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.61 US $ per kg, and then to 1.8 US $ per kg in 2020. The price dropped slightly in 2021 to 1.5 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Jamaica in 2023 will be around 1.63 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.76 US $ per kg.The Jamaica potatoes exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
Jamaica Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Jamaica over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was $1.27, followed by $1.46 in 2017, $1.36 in 2018, $1.61 in 2019, and $1.80 in 2020. The highest price was in 2013, when the price was $2.33 per kilogram. The lowest price was in 2015, when the price was $1.15 per kilogram. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Jamaica will remain relatively stable in the next few years, with an estimated price of $1.60 in 2023 and $1.70 in 2024.Export values for Jamaica potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in Jamaica were US$ 56, US$ 57, US$ 105 and US$ 33 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Jamaica: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Jamaica potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica sold 22 tonnes of potatoes. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Jamaica potatoes (tubers category) has shrunk, with a change of -71.429 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports went down by -43.59 percent netting the nation US$0.03m for the year 2019. Jamaica's potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
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Jamaica potatoes export values
In 2019, Jamaica supplied potatoes valued at 0.03m USD, a drop of -71.43% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.105m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Jamaica potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 84.211 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Jamaica's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -43.59 pc when compared to a variation of -71.429% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Jamaica potatoes ( in '000$ )
Jamaica's top export markets for potatoes are Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, United Kingdom (UK), Canada and Saint Lucia.
Jamaica purchased 22,539 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Jamaica was 62,868 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -2.89%. The country had approximately 3,960.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.