What is the price of maize starch per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan maize starch is between US$ 1.45 and US$ 2.90 per kilogram or between US$ 0.66 and US$ 1.32 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize starch in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for maize starch is between JPY 200.39 and JPY 400.77 per kilogram or between JPY 90.88 and JPY 181.76 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan maize starch is between US$ 1.02 and US$ 2.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.46 and US$ 0.92 per pound(lb).
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Japan Maize Starch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize starch from Japan has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 1.67 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 2.38 US $ per kg. The most recent year, 2022, saw a significant drop to 1.14 US $ per kg. This is a decrease of over 50% from the 2017 price. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Maize starch from Japan will remain relatively low in 2023 and 2024, with an estimated price of 1.14 US $ per kg and 1.17 US $ per kg respectively.Japan Maize Starch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize starch into Japan has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 2.74 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 1.74 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price dropped further to 1.67 US dollars per kg, and in 2018, it rose slightly to 1.93 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price dropped again to 1.83 US dollars per kg, and in 2020, it rose to 2.24 US dollars per kg. The most recent data shows that in 2021, the price was 2.38 US dollars per kg, and in 2022, it dropped to 1.14 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Maize starch into Japan will remain relatively low in the next two years. We predict that in 2023, the price will be 1.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be 1.97 US dollars per kg.Export values for Japan maize starch
The total values in export for maize starch in Japan were US$ 1,059, US$ 1,033, US$ 978 and US$ 1,135 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan maize starch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of maize starch sold by Japan in 2020 was 421 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 620 tonnes of maize starch. Across 2019 alone, the market for Japan maize starch (processed category) has climbed, flactuating by 22.047 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize starch's exports grew by 0.32% earning the country US$1.14m for the year 2019. Japan's maize starch exports are categorised as:
- Maize starch (HS code 110812)
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Japan maize starch export values
In 2019, Japan exported maize starch valued at 1.14m USD, a surge of 16.56% from 2018's total maize starch export of 0.978m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan maize starch between 2017 to 2018 was -5.324%.
The yearly variation in the amount of Japan's maize starch exports between 2017 and 2019 was 0.32% compared to a variation of 22.047% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's stake of the world's total maize starch's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan holds number 30 in world exports of maize starch.
Export markets for Japan maize starch ( in '000$ )
Japan brought in 3,337 tonnes of maize starch in 2019.