What is the price of yams per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan yams is between US$ 4.34 and US$ 11.57 per kilogram or between US$ 1.97 and US$ 5.25 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of yams in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for yams is between JPY 599.73 and JPY 1,597.95 per kilogram or between JPY 271.99 and JPY 724.69 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan yams is between US$ 3.04 and US$ 8.10 per kilogram or between US$ 1.38 and US$ 3.67 per pound(lb).
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Japan Yams Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Yams from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 4.84 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping to 3.32 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. Since then, the price has remained relatively stable, with the latest figures for 2020 and 2021 being 3.33 and 3.11 US dollars per kilogram respectively. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Yams from Japan in 2023 and 2024 will be 2.87 and 2.63 US dollars per kilogram respectively.Japan Yams Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Yams into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was at its highest at $4.84, before dropping to $3.32 in 2018. The price then rose slightly to $3.50 in 2019, before dropping again to $3.33 in 2020 and $3.11 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped further to $2.87 in 2022. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Yams into Japan will remain relatively stable over the next two years. We predict that the price will remain at $2.87 in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Japan yams
The total values in export for yams in Japan were US$ 23,592, US$ 22,543, US$ 19,668 and US$ 20,809 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of yams shipped by Japan in 2020 was 5,992 tons. In 2019 Japan sold 5,944 tonnes of yams. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Japan yams (tubers category) has gone up, changing by 0.25299376 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports grew by 27.5% earning the exporter US$20.81m for the year 2019. Japan's yams exports are classified as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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Japan yams export values
In 2019, Japan exported yams costing 20.81m USD, a surge of 5.81% from 2018's total yams export of 19.668m USD. The annual change in value of Japan yams between 2017 to 2018 was -12.753 pc.
The yearly change in the amount of Japan's yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was 27.5 percent when compared to a variation of 0.25299376% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's share of the world's total yams' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan is ranked position 25 in world exports of yams.
Export markets for Japan yams ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of yams. The annual growth of Japan yams in value between 2015 to 2019 was 337%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Japan purchased 1,170 tonnes of yams in 2019.
Production
The production of yams in Japan was 158,345 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.6%. The country had an estimated 7,100.00 hectares under yams cultivation.