What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.65 and US$ 1.16 per kilogram or between US$ 0.29 and US$ 0.53 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for taro (arrowroot) is between KES 89.69 and KES 161.45 per kilogram or between KES 40.68 and KES 73.22 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.45 and US$ 0.81 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.37 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the export price per kilogram was 0.88 US dollars, followed by a sharp drop to 0.67 US dollars in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 1.2 US dollars, and then rose again to 2.0 US dollars in 2020. Looking at the trend, it is likely that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Kenya will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the export price per kilogram for 2023 and 2024 will be around 2.50 US dollars and 3.00 US dollars respectively.Kenya Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2015, the price was 2.20 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.88 US$ per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price further decreased to 0.67 US$ per kg, before increasing to 1.20 US$ per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 2.00 US$ per kg in 2020. Overall, the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Kenya has seen a slight increase over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Kenya will be 2.30 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.50 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Kenya taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Kenya were US$ 7, US$ 2 and US$ 6 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in that order.
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Kenya taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya sold small quantities of taro (arrowroot). In 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has , changing by percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -100 percent netting the exporter US$0.00m for the year 2019. Kenya's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Kenya taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Kenya supplied taro (arrowroot) costing 0.00m USD, a drop of -100.00% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.006m USD. The yearly change in value of Kenya taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 200 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Kenya's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -100 per cent between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 55 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Kenya taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of taro (arrowroot). The annual growth of Kenya taro (arrowroot) in value between 2015 to 2019 was 76%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 32%, per annum.
Kenya brought in 6 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.