What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Malaysia today?
The retail price range for Malaysia onions is between US$ 193.84 and US$ 242.30 per kilogram or between US$ 87.91 and US$ 109.89 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Malaysia
The retail price range in Malaysian Ringgit for onions is between MYR 879.53 and MYR 1,099.41 per kilogram or between MYR 398.88 and MYR 498.60 per pound(lb) in Kuala Lumpur and George Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malaysia onions is between US$ 135.69 and US$ 169.61 per kilogram or between US$ 61.54 and US$ 76.92 per pound(lb).
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Malaysia Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export prices of Onions from Malaysia per Kg were US$ 11.01, US$ 10.08, US$ 4.33, US$ 4.70 and US$ 5.63 respectively. In 2021 the export price was US$ 7.28 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 8.45 per Kg.The exports of onions from Malaysia are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
Malaysia Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Malaysia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.22 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.17 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 0.45 US$ per kg, and then increased further to 0.51 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the highest price of 0.57 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Onions into Malaysia will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with a predicted price of 0.57 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.58 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Malaysia onions
The total values in export for onions in Malaysia were US$ 49,323, US$ 37,600, US$ 28,685 and US$ 13,989 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malaysia onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of onions sold by Malaysia in 2020 was 34,058 tons. In 2019 Malaysia sold 36,890 tonnes of onions. In 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia onions (vegetables category) has gone down, flactuating by -56.079 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went down by -71.12 pc earning the nation US$13.99m for the year 2019. Malaysia's onions exports are categorised as:
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
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Malaysia onions export values
In 2019, Malaysia sold onions worth 13.99m USD, a decrease of -51.23% from 2018's total onions export of 28.685m USD. The annual reduction in value of Malaysia onions between 2017 to 2018 was -23.71 pc.
The per year variation in the volume of Malaysia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -71.12% when compared to a variation of -56.079% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's share of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 60 in world exports of onions.
Export markets for Malaysia onions ( in '000$ )
Malaysia's best performing destinations for onions are Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Malaysia bought 507,238 tonnes of onions in 2019.