What is the price of sweet potatoes per kilogram/pound in Malaysia today?
The retail price range for Malaysia sweet potatoes is between US$ 0.39 and US$ 0.46 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.21 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sweet potatoes in Malaysia
The retail price range in Malaysian Ringgit for sweet potatoes is between MYR 1.79 and MYR 2.10 per kilogram or between MYR 0.81 and MYR 0.95 per pound(lb) in Kuala Lumpur and George Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malaysia sweet potatoes is between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.32 per kilogram or between US$ 0.13 and US$ 0.15 per pound(lb).
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Malaysia Sweet Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2015, the export price of Sweet Potatoes from Malaysia was US$ 0.13 per Kg. In 2016, the export price was US$ 0.08 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 0.07 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 0.08 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 0.10 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price of Sweet Potatoes from Malaysia is US$ 0.22 per Kg.The sweet potatoes exports from Malaysia are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
Malaysia Sweet Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Malaysia has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.41 US$ per kg, followed by 0.53 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped slightly to 0.52 US$ per kg, before increasing to 0.71 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 0.57 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Malaysia will be 0.54 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.56 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Malaysia sweet potatoes
The total values in export for sweet potatoes in Malaysia were US$ 484, US$ 403, US$ 409 and US$ 458 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malaysia sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of sweet potatoes sold by Malaysia in 2020 was 1,406 tonnes. In 2019 Malaysia shipped 1,142 tonnes of sweet potatoes. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia sweet potatoes (tubers category) has gone up, with a change of 31.567 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports grew by 13.75 pc netting the exporter US$0.46m for the year 2019. Malaysia's sweet potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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Malaysia sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, Malaysia sold sweet potatoes with a value of 0.46m USD, an increment of 12.47% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 0.409m USD. The annual change in value of Malaysia sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 1.489 pc.
The annual change in the volume of Malaysia's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 13.75 per cent in comparison to a variation of 31.567% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's portion of the world's total sweet potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Malaysia is ranked position 51 in world exports of sweet potatoes.
Export markets for Malaysia sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
Malaysia's best performing destinations for sweet potatoes are Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Australia and Qatar.
Import/Export Trends
Malaysia is a net importer of sweet potatoes. The annual growth of Malaysia sweet potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was 63%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 87%, per annum.
Malaysia brought in 13,786 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in Malaysia was 56,323 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 7.85%. The country had an estimated 3,317.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.