What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Philippines today?
The retail price range for Philippines taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 2.06 and US$ 3.48 per kilogram or between US$ 0.94 and US$ 1.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Philippines
The retail price range in Philippine peso for taro (arrowroot) is between PHP 114.83 and PHP 193.39 per kilogram or between PHP 52.08 and PHP 87.71 per pound(lb) in Manila and Quezon.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Philippines taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 1.44 and US$ 2.43 per kilogram or between US$ 0.66 and US$ 1.10 per pound(lb).
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Philippines Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Philippines over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 2.07 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 0.83 US$ per kg. In 2018, the price further dropped to 0.49 US$ per kg, the lowest in the last five years. However, the price has been on the rise since then, reaching 1.95 US$ per kg in 2019 and 2.07 US$ per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Philippines is 2.34 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on the current trend, it is expected that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Philippines will be around 2.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.70 US$ per kg in 2024.Philippines Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) into Philippines over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $2.07, before dropping to $0.83 in 2017. The price then continued to decline to its lowest point of $0.49 in 2018. However, the price has since been on the rise, reaching $1.95 in 2019 and $2.07 in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) into Philippines is $2.34 in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) into Philippines will be around $2.50 in 2023 and $2.70 in 2024.Export values for Philippines taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in the Philippines were US$ 93, US$ 441, US$ 129 and US$ 107 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Philippines taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of taro (arrowroot) exported by the Philippines in 2020 was 141 metric tons. In 2019 The Philippines shipped 55 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). In 2019 alone, the market for the Philippines taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has reduced, recording a change of -79.008 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports reduced by -89.64 pc bringing the nation US$0.11m for the year 2019. the Philippiness' taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Philippines taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, the Philippines sold taro (arrowroot) worth 0.11m USD, a contraction of -14.73% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.129m USD. The annual change in value of the Philippines taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -70.748%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of the Philippiness' taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -89.64 pc in comparison to a variation of -79.008% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
the Philippiness' share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was 3.4 pc. The country holds number 3 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Philippines taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
the Philippines imported 231 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in the Philippines was 209,886 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -2.79%. The country had an estimated 29,754.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.