What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka onions is between US$ 0.65 and US$ 2.10 per kilogram or between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.95 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for onions is between LKR 201.05 and LKR 647.50 per kilogram or between LKR 91.18 and LKR 293.65 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka onions is between US$ 0.46 and US$ 1.47 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.67 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.94 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp decrease to 0.71 US $ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 1.18 US $ per kg, and then increased further to 3.48 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Onions from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 4.20 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 4.92 US $ per kg.The Sri Lanka onions exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- 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)
Sri Lanka Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was $2.94, followed by a sharp drop to $0.71 in 2019. This was followed by a slight increase to $1.18 in 2020, and then a significant jump to $3.48 in 2021. Overall, the import price of Onions into Sri Lanka has been quite volatile over the last five years. Looking ahead, it is difficult to predict the import price of Onions into Sri Lanka for 2023 and 2024. However, based on the data from the last five years, it is likely that the import price will remain volatile.Export values for Sri Lanka onions
The total values in export for onions in Sri Lanka were US$ 56, US$ 97, US$ 404 and US$ 1,661 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 1,552 tonnes of onions. In 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka onions (vegetables category) has surged, recording a change of 888.535 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports increased by 4603.03 percent bringing the country US$1.66m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's onions exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
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Sri Lanka onions export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported onions worth 1.66m USD, an increase of 310.89% from 2018's total onions export of 0.404m USD. The annual increase in value of Sri Lanka onions between 2017 to 2018 was 316.495%.
The annual change in the volume of Sri Lanka's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4603.03 pc when compared to a variation of 888.535% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's stake of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was 2.4 pc. Sri Lanka holds number 10 in world exports of onions.
Export markets for Sri Lanka onions ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's top export markets for onions are India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Switzerland, Qatar and Germany.
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of Sri Lanka onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was -6%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -17%, per annum.
Sri Lanka bought 260,481 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Sri Lanka was 307,380 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -13.77%. The country had an estimated 25,008.00 hectares under onions cultivation.