What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 2.47 and US$ 8.38 per kilogram or between US$ 1.12 and US$ 3.80 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for taro (arrowroot) is between LKR 758.46 and LKR 2,578.77 per kilogram or between LKR 343.97 and LKR 1,169.51 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 1.73 and US$ 5.87 per kilogram or between US$ 0.78 and US$ 2.66 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 1.31 US $ per kg, followed by 0.89 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2019, the price increased to 1.44 US $ per kg and further increased to 1.68 US $ per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Sri Lanka is 1.84 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Sri Lanka will be around 1.98 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2.12 US $ per kg in 2024.Sri Lanka Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Sri Lanka over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2016, the price was 1.31 US$ per kg, which rose to 1.44 US$ per kg in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 1.84 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 41.2% from the price in 2016. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Sri Lanka will continue to rise, reaching 1.99 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.14 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Sri Lanka were US$ 328, US$ 248, US$ 2,431 and US$ 2,162 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 1,442 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Through 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has decreased, changing by -15.82 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports grew by 416.85 pc netting Sri Lanka US$2.16m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's taro (arrowroot) exports are categorised as:
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
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Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported taro (arrowroot) costing 2.16m USD, a decrease of -11.15% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 2.431m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 880.242 per cent.
The per year variation in the volume of Sri Lanka's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 416.85% compared to a variation of -15.82% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka holds position 75 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net importer of taro (arrowroot). The annual growth of Sri Lanka taro (arrowroot) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -51%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was %, per annum.
Sri Lanka ordered 1 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.