What is the price of sweet potatoes per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda sweet potatoes is between US$ 1.94 and US$ 2.90 per kilogram or between US$ 0.88 and US$ 1.32 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sweet potatoes in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for sweet potatoes is between UGX 7,448.46 and UGX 11,172.69 per kilogram or between UGX 3,377.99 and UGX 5,066.98 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda sweet potatoes is between US$ 1.36 and US$ 2.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.61 and US$ 0.92 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Sweet Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Uganda has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2021, the export price was 0.56 US $ per kg, which is a significant increase from the 0.27 US $ per kg in 2020. However, this is still lower than the 0.5 US $ per kg in 2012. The export price has been fluctuating between 0.27 US $ per kg and 0.56 US $ per kg over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Sweet Potatoes from Uganda in 2023 and 2024 will be around 0.3 US $ per kg and 0.45 US $ per kg respectively.The sweet potatoes exports from Uganda are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
Uganda Sweet Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was at its lowest point of 0.06 US $ per kg, before increasing to 0.15 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 0.26 US $ per kg in 2019 and remained at the same level in 2020. In 2021, the price increased to 0.56 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Uganda in 2023 will be 0.68 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.80 US $ per kg.Export values for Uganda sweet potatoes
The total values in export for sweet potatoes in Uganda were US$ 3, US$ 51, US$ 54 and US$ 7 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Uganda: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Uganda sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda exported 27 tonnes of sweet potatoes. For 2019 alone, the market for Uganda sweet potatoes (tubers category) has shrunk, recording a change of -92.458 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports decreased by -97.08% earning the exporter US$0.01m for the year 2019. Uganda's sweet potatoes exports are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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Uganda sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, Uganda exported sweet potatoes valued at 0.01m USD, a decrease of -81.48% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 0.054m USD. The yearly change in value of Uganda sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 5.882 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Uganda's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -97.08 pc in comparison to a variation of -92.458% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
Uganda's top export markets for sweet potatoes are United Kingdom (UK), Belgium, Qatar, the Netherlands and Canada.
Uganda procured 1 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in Uganda was 1,949,476 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -0.33%. The country had an estimated 463,568.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.