What is the price of yams per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US yams is between US$ 0.96 and US$ 1.92 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of yams in US
The retail price range in Euro for yams is between EUR 0.88 and EUR 1.76 per kilogram or between EUR 0.40 and EUR 0.80 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US yams is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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US Yams Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Yams from the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.26 US$/kg, followed by 1.24 US$/kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.39 US$/kg, and then further increased to 1.50 US$/kg in 2020. The price then decreased slightly to 1.44 US$/kg in 2021, and then increased again to 1.56 US$/kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Yams from the US will be 1.58 US$/kg in 2023 and 1.60 US$/kg in 2024.US Yams Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Yams into the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016 and 2017, the price was $1.25 and $1.26 respectively. In 2018, the price dropped slightly to $1.24, before increasing to $1.39 in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to $1.50, before dropping back to $1.44 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased again to $1.56 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Yams into the US will continue to increase in the next two years, with an estimated price of $1.58 in 2023 and $1.60 in 2024.Export values for US yams
The total values in export for yams in US were US$ 21,896, US$ 21,540, US$ 16,868 and US$ 22,978 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of yams sold by US in 2020 was 17,899 tonnes. In 2019 US exported 16,489 tonnes of yams. Through 2019 alone, the interest in US yams (tubers category) has improved, recording a change of 21.699 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports reduced by -3.36% earning US US$22.98m for the year 2019. US' yams exports are classified as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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US yams export values
In 2019, US exported yams worth 22.98m USD, a growth of 36.23% from 2018's total yams export of 16.868m USD. The yearly change in value of US yams between 2017 to 2018 was -21.69%.
The annual variation in the quantity of US' yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was -3.36 pc compared to a variation of 21.699% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' stake of the world's total yams' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. US is ranked position 19 in world exports of yams.
Export markets for US yams ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of yams. The annual growth of US yams in value between 2015 to 2019 was 47%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 33%, per annum.
US brought in 48,757 tonnes of yams in 2019.