What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.71 and US$ 2.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.32 and US$ 1.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for taro (arrowroot) is between ZMW 13.45 and ZMW 44.85 per kilogram or between ZMW 6.10 and ZMW 20.34 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.50 and US$ 1.67 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 0.76 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Zambia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.28 US$ per kg, the highest of the five years. This was followed by 2019, when the price was 0.24 US$ per kg. In 2020, the price dropped to 0.15 US$ per kg, and then rose again to 0.19 US$ per kg in 2022. The lowest price of the five years was in 2016, when the export price was 0.07 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Zambia in 2023 will be 0.17 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be 0.21 US$ per kg.Zambia Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Zambia has been quite volatile over the past five years. In 2013, the price was 0.08 US$ per kg, which then increased to 0.44 US$ per kg in 2014. This was followed by a sharp decrease to 0.15 US$ per kg in 2015. The price then dropped further to 0.07 US$ per kg in 2016, before increasing to 0.28 US$ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped to 0.13 US$ per kg, before increasing again to 0.24 US$ per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to 0.15 US$ per kg in 2020, before decreasing slightly to 0.14 US$ per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to 0.19 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Zambia will be 0.20 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.21 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Zambia taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Zambia were US$ 62, US$ 228, US$ 347 and US$ 189 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Zambia taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia exported 777 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Across 2019 alone, the demand for Zambia taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has reduced, recording a change of -71.275 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports reduced by -6.05 pc netting the exporter US$0.19m for the year 2019. Zambia's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Zambia taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Zambia sold taro (arrowroot) worth 0.19m USD, a contraction of -45.24% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.347m USD. The annual reduction in value of Zambia taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 52.193%.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Zambia's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.05 pc compared to a variation of -71.275% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Zambia's portion of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 68 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Zambia taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Zambia procured 0 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.