What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Burkina Faso today?
The retail price range for Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.62 and US$ 1.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.47 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Burkina Faso
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for taro (arrowroot) is between XOF 375.96 and XOF 626.61 per kilogram or between XOF 170.51 and XOF 284.18 per pound(lb) in Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.43 and US$ 0.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.33 per pound(lb).
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Burkina Faso Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Burkina Faso over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 0.81 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 1.15 US$ per kg in 2017. Since then, the price has been decreasing steadily, with 0.64 US$ per kg in 2018, 0.39 US$ per kg in 2019, 0.34 US$ per kg in 2020, and 0.29 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Burkina Faso will be 0.24 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.19 US$ per kg in 2024.Burkina Faso Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Burkina Faso over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 0.82 US$ per kg, which then decreased to 0.71 US$ per kg in 2013. The price then remained relatively stable at 0.68 US$ per kg in 2014 and 0.83 US$ per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price dropped to 0.81 US$ per kg before increasing to 1.15 US$ per kg in 2017. The price then decreased again to 0.64 US$ per kg in 2018 and 0.39 US$ per kg in 2019. The price has continued to decrease in 2020 and 2021, reaching 0.34 US$ per kg and 0.29 US$ per kg respectively. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Taro (Arrowroot) in Burkina Faso will continue to decrease in the next two years, reaching 0.24 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.19 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Burkina Faso were US$ 1,008, US$ 901, US$ 695 and US$ 346 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Burkina Faso: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Burkina Faso sold 891 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). In 2019 alone, the interest in Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has decreased, flactuating by -18.031 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports grew by 13.94% earning the nation US$0.35m for the year 2019. Burkina Faso's taro (arrowroot) exports are categorised as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Burkina Faso supplied taro (arrowroot) worth 0.35m USD, a decrease of -49.64% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.695m USD. The annual reduction in value of Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -22.863 percent.
The per year change in the volume of Burkina Faso's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 13.94 per cent in comparison to a variation of -18.031% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Burkina Faso taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Burkina Faso purchased 19 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.