What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Myanmar today?
The retail price range for Myanmar taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 4.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 1.94 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Myanmar
The retail price range in Kyat for taro (arrowroot) is between MMK 1,012.87 and MMK 9,115.85 per kilogram or between MMK 459.35 and MMK 4,134.17 per pound(lb) in Naypyitaw and Yangon.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Myanmar taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.33 and US$ 3.00 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 1.36 per pound(lb).
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Myanmar Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Myanmar has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the export price per kilogram was 1.26 US dollars, which increased to 1.54 US dollars in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped slightly to 1.28 US dollars, before increasing again to 1.50 US dollars in 2020. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram was 0.94 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Myanmar will be 1.20 US dollars in 2023 and 1.36 US dollars in 2024.Myanmar Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Myanmar has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2017, the price was recorded at $1.26 per kg, which was the same as the price in 2016. However, in 2018, the price increased to $1.54 per kg, before dropping to $1.28 per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose again to $1.50 per kg, before dropping to $0.94 per kg in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Myanmar will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around $1.50 per kg, and the price in 2024 will be around $1.26 per kg.Export values for Myanmar taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Myanmar were US$ 1,026, US$ 778, US$ 370 and US$ 358 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Myanmar: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Myanmar taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Myanmar exported 279 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). For 2019 alone, the market for Myanmar taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has escalated, flactuating by 16.25 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -54.85 pc netting the country US$0.36m for the year 2019. Myanmar's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
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Myanmar taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Myanmar exported taro (arrowroot) valued at 0.36m USD, a reduction of -2.70% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.37m USD. The annual change in value of Myanmar taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -52.442 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Myanmar's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -54.85% when compared to a variation of 16.25% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Myanmar's share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was 1.9 per cent. The country holds number 4 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Myanmar taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Myanmar brought in 0 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.