What is the price of sweet potatoes per kilogram/pound in Cameroon today?
The retail price range for Cameroon sweet potatoes is between US$ 2.89 and US$ 5.78 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 2.62 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sweet potatoes in Cameroon
The retail price range in CFA Franc BEAC for sweet potatoes is between XAF 1,806.75 and XAF 3,613.50 per kilogram or between XAF 819.39 and XAF 1,638.78 per pound(lb) in Yaoundé and Douala.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Cameroon sweet potatoes is between US$ 2.02 and US$ 4.05 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 1.84 per pound(lb).
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Cameroon Sweet Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Cameroon has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.22 US $ per kg, followed by 0.10 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 0.34 US $ per kg, before dropping to 0.14 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Cameroon is 0.12 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes from Cameroon in 2023 will be 0.08 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.06 US $ per kg.The sweet potatoes exports from Cameroon are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
Cameroon Sweet Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Cameroon over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.10 US$ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 0.34 US$ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a further increase to 0.49 US$ per kg in 2019. However, the price dropped to 0.14 US$ per kg in 2020 and then to 0.12 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sweet Potatoes into Cameroon in 2023 will be around 0.14 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.12 US$ per kg.Export values for Cameroon sweet potatoes
The total values in export for sweet potatoes in Cameroon were US$ 12, US$ 3, US$ 132 and US$ 247 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Cameroon: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Cameroon sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Cameroon exported 133 tonnes of sweet potatoes. For 2019 alone, the market for Cameroon sweet potatoes (tubers category) has decreased, flactuating by -8.276 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports increased by 343.33% netting the exporter US$0.25m for the year 2019. Cameroon's sweet potatoes exports are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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Cameroon sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, Cameroon sold sweet potatoes worth 0.25m USD, a growth of 89.39% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 0.132m USD. The annual growth in value of Cameroon sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 4300 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Cameroon's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 343.33 pc in comparison to a variation of -8.276% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Cameroon sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
Cameroon's top destinations for sweet potatoes are Belgium, France, Switzerland, US and Gabon.
Cameroon brought in 0 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in Cameroon was 495,177 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 6.16%. The country had an estimated 85,953.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.