What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Jamaica today?
The retail price range for Jamaica taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 4.43 and US$ 7.94 per kilogram or between US$ 2.01 and US$ 3.60 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Jamaica
The retail price range in Jamaican Dollar for taro (arrowroot) is between JMD 689.50 and JMD 1,236.60 per kilogram or between JMD 312.70 and JMD 560.82 per pound(lb) in Kingston and Montego Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Jamaica taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 3.10 and US$ 5.56 per kilogram or between US$ 1.41 and US$ 2.52 per pound(lb).
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Jamaica Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Jamaica over the last five years has been steadily increasing. In 2016, the export price per kilogram was 2.40 US dollars, and in 2021 it was 2.69 US dollars. This represents an increase of 11.7% over the five year period. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Jamaica in 2023 will be around 2.90 US dollars, and in 2024 it will be around 3.20 US dollars.Jamaica Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Jamaica over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2016, the price per kilogram was $2.40, and in 2021, it was $2.69. This represents an increase of 11.3% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when the price per kilogram was $3.18. This was a 10.4% increase from the previous year. Looking ahead, we can expect the price of Taro (Arrowroot) to continue to rise in the coming years. We predict that the price per kilogram in 2023 will be $2.90 and in 2024 will be $3.10.Export values for Jamaica taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Jamaica were US$ 2,048, US$ 2,141, US$ 2,331 and US$ 2,292 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Jamaica: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Jamaica taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica sold 790 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Jamaica taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has reduced, with a change of -12.611 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -7.82 pc netting the nation US$2.29m for the year 2019. Jamaica's taro (arrowroot) exports are categorised as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Jamaica taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Jamaica supplied taro (arrowroot) worth 2.29m USD, a contraction of -1.76% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 2.331m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Jamaica taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 8.874 percent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Jamaica's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.82 per cent compared to a variation of -12.611% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Jamaica taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Jamaica ordered 3 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.