What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Malawi today?
The retail price range for Malawi taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 4.76 and US$ 8.57 per kilogram or between US$ 2.16 and US$ 3.89 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Malawi
The retail price range in Malawi Kwacha for taro (arrowroot) is between MWK 4,908.25 and MWK 8,834.85 per kilogram or between MWK 2,225.96 and MWK 4,006.73 per pound(lb) in Lilongwe and Blantyre.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Malawi taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 3.33 and US$ 6.00 per kilogram or between US$ 1.51 and US$ 2.72 per pound(lb).
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Malawi Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Malawi has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2021, the export price was 0.18 US $ per kg, which is the lowest price in the last decade. In 2020, the export price was 2.48 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.11 US $ per kg from 2019. In 2019, the export price was 2.59 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.09 US $ per kg from 2018. In 2018, the export price was 2.5 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.13 US $ per kg from 2017. In 2017, the export price was 2.63 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.01 US $ per kg from 2016. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Malawi will continue to decrease in the coming years, with an estimated price of 2.46 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2.44 US $ per kg in 2024.Malawi Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Malawi has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $2.62 per kg, before dropping to $2.5 in 2018. The price then rose slightly to $2.59 in 2019, before dropping to its lowest point of $0.18 in 2021. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Taro (Arrowroot) will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of $2.48 in 2023 and $2.46 in 2024.Export values for Malawi taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Malawi were US$ 21, US$ 100, US$ 40 and US$ 101 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Malawi: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Malawi taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Malawi exported 39 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). For 2019 alone, the demand for Malawi taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has improved, changing by 143.75 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports increased by 2.63% netting the nation US$0.10m for the year 2019. Malawi's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Malawi taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Malawi supplied taro (arrowroot) with a value of 0.10m USD, an improvement of 150.00% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.04m USD. The annual growth in value of Malawi taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -60 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Malawi's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.63 per cent compared to a variation of 143.75% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Malawi taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Malawi ordered 21 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.