What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.76 and US$ 0.96 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 0.43 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for taro (arrowroot) is between SAR 2.87 and SAR 3.59 per kilogram or between SAR 1.30 and SAR 1.63 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.54 and US$ 0.67 per kilogram or between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.30 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 the export prices of Taro (Arrowroot) from Saudi Arabia per Kg were US$ 5.73, US$ 2.95, US$ 2.05, US$ 0.50 and US$ 0.03 respectively. For the year 2020, the export price was US$ 0.00 per Kg. For the year 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 0.00 per Kg.Saudi Arabia Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) into Saudi Arabia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2015, the price was 0.34 US dollars per kg, while in 2019 it had dropped to 0.15 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 56.25%. The lowest price was recorded in 2018, when the import price was 0.25 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Saudi Arabia will continue to decrease, with an estimated price of 0.10 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.05 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Saudi Arabia were US$ 2,900, US$ 2,154, US$ 455 and US$ 35 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Saudi Arabia: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped 229 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Through 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has gone down, flactuating by -87.541 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports went down by -95.28% bringing Saudi Arabia US$0.04m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
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Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied taro (arrowroot) costing 0.04m USD, a drop of -91.21% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.455m USD. The annual reduction in value of Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -78.877 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Saudi Arabia's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -95.28% when compared to a variation of -87.541% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia procured 13,749 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.