What is the price of bamboo shoots per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea bamboo shoots is between US$ 2.92 and US$ 5.54 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 2.51 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of bamboo shoots in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for bamboo shoots is between KRW 3,887.31 and KRW 7,392.48 per kilogram or between KRW 1,762.95 and KRW 3,352.60 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea bamboo shoots is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 3.88 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 1.76 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Bamboo Shoots Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Bamboo shoots from South Korea has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the export price per kilogram was 5.00 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 2.00 US dollars. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when the export price per kilogram was 0.83 US dollars. In 2020 and 2021, the export price per kilogram rose to 2.00 US dollars, before dropping to 1.50 US dollars in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Bamboo shoots from South Korea will remain around 1.50 US dollars in 2023 and 2024.South Korea Bamboo Shoots Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Bamboo shoots into South Korea has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2017, the price was recorded at 1.40 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.14 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 0.83 US dollars per kg in 2019. This downward trend continued in 2020 and 2021, with the price settling at 2.00 US dollars per kg in both years. The most recent data from 2022 shows a slight increase to 1.50 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Bamboo shoots into South Korea will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 1.50 US dollars per kg, and the price in 2024 will be around 1.60 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Korea bamboo shoots
The total values in export for bamboo shoots in South Korea were US$ 2, US$ 7, US$ 8 and US$ 5 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea bamboo shoots - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of bamboo shoots exported by South Korea in 2020 was 2 tonnes. In 2019 South Korea exported 6 tonnes of bamboo shoots. For 2019 alone, the market for South Korea bamboo shoots (agro commodities category) has gone down, recording a change of -14.286 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, bamboo shoots' exports increased by 20 percent bringing the country US$0.00m for the year 2019. South Korea's bamboo shoots exports are categorised as:
- Bamboo shoots, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200591)
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South Korea bamboo shoots export values
In 2019, South Korea shipped bamboo shoots with a value of 0.00m USD, a contraction of -100.00% from 2018's total bamboo shoots export of 0.008m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea bamboo shoots between 2017 to 2018 was 14.286 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of South Korea's bamboo shoots exports between 2017 and 2019 was 20 percent compared to a variation of -14.286% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Korea's portion of the world's total bamboo shoots' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 51 in world exports of bamboo shoots.
Export markets for South Korea bamboo shoots ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Korea is a net importer of bamboo shoots. The annual growth of South Korea bamboo shoots in value between 2015 to 2019 was -7%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -12%, per annum.
South Korea bought 7,019 tonnes of bamboo shoots in 2019.