What is the price of cucumber per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea cucumber is between US$ 1.86 and US$ 3.76 per kilogram or between US$ 0.84 and US$ 1.70 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cucumber in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for cucumber is between KRW 2,480.18 and KRW 5,011.76 per kilogram or between KRW 1,124.80 and KRW 2,272.91 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea cucumber is between US$ 1.30 and US$ 2.63 per kilogram or between US$ 0.59 and US$ 1.19 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Cucumber Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cucumber from South Korea over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.75 US $ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 3.27 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 3.86 US $ per kg, before dropping to 2.92 US $ per kg in 2020. 2021 saw a further decrease to 2.11 US $ per kg, before rising again to 4.40 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cucumber from South Korea in 2023 will be 3.50 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be 3.90 US $ per kg.The South Korea cucumber exports are categorised as:
- Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200110)
- Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled (HS code 070700)
- Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071140)
South Korea Cucumber Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cucumber into South Korea over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $3.62, before dropping to $2.02 in 2014. Since then, the price has been on an upward trend, reaching $3.86 in 2019. However, the price dropped again in 2020 to $2.92. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to $4.40 in 2022. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Cucumber imports into South Korea will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around $3.90 in 2023 and $4.00 in 2024.Export values for South Korea cucumber
The total values in export for cucumber in South Korea were US$ 753, US$ 854, US$ 848 and US$ 879 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea cucumber - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of cucumber exported by South Korea in 2020 was 210 metric tonnes. In 2019 South Korea sold 228 tonnes of cucumber. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea cucumber (vegetables category) has gone down, with a change of -11.969 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cucumber's exports went down by -26.69% bringing South Korea US$0.88m for the year 2019. South Korea's cucumber exports are categorised as:
- Cucumbers and gherkins, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200110)
- Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071140)
- Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled (HS code 070700)
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South Korea cucumber export values
In 2019, South Korea shipped cucumber valued at 0.88m USD, an increase of 3.77% from 2018's total cucumber export of 0.848m USD. The annual increase in value of South Korea cucumber between 2017 to 2018 was -0.70257611 per cent.
The yearly change in the quantity of South Korea's cucumber exports between 2017 and 2019 was -26.69 percent compared to a variation of -11.969% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Korea cucumber ( in '000$ )
South Korea's best performing destinations for cucumber are Japan, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore and the Philippines.
South Korea imported 19,968 tonnes of cucumber in 2019.
Production
The production of cucumber in South Korea was 1,185,354 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 1%. The country had approximately 16,116.00 hectares under cucumber cultivation.