What is the price of taro (arrowroot) per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.54 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.25 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of taro (arrowroot) in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for taro (arrowroot) is between VND 11,080.13 and VND 13,542.38 per kilogram or between VND 5,025.00 and VND 6,141.67 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam taro (arrowroot) is between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.17 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Taro (arrowroot) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Taro (Arrowroot) from Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2013, the export price per kilogram was 1.11 US dollars, and this increased to 1.61 US dollars in 2014. In 2015, the price rose to 1.73 US dollars, before dropping slightly to 1.63 US dollars in 2016. However, the price rose again in 2017 to 1.85 US dollars, and further increased to 1.92 US dollars in 2018 and 1.91 US dollars in 2019. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram was 2.03 US dollars in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Taro (Arrowroot) from Vietnam will be 2.17 US dollars in 2023 and 2.31 US dollars in 2024.Vietnam Taro (arrowroot) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Vietnam has been relatively stable over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 1.63 US$ per kg, which was the lowest in the five-year period. In 2017, the price increased to 1.85 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 1.92 US$ per kg in 2018. The highest price in the five-year period was 2.03 US$ per kg in 2020. Based on the trend of the past five years, it is predicted that the import price of Taro (Arrowroot) into Vietnam will be 2.17 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2.32 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Vietnam taro (arrowroot)
The total values in export for taro (arrowroot) in Vietnam were US$ 3,369, US$ 3,445, US$ 4,116 and US$ 5,049 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Vietnam: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Vietnam taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam exported 2,650 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Across 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has surged, with a change of 23.313 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports went up by 42.17 percent bringing the exporter US$5.05m for the year 2019. Vietnam's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Vietnam taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied taro (arrowroot) worth 5.05m USD, an improvement of 22.69% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 4.116m USD. The yearly change in value of Vietnam taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 19.478 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Vietnam's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 42.17% in comparison to a variation of 23.313% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Vietnam holds position 16 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Vietnam taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net importer of taro (arrowroot). The annual growth of Vietnam taro (arrowroot) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -19%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -29%, per annum.
Vietnam ordered 617 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.