What is the price of yams per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam yams is between US$ 0.72 and US$ 2.08 per kilogram or between US$ 0.33 and US$ 0.94 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of yams in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for yams is between VND 17,958.75 and VND 51,960.65 per kilogram or between VND 8,144.56 and VND 23,564.92 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam yams is between US$ 0.50 and US$ 1.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 0.66 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Yams Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Yams from Vietnam over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2015, the price per kilogram was 1.37 US dollars, which dropped to 1.33 US dollars in 2016. This trend continued in 2017, when the price decreased to 1.04 US dollars. 2018 saw a slight increase to 1.25 US dollars, followed by a further decrease to 1.16 US dollars in 2019. However, 2020 saw a significant increase to 1.7 US dollars. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Yams from Vietnam will remain steady at around 1.7 US dollars in 2023 and 2024.Vietnam Yams Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Yams into Vietnam over the last five years has seen a fluctuating trend. In 2015, the price was 1.37 US dollars per kg, which decreased to 1.33 US dollars per kg in 2016. This was followed by a significant drop in 2017, when the price fell to 1.04 US dollars per kg. However, the price rose again in 2018 to 1.25 US dollars per kg, before dropping again in 2019 to 1.16 US dollars per kg. The most recent year, 2020, saw a significant increase in the price, with it reaching 1.7 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Yams into Vietnam in 2023 will be around 1.45 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 1.60 US dollars per kg.Export values for Vietnam yams
The total values in export for yams in Vietnam were US$ 326, US$ 629, US$ 613 and US$ 697 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam exported 602 tonnes of yams. In 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam yams (tubers category) has increased, flactuating by 22.857 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports reduced by -0.33 percent earning the exporter US$0.70m for the year 2019. Vietnam's yams exports are classified as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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Vietnam yams export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied yams with a value of 0.70m USD, an increment of 14.19% from 2018's total yams export of 0.613m USD. The annual change in value of Vietnam yams between 2017 to 2018 was -2.544 percent.
The annual variation in the amount of Vietnam's yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.33% when compared to a variation of 22.857% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total yams' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Vietnam holds number 13 in world exports of yams.
Export markets for Vietnam yams ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net importer of yams. The annual growth of Vietnam yams in value between 2015 to 2019 was 182%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Vietnam brought in 2 tonnes of yams in 2019.