Yams Prices in Colombia
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (COP) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 1.14 | 5,173 | ▲ 14.3% | ▲ 14.3% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the yams price in Colombia available is US$ 1.14 per kg (5,173 COP), up 14.3% year-on-year.
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Yams Price History & Trend
Monthly yams price, US$ per kg - the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Colombia yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of yams shipped by Colombia in 2020 was 10,429 tonnes. In 2019 Colombia sold 9,314 tonnes of yams. In 2019 alone, the market for Colombia yams (tubers category) has decreased, with a change of -10.777 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports grew by 36.75% bringing the exporter US$8.34m for the year 2019. Colombia's yams exports are categorised as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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Colombia yams export values
In 2019, Colombia supplied yams worth 8.34m USD, an improvement of 0.77% from 2018's total yams export of 8.276m USD. The yearly growth in value of Colombia yams between 2017 to 2018 was 72.813 percent.
The annual change in the quantity of Colombia's yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was 36.75 pc compared to a variation of -10.777% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Colombia's stake of the world's total yams' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 34 in world exports of yams.
Export markets for Colombia yams ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Colombia is a net importer of yams. The annual growth of Colombia yams in value between 2015 to 2019 was -2%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -6%, per annum.
Colombia ordered 0 tonnes of yams in 2019.
Production
The production of yams in Colombia was 409,165 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 14.32%. The country had an estimated 33,504.00 hectares under yams cultivation.