Taro (arrowroot) Prices in Egypt
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (EGP) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 0.13 | 4.13 | ▲ 1.1% | ▲ 1.1% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the taro (arrowroot) price in Egypt available is US$ 0.13 per kg (4.13 EGP), up 1.1% year-on-year.
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Taro (arrowroot) Price History & Trend
Monthly taro (arrowroot) price, US$ per kg - the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Egypt taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Egypt sold 2,891 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Through 2019 alone, the demand for Egypt taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has shrunk, flactuating by -9.031 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports grew by 10.26 percent bringing Egypt US$0.00m for the year 2019. Egypt's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
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Egypt taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Egypt sold taro (arrowroot) costing 0.00m USD, a contraction of -100.00% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.002m USD. The annual reduction in value of Egypt taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -95.349%.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Egypt's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 10.26 per cent compared to a variation of -9.031% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Egypt's portion of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 51 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Egypt taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Egypt purchased 0 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in Egypt was 244,548 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 1.36%. The country had approximately 10,188.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.