Sweet Potatoes Prices in Jamaica
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (JMD) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 1.83 | 286 | ▼ 17.0% | ▼ 17.0% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the sweet potatoes price in Jamaica available is US$ 1.83 per kg (286 JMD), down 17.0% year-on-year.
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Sweet Potatoes Price History & Trend
Monthly sweet potatoes price, US$ per kg - the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Jamaica sweet potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica sold 1,362 tonnes of sweet potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Jamaica sweet potatoes (tubers category) has shrunk, flactuating by -1.661 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweet potatoes' exports went up by 5.58% bringing Jamaica US$3.84m for the year 2019. Jamaica's sweet potatoes exports are classified as:
- Sweet potatoes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071420)
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Jamaica sweet potatoes export values
In 2019, Jamaica shipped sweet potatoes with a value of 3.84m USD, a growth of 20.15% from 2018's total sweet potatoes export of 3.196m USD. The annual increase in value of Jamaica sweet potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -5.276 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Jamaica's sweet potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.58% in comparison to a variation of -1.661% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Jamaica sweet potatoes ( in '000$ )
Jamaica's leading export markets for sweet potatoes are United Kingdom (UK), Canada, US, the Netherlands and Germany.
Jamaica purchased 0 tonnes of sweet potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of sweet potatoes in Jamaica was 43,188 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -4.89%. The country had approximately 2,456.00 hectares under sweet potatoes cultivation.