What is the price of agar in Japan?

As of January 2025, agar in Japan is US$ 45.52 per kg (6,288 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of agar from Japan in 2025?

The export value was US$1,211,285.

What is Japan's world rank in agar exports?

Japan ranks #9 among 46 agar exporters.

What percentage of global agar exports does Japan contribute?

Japan contributes 1.0% of global agar exports.

Agar Price in Japan - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Agar Prices in Japan

US$ 45.52 / kg

6,288 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 7.4% YoY ▲ 7.4%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	45.52	6,288	▲ 7.4%	▲ 7.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the agar price in Japan available is US$ 45.52 per kg (6,288 JPY), up 7.4% year-on-year.

Japan exported 27 tonnes of agar in 2025, valued at US$1,211,285, ranking #9 among 46 global exporters and accounting for 1.0% of world exports. Export value declined by 15.7% year-on-year. Japan is a net exporter of agar. The latest export unit value is US$45.5216 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - agar in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Japan exported $1.2M (26.6 t) of agar▼ 15.7% YoY. That ranks #9 worldwide (1% of global exports).

$1.2M

Export value

26.6 t

Export volume

#9 / 46

World rank

Global share

$45.52

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top agar exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Spain $44.2M · 37.3%
#2 Chile $26.8M · 22.6%
#3 Indonesia $18.6M · 15.7%
#4 Germany $7M · 5.9%
#5 South Korea $6.4M · 5.4%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$1.2M	26.6 t	$45.52
2024	$1.4M	33.9 t	$42.37
2023	$1M	18 t	$56
2022	$1.5M	32.6 t	$44.96
2021	$1.7M	37.7 t	$46.1
2020	$1.4M	27.5 t	$51.29

HS Code

agar is traded under Harmonized System code 1302.31. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Japan agar - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of agar exported by Japan in 2020 was 28 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 29 tonnes of agar. Through 2019 alone, the market for Japan agar (processed category) has been stable, changing by 0 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, agar's exports increased by 38.1% earning the nation US$1.44m for the year 2019. Japan's agar exports are classified as:

Agar-agar, whether or not modified (HS code 130231)

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Japan agar export values

In 2019, Japan shipped agar with a value of 1.44m USD, an increment of 5.88% from 2018's total agar export of 1.36m USD. The yearly growth in value of Japan agar between 2017 to 2018 was 23.636 percent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of Japan's agar exports between 2017 and 2019 was 38.1 pc in comparison to a variation of 0% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Japan's portion of the world's total agar's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan is ranked position 59 in world exports of agar.

Export markets for Japan agar ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Japan is a net exporter of agar. The annual growth of Japan agar in value between 2015 to 2019 was 20%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 20%, per annum.

Japan ordered 1,701 tonnes of agar in 2019.

Agar Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest agar prices in other Asia countries:

Indonesia$12.02/kg Philippines$4.90/kg Sri Lanka$14.38/kg Malaysia$13.16/kg India$16.67/kg Pakistan$18.21/kg Vietnam$21.40/kg Kazakhstan$14.50/kg Singapore$35.54/kg Uzbekistan$26.19/kg

Other Processed Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other processed in Japan:

Natural Honey$10.25/kg cottonseed oil$6.61/kg Cheese$11.74/kg Chocolate$6.64/kg Cocoa Beans$5.59/kg Castor Oil$3.29/kg Wine$19.27/kg Butter$13.89/kg Mineral water$0.39/kg Sausages$10.39/kg Beer$0.97/kg Coffee$20.05/kg Cotton$2.92/kg Tomato Juice$1.29/kg Whey$3.75/kg

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