What is the price of chicory roots in Japan?

As of January 2025, chicory roots in Japan is US$ 22.60 per kg (3,121 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

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Chicory Roots Prices in Japan

US$ 22.60 / kg

3,121 JPY / kg

MoM ▼ 18.3% YoY ▼ 18.3%

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)	22.60	3,121	▼ 18.3%	▼ 18.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the chicory roots price in Japan available is US$ 22.60 per kg (3,121 JPY), down 18.3% year-on-year.

Japan exported chicory roots valued at US$7,731,621 in 2024, totaling 280 tonnes and ranking #14 among 100 global exporters with a 0.6% share of world exports. Export volume declined by 12.4% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$22.5973 per kg. Japan is a net exporter of chicory roots.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - chicory roots in Japan

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $7.7M (279.7 t) of chicory roots▼ 12.4% YoY. That ranks #14 worldwide (0.6% of global exports).

$7.7M

Export value

279.7 t

Export volume

#14 / 100

World rank

0.6%

Global share

$27.65

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top chicory roots exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $880.5M · 67.3%
#2 Indonesia $117.3M · 9%
#3 Turkey $35.7M · 2.7%
#4 Spain $34.2M · 2.6%
#5 Germany $32.4M · 2.5%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$7.7M	279.7 t	$27.65
2023	$8.8M	269.6 t	$32.73
2022	$8.5M	264 t	$32.13
2021	$10.5M	339.8 t	$30.75
2020	$7.9M	337.3 t	$23.5

HS Code

chicory roots is traded under Harmonized System code 1212.99. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Japan chicory roots - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The volume of chicory roots shipped by Japan in 2020 was 337 metric tons. In 2019 Japan exported 375 tonnes of chicory roots. For 2019 alone, the interest in Japan chicory roots (tubers category) has shrunk, changing by -38.925 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicory roots' exports went down by -22.04% netting the exporter US$9.25m for the year 2019. Japan's chicory roots exports are categorised as:

Chicory roots, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121294)
Fruit stones and kernels and other vegetable products, incl. unroasted chicory roots of the variety cichorium intybus sativum, of a kind used primarily for human consumption, n.e.s. (HS code 121299)

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Japan chicory roots export values

In 2019, Japan supplied chicory roots worth 9.25m USD, a decrease of -41.42% from 2018's total chicory roots export of 15.79m USD. The annual reduction in value of Japan chicory roots between 2017 to 2018 was 15.382%.

The yearly change in the amount of Japan's chicory roots exports between 2017 and 2019 was -22.04 per cent when compared to a variation of -38.925% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Japan chicory roots ( in '000$ )

Japan ordered 7,145 tonnes of chicory roots in 2019.

Chicory roots Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest chicory roots prices in other Asia countries:

Maldives$33.31/kg Cambodia$0.54/kg Myanmar$1.98/kg South Korea$4.68/kg China$3.21/kg Macao$10.17/kg Malaysia$2.69/kg Tajikistan$0.41/kg Uzbekistan$2.05/kg Vietnam$3.78/kg Armenia$3.61/kg Kazakhstan$0.21/kg Philippines$1.30/kg Sri Lanka$10.21/kg Hong Kong$8.39/kg

Other Tubers Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other tubers in Japan:

Potatoes$0.92/kg Sweet Potatoes$1.70/kg Ginseng roots$309.60/kg Cocoyam$3.53/kg Yams$1.87/kg Taro (Arrowroot)$2.73/kg

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