What is the price of onions in Japan?

As of January 2025, onions in Japan is US$ 1.01 per kg (139 JPY), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Japan's world rank in onion exports?

Japan ranks #55 among 109 onion exporters.

What was the latest farmgate price for onions in Japan?

The latest farmgate price was US$1.0095 per kg.

How much onion did Japan produce in 2024?

Japan produced 1,094,000 tonnes of onions in 2024.

Is Japan a net exporter or importer of onions?

Japan is a net exporter of onions.

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

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Onions Prices in Japan

US$ 1.01 / kg

139 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 4.0% YoY ▲ 4.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	1.01	139	▲ 4.0%	▲ 4.0%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	1.12	155	▲ 48.1%	▲ 48.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the onions price in Japan available is US$ 1.01 per kg (139 JPY), up 4.0% year-on-year.

Japan exported 2,846 tonnes of onions in 2024, valued at US$2.16 million, ranking #55 among 109 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with production reaching 1,094,000 tonnes (world rank #22), representing 0.8% of global output. The latest farmgate price is US$1.0095 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $2.2M (2.8 kt) of onions▼ 32.9% YoY. That ranks #55 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2.2M

Export value

2.8 kt

Export volume

#55 / 109

World rank

Global share

$0.76

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top onions exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $1B · 20.7%
#2 China $577.8M · 12%
#3 Mexico $449.9M · 9.3%
#4 India $416.1M · 8.6%
#5 US $396.5M · 8.2%

Annual export data Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.2M	2.8 kt	$0.76
2023	$3.2M	4.7 kt	$0.68
2022	$12.3M	18.2 kt	$0.68
2021	$3.6M	6.9 kt	$0.52
2020	$14.6M	45.8 kt	$0.32

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Japan produced 1.09 Mt of onions in 2024▼ 6.8% YoY. It ranks #22 among producing countries (0.8% of world output).

1.09 Mt

mi_production

24,900 ha

Area harvested

4.39 t/ha

Yield

#22

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

onions is traded under Harmonized System code 0703.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

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

The volume of onions exported by Japan in 2020 was 366,520 tons. In 2019 Japan sold 81,704 tonnes of onions. For 2019 alone, the interest in Japan onions (vegetables category) has increased, changing by 381.065 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went down by -7.61 pc bringing the nation US$31.10m for the year 2019. Japan's onions exports are categorised as:

Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)

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Japan onions export values

In 2019, Japan sold onions valued at 31.10m USD, a growth of 184.38% from 2018's total onions export of 10.936m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan onions between 2017 to 2018 was -65.384 per cent.

The per year variation in the volume of Japan's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.61 pc in comparison to a variation of 381.065% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Japan's share of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Japan is ranked number 33 in world exports of onions.

Export markets for Japan onions ( in '000$ )

Japan's top destinations for onions are South Korea, Hong Kong, Russia, Singapore and Thailand.

Import/Export Trends

Japan is a net importer of onions. The annual growth of Japan onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -2%, per annum.

Japan brought in 2,300,792 tonnes of onions in 2019.

Production

The production of onions in Japan was 29,531,488 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 10.76%. The country had an estimated 808,960.00 hectares under onions cultivation.

Onions Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest onions prices in other Asia countries:

Sri Lanka$0.69/kg Bangladesh$0.48/kg Pakistan$0.48/kg Philippines$2.59/kg Malaysia$0.42/kg Vietnam$1.42/kg Singapore$0.71/kg Indonesia$2.00/kg Nepal$0.44/kg China$0.35/kg India$0.47/kg South Korea$0.53/kg Uzbekistan$0.24/kg Bhutan$1.09/kg Iran$0.21/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in Japan

Latest prices for other vegetables in Japan:

Cabbages$0.66/kg Carrots$1.01/kg Cucumber$2.43/kg Leeks$2.44/kg Mushrooms$5.68/kg Vegetables$0.59/kg Tomatoes$2.39/kg Sweet corn$0.32/kg Acorn squash$1.77/kg Chicory$22.60/kg Mushrooms and Truffles$5.68/kg Beets$2.31/kg Cauliflowers and broccoli$3.51/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$4.01/kg Okra$1.77/kg

Scientific name: Allium cepa

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