Taro (arrowroot) Prices in Japan
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (JPY) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Farmgate | 2.73 | 377 | ▲ 14.1% | ▲ 14.1% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of June 2026, the taro (arrowroot) price in Japan available is US$ 2.73 per kg (377 JPY), up 14.1% 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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Japan taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of taro (arrowroot) sold by Japan in 2020 was 72 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan exported 69 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). Across 2019 alone, the demand for Japan taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has gone down, with a change of -14.815 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports decreased by -29.59 pc earning the country US$0.57m for the year 2019. Japan's taro (arrowroot) exports are classified as:
- Taro "Colocasia spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071440)
- Arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets, and sago pith (excluding manioc "cassava", sweet potatoes, yams, taro and yautia) (HS code 071490)
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Japan taro (arrowroot) export values
In 2019, Japan supplied taro (arrowroot) valued at 0.57m USD, a reduction of -15.81% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.677m USD. The annual reduction in value of Japan taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was -22.629 percent.
The yearly variation in the volume of Japan's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was -29.59% when compared to a variation of -14.815% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's share of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 44 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).
Export markets for Japan taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )
Japan purchased 37,574 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.
Production
The production of taro (arrowroot) in Japan was 277,460 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -4.19%. The country had approximately 22,090.00 hectares under taro (arrowroot) cultivation.