Yams Prices in Malaysia
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (MYR) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Farmgate | 1.31 | 5.93 | ▲ 54.7% | ▲ 54.7% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
As of January 2022, the yams price in Malaysia is US$ 1.31 per kg (5.93 MYR), up 54.7% year-on-year.
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Yams Price History & Trend
Monthly yams price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Malaysia yams - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of yams exported by Malaysia in 2020 was 447 tonnes. In 2019 Malaysia exported 290 tonnes of yams. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Malaysia yams (tubers category) has been steady, recording a change of 0 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, yams' exports went down by -6.75% netting the nation US$0.17m for the year 2019. Malaysia's yams exports are categorised as:
- Yams "Dioscorea spp.", fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071430)
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Malaysia yams export values
In 2019, Malaysia supplied yams valued at 0.17m USD, a reduction of -23.77% from 2018's total yams export of 0.223m USD. The yearly change in value of Malaysia yams between 2017 to 2018 was 84.298 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Malaysia's yams exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.75 per cent when compared to a variation of 0% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's stake of the world's total yams' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Malaysia holds number 67 in world exports of yams.
Export markets for Malaysia yams ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Malaysia is a net importer of yams. The annual growth of Malaysia yams in value between 2015 to 2019 was -46%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -8%, per annum.
Malaysia procured 4,646 tonnes of yams in 2019.