What is the price of taro (arrowroot) in South Africa?

As of January 2025, taro (arrowroot) in South Africa is US$ 1.37 per kg (26.55 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much taro did South Africa export in 2024?

South Africa exported 5 tonnes of taro in 2024.

What was South Africa's world export rank for taro?

South Africa ranked #41 out of 52 taro exporters.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of taro?

South Africa is a net exporter of taro.

What was the year-on-year change in taro export value for South Africa?

The export value increased by 234.6% year-on-year.

Taro (Arrowroot) Price in South Africa - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Taro (arrowroot) Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.37 / kg

26.55 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 205.8% YoY ▲ 205.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.37	26.55	▲ 205.8%	▲ 205.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the taro (arrowroot) price in South Africa available is US$ 1.37 per kg (26.55 ZAR), up 205.8% year-on-year.

In 2024, South Africa exported 5 tonnes of taro (arrowroot), valued at US$2,032, ranking #41 out of 52 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value increasing by 234.6% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$1.3666 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - taro (arrowroot) in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $2K (4.5 t) of taro (arrowroot)▲ 234.6% YoY. That ranks #41 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2K

Export value

4.5 t

Export volume

#41 / 52

World rank

Global share

$0.45

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top taro (arrowroot) exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $79.6M · 48.2%
#2 Ecuador $33.1M · 20.1%
#3 Fiji $18.2M · 11%
#4 Costa Rica $11.7M · 7.1%
#5 US $3.7M · 2.2%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2K	4.5 t	$0.45
2023	$607	2 t	$0.3
2022	$3.1K	3.3 t	$0.93
2021	$1.8K	3.3 t	$0.56
2020	$98.2K	135 t	$0.73

HS Code

taro (arrowroot) is traded under Harmonized System code 0714.40. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

South Africa taro (arrowroot) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 256,003 tonnes of taro (arrowroot). For the year 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa taro (arrowroot) (tubers category) has escalated, changing by 3.645 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, taro (arrowroot)'s exports grew by 10.78 pc netting the country US$0.04m for the year 2019. South Africa's taro (arrowroot) exports are categorised 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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South Africa taro (arrowroot) export values

In 2019, South Africa supplied taro (arrowroot) worth 0.04m USD, a drop of -49.37% from 2018's total taro (arrowroot) export of 0.079m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa taro (arrowroot) between 2017 to 2018 was 58 pc.

The per year change in the quantity of South Africa's taro (arrowroot) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 10.78 per cent compared to a variation of 3.645% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's stake of the world's total taro (arrowroot)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 26 in world exports of taro (arrowroot).

Export markets for South Africa taro (arrowroot) ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of taro (arrowroot). The annual growth of South Africa taro (arrowroot) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -8%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -26%, per annum.

South Africa brought in 17 tonnes of taro (arrowroot) in 2019.

Taro (Arrowroot) Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest taro (arrowroot) prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.29/kg Ivory Coast$0.70/kg Benin$0.51/kg Togo$0.36/kg Tanzania$0.25/kg Angola$1.19/kg Madagascar$0.44/kg Burundi$0.29/kg Egypt$0.13/kg Ghana$0.57/kg Guinea$0.53/kg Mauritius$3.39/kg Nigeria$0.25/kg Rwanda$0.62/kg

Other Tubers Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other tubers in South Africa:

Potatoes$0.37/kg Ginseng roots$7.09/kg Sweet Potatoes$0.36/kg Chicory roots$0.10/kg Yams$0.62/kg

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