What is the price of potatoes in South Korea?

As of January 2025, potatoes in South Korea is US$ 2.04 per kg (2,714 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Korea's global rank in potato exports?

South Korea ranks #71 among 104 potato exporters.

What was South Korea's potato production in 2024?

South Korea produced 568,625 tonnes of potatoes in 2024.

What is the latest export price for South Korean potatoes?

The latest export unit value for South Korean potatoes is US$2.0355 per kg.

Potatoes Price in South Korea - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Potatoes Prices in South Korea

US$ 2.04 / kg

2,714 KRW / kg

MoM ▲ 3.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.04	2,714	▲ 3.6%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the potatoes price in South Korea available is US$ 2.04 per kg (2,714 KRW).

South Korea exported US$270,829 worth of potatoes in 2024, ranking #71 among 104 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports, with a 22.2% decrease year-on-year. The country is a net exporter and produced 568,625 tonnes of potatoes in 2024, ranking #58 globally and representing 0.1% of world output, with a yield of 2.467 t/ha and a 3.3% increase in production year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$2.0355 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - potatoes in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Korea exported $270.8K of potatoes▼ 22.2% YoY. That ranks #71 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$270.8K

Export value

#71 / 104

World rank

Global share

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top potatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 France $1.21B · 22.1%
#2 Germany $724M · 13.2%
#3 Netherlands $631.7M · 11.5%
#4 Canada $373.3M · 6.8%
#5 Egypt $361.7M · 6.6%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$270.8K	-	-
2023	$348.1K	177.2 t	$1.96
2022	$437.5K	253 t	$1.73
2021	$256.7K	176.5 t	$1.45
2020	$230K	164.8 t	$1.4

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Korea produced 568.6 kt of potatoes in 2024▲ 3.3% YoY. It ranks #58 among producing countries (0.1% of world output).

568.6 kt

mi_production

23,045 ha

Area harvested

2.47 t/ha

Yield

#58

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

potatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0701.90. 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.

South Korea potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of potatoes shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 773 metric tonnes. In 2019 South Korea sold 810 tonnes of potatoes. Across 2019 alone, the interest in South Korea potatoes (tubers category) has gone down, with a change of -19.563 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports decreased by -7.11% netting South Korea US$3.64m for the year 2019. South Korea's potatoes exports are classified as:

Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)

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South Korea potatoes export values

In 2019, South Korea supplied potatoes costing 3.64m USD, an increment of 87.92% from 2018's total potatoes export of 1.937m USD. The yearly growth in value of South Korea potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -35.498 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the amount of South Korea's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.11 pc when compared to a variation of -19.563% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Korea's portion of the world's total potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 43 in world exports of potatoes.

Export markets for South Korea potatoes ( in '000$ )

South Korea's best performing export markets for potatoes are Russia, India, Vietnam, Vanuatu and Singapore.

Import/Export Trends

South Korea is a net exporter of potatoes. The annual growth of South Korea potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was -3%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was %, per annum.

South Korea brought in 163,372 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of potatoes in South Korea was 2,520,560 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 14.98%. The country had approximately 87,976.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.

Potatoes Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest potatoes prices in other Asia countries:

Pakistan$0.20/kg Sri Lanka$0.89/kg Nepal$0.31/kg India$0.23/kg Bangladesh$0.26/kg Malaysia$0.50/kg Philippines$2.88/kg Vietnam$0.62/kg China$0.33/kg Japan$0.92/kg Lao (Laos)$0.71/kg Hong Kong$1.99/kg Iran$0.38/kg Uzbekistan$0.33/kg Bhutan$0.58/kg

Other Tubers Prices in South Korea

Latest prices for other tubers in South Korea:

Cassava$12.07/kg Chicory roots$4.68/kg Cocoyam$16.18/kg Yams$16.18/kg Seed Potatoes$0.75/kg Ginseng roots$218.22/kg

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