Taro prices: questions and answers
Taro: median wholesale price 0.86 EUR/kg across 25 markets in 9 countries, quotes to 10 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of taro today?
The median wholesale price of taro was 0.86 EUR/kg across 25 current quotes on 25 markets in 9 countries (latest quote 10 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.47 and 1.00 EUR/kg.
Each quote is the midpoint of the lowest and highest price the market published, converted to euros per kilogram at the day’s reference rate. Quotes per piece or per pack without a weight are left out of this figure.
How do prices differ between types of taro?
| Type | Quotes | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Type not stated | 22 | 0.89 EUR/kg |
| Cocoyam (arbi) | 3 | 0.25 EUR/kg |
Cocoyam (arbi) cormels and taro corms are priced separately; quotes whose name gives no type are kept together.
Where are prices of taro lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of taro were lowest in Pakistan (0.25 EUR/kg), India (0.47 EUR/kg), Taiwan (0.93 EUR/kg) and highest in China (1.36 EUR/kg), Brazil (1.10 EUR/kg), Taiwan (0.93 EUR/kg), as medians in EUR per kg.
Markets quote different varieties, grades, origins and trade stages, and local prices are converted at the day’s exchange rate, so differences between countries also reflect what is being sold, not only how much it costs.
What is the price of taro in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 8 | 0.93 EUR/kg | 33.7 TWD/kg |
| India | 6 | 0.47 EUR/kg | 50.0 INR/kg |
| Pakistan | 3 | 0.25 EUR/kg | 78.5 PKR/kg |
| China | 2 | 1.36 EUR/kg | 12.1 HKD/kg |
| Brazil | 2 | 1.10 EUR/kg | 6.59 BRL/kg |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0.87 EUR/kg | 0.30 KWD/kg |
| South Africa | 1 | 1.21 EUR/kg | 22.5 ZAR/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting taro; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of taro going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 4 of 17 quotes for taro rose, 7 fell and 6 were unchanged; the median change was 0.0%.
Each market is compared with its own previous quote for the same series, so the figure is not affected by which markets published on a given day. Markets publish daily, weekly or less often, so the comparison covers different periods for different markets.
Which markets publish taro prices?
25 markets in 9 countries have current taro quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Alappuzha Wholesale Market India · 2 quotes
- Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Vegetable Market (VMO) China · 2 quotes
- Sialkot Market Pakistan · 1 quote
- Bhopal Wholesale Market India · 1 quote
- Al-Fardah Central Fruit and Vegetable Market Kuwait · 1 quote
- Aluva Wholesale Market India · 1 quote
- Khudian Market Pakistan · 1 quote
- Noida Market India · 1 quote
Why are there so many different taro prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 12 different taro quote names, for example: Taro large (kerala); Taros; Cocoyam (اروی); Colocasia; Egyptian taro 10 kg; Taro large (out of state).
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Which country produces the most taro?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of taro was 18.2 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 47.3% of the world total, followed by Cameroon and China.
Which country exports the most taro?
In 2024 the largest exporter of taro was China with 58,529 t (52.1% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these taro prices come from?
Husfarm reads the price bulletins and tables that markets, exchanges and official price reports publish, keeps each price in the market’s own currency and unit with its date and source, and converts it to euros per kilogram for comparison.
How often are taro prices updated?
The latest taro quote is from 10 November 2026; 9 of 25 markets published taro prices in the seven days to 11 November 2026. Each market publishes on its own schedule, from daily to monthly.
Can I get alerts or download taro prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for taro prices on a market or across markets, and download the current quotes and their history as CSV files free of charge.
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Prices: market quotes collected by Husfarm, as published by each market; conversions at ECB and market reference rates. Production and trade: FAO, FAOSTAT (CC BY 4.0). Answers are calculated automatically from the current data and change when the data changes.