Yam prices: questions and answers
Yams: median wholesale price 1.58 EUR/kg across 25 markets in 7 countries, quotes to 11 November 2026. Answers calculated from current market quotes on Husfarm and FAOSTAT data.
What is the wholesale price of yams today?
The median wholesale price of yams was 1.58 EUR/kg across 34 current quotes on 25 markets in 7 countries (latest quote 11 November 2026). Half of the quotes were between 0.71 and 2.01 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.
Where are prices of yams lowest and highest?
Among countries with at least two quotes, prices of yams were lowest in Nigeria (0.67 EUR/kg), India (0.71 EUR/kg), Colombia (1.63 EUR/kg) and highest in Brazil (1.85 EUR/kg), Taiwan (1.75 EUR/kg), Colombia (1.63 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 yams in different countries?
| Country | Markets | Median, EUR/kg | Median, local currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 8 | 1.75 EUR/kg | 63.6 TWD/kg |
| India | 7 | 0.71 EUR/kg | 75.0 INR/kg |
| Colombia | 4 | 1.63 EUR/kg | 5,750 COP/kg |
| Nigeria | 2 | 0.67 EUR/kg | 997.5 NGN/kg |
| Brazil | 2 | 1.85 EUR/kg | 11.1 BRL/kg |
| Japan | 1 | 3.37 EUR/kg | 594.0 JPY/kg |
| China | 1 | 2.12 EUR/kg | 18.5 HKD/kg |
Countries with the most markets quoting yams; medians of the latest quote of each series.
Are prices of yams going up or down?
At the latest publication compared with the previous one, 7 of 26 quotes for yams rose, 14 fell and 5 were unchanged; the median change was −1.4%.
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 yam prices?
25 markets in 7 countries have current yam quotes on Husfarm. Those with the most quotes:
- Montería Mercado del Sur Colombia · 2 quotes
- Sincelejo Nuevo Mercado Colombia · 2 quotes
- Sanchong Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
- Taichung Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
- Taipei First Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
- Taipei Second Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
- Banqiao Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
- Taoyuan Agricultural Products Wholesale Market Taiwan · 2 quotes
Why are there so many different yam prices?
Markets publish a separate price for each variety, grade, size, origin and pack. Husfarm shows 10 different yam quote names, for example: Diamante yams; Diamante yams; Chinese yam; Chinese yam; Chinese yam; Chinese yam.
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Which country produces the most yams?
According to FAOSTAT, world production of yams was 92.4 million t in 2024. The largest producer was Nigeria with 70.7% of the world total, followed by Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
Which country exports the most yams?
In 2024 the largest exporter of yams was Ghana with 61,049 t (30.8% of reported exports), according to FAOSTAT trade data.
Where do these yam 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 yam prices updated?
The latest yam quote is from 11 November 2026; 13 of 25 markets published yam 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 yam prices?
Yes. You can set an e-mail alert for yam 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.