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Yam

HS Code: 071430 - Vegetable roots and tubers; yams (Dioscorea spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets
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FAO Code: 0137 - Yams
Market:
Top Exporter
2023
JM flag
Jamaica
Top Importer
2023
US flag
United States
Top Producer
2023
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Nigeria
Export Value
2023
181.36MUSD
1Y +16.94%
Import Value
2023
214.75MUSD
1Y +13.89%
Production Volume
2023
101.57BKG
1Y -9.96%
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Import of Yam

Discover import data of Yam. Get import value, price data, trends, and more. The information below is based on the HS code071430 (Vegetable roots and tubers; yams (Dioscorea spp.) with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets).

Related Market Brief Curations

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January, 2022
Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to Uganda
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January, 2022
Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to Georgia
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January, 2022
Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to Morocco
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January, 2022
Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to India
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January, 2022
Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to Gabon
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Origin market price for sourcing of Dried Yam to Angola
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Import Trends Overview of Top 10 Importing Countries in 2023

In 2023, United States was the top importing country of Yam, followed by Canada, United Kingdom, France, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Netherlands, United Arab Emirates, Italy. This ranking is based on available import data and may not include countries with missing records.
US flag
United States
Rank 1
$116.6M
1y
+24.06%
3y
+35.86%
5y
+47.80%
CA flag
Canada
Rank 2
$33.9M
1y
+6.09%
3y
-3.55%
5y
+41.61%
GB flag
United Kingdom
Rank 3
$15.2M
1y
+14.32%
3y
+8.13%
5y
+32.69%
FR flag
France
Rank 4
$6.9M
1y
-13.74%
3y
+16.05%
5y
+36.40%
SG flag
Singapore
Rank 5
$6.0M
1y
+16.44%
3y
+20.07%
5y
+13.21%
JP flag
Japan
Rank 6
$5.9M
1y
-13.44%
3y
+5.99%
5y
-3.80%
MY flag
Malaysia
Rank 7
$5.4M
1y
+17.14%
3y
+72.60%
5y
+17.68%
NL flag
Netherlands
Rank 8
$4.9M
1y
-3.79%
3y
+281.12%
5y
-1.27%
AE flag
United Arab Emirates
Rank 9
$3.2M
1y
+28.36%
3y
+31.19%
5y
+42.65%
IT flag
Italy
Rank 10
$2.3M
1y
-19.23%
3y
+49.30%
5y
+60.94%

Notable import transactions in 2024

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Rank
Rank
Company name
Company name
Import value
Import value
Import volume
Import volume
Unit price
Unit price
Origin country
Origin country
Destination country
Destination country
1
Company name
$ 71,280
00000 kg
Country name
United States
$ 00000 /kg
2
Company name
$ 71,280
00000 kg
Country name
United States
$ 00000 /kg
3
Company name
$ 65,717.19
00000 kg
Country name
United Arab Emirates
$ 00000 /kg
4
Company name
$ 62,788
00000 kg
Country name
Taiwan
$ 00000 /kg
5
Company name
$ 50,400
00000 kg
Country name
Philippines
$ 00000 /kg

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Trends of Top 10 Importers

This is the import trends of the top 10 importers of Yam from 2017 to 2023.
Country
Import %
Import Value
22/07
22/08
22/09
22/10
22/11
22/12
23/01
23/02
23/03
23/04
23/05
23/06
23/07
23/08
23/09
23/10
23/11
23/12
24/01
24/02
24/03
24/04
24/05
24/06
24/07
24/08
24/09
24/10
24/11
24/12
25/01
25/02
1Global$12.30M$16.18M$16.71M$17.02M$17.84M$18.13M$15.31M$17.40M$17.71M$15.07M$14.92M$16.04M$14.78M$20.73M$19.34M$17.18M$18.69M$21.15M$19.70M$17.08M$15.50M$13.33M$15.22M$16.13M$16.26M$19.30M$17.15M$17.56M$15.84M$10.13M--
2United States54.3%$5.47M$9.42M$8.78M$9.82M$9.44M$9.20M$7.73M$10.50M$9.50M$7.34M$7.94M$8.80M$8.59M$11.99M$11.24M$9.93M$11.24M$11.83M$9.59M$9.54M$8.04M$6.99M$8.93M$9.74M$9.65M$11.39M$11.68M$12.18M$11.76M$9.75M--
3Canada15.81%$2.44M$2.26M$2.94M$3.01M$3.26M$3.56M$2.93M$2.50M$3.16M$2.96M$2.35M$3.04M$1.98M$2.39M$3.27M$3.21M$2.70M$3.42M$2.94M$2.58M$3.31M$2.53M$2.50M$2.49M$2.32M$2.43M$3.32M$3.13M$2.77M---
4United Kingdom7.07%$1.15M$915.22K$1.12M$978.34K$1.20M$1.30M$982.58K$1.28M$1.24M$1.06M$1.00M$1.13M$1.10M$2.14M$1.57M$887.26K$1.36M$1.45M$2.49M$1.12M$1.30M$1.73M$1.03M$1.48M$2.02M$1.80M------
5France3.2%$621.28K$571.53K$844.65K$594.69K$673.71K$884.86K$479.39K$304.72K$516.23K$508.26K$730.91K$381.83K$571.55K$919.31K$434.76K$591.21K$687.49K$1.21M$985.55K$414.96K------------
6Singapore2.8%$413.70K$437.68K$366.17K$457.36K$361.96K$549.49K$677.51K$475.25K$618.42K$474.87K$472.43K$534.43K$489.05K$430.77K$467.96K$442.94K$441.72K$502.66K$615.98K$590.35K$376.38K-----------
7Japan2.77%$762.02K$680.17K$580.85K$419.77K$569.96K$400.12K$323.57K$204.65K$584.45K$765.36K$670.88K$434.21K$324.69K$937.22K$604.14K$258.57K$405.54K$428.31K$942.68K$492.65K$756.99K$481.96K$766.40K$1.01M$579.25K$1.09M$349.64K$526.53K$619.25K$321.71K--
8Malaysia2.5%$232.74K$366.56K$413.19K$380.22K$428.69K$511.28K$576.85K$472.02K$449.25K$415.51K$508.73K$416.68K$539.94K$413.36K$354.14K$440.00K$426.51K$373.28K$515.99K$425.72K$337.87K$349.52K$668.91K$388.76K$380.51K$369.88K$450.46K$434.35K$634.01K---
9Netherlands2.3%$220.08K$311.33K$594.65K$477.83K$405.47K$561.57K$587.72K$619.30K$303.11K$411.69K$342.69K$294.26K$366.65K$311.98K$385.89K$395.11K$380.73K$538.82K$660.21K$1.03M$444.35K$385.82K$432.98K$255.45K$295.26K$565.49K$620.99K$653.23K----
10United Arab Emirates1.51%--------------------------------

Top Import Flows

Discover the top import flows of Yam in 2023. The top import flow in 2023 was from United States to Jamaica, with an import value of USD 44.51M.
Trade Flow
Import Value
2023, USD
1-Year Growth in Import Value
2022-2023
3-Year Growth in Import Value
2020-2023
5-Year Growth in Import Value
2018-2023
Jamaica to United States
$44.51M
+34.20%
+39.24%
+71.18%
Ghana to United States
$22.89M
+7.60%
+23.93%
+59.45%
United States to Canada
$18.48M
-6.69%
-24.94%
+22.86%
Costa Rica to United States
$15.32M
+22.07%
+78.54%
+55.75%
Ghana to United Kingdom
$13.04M
+15.20%
+13.01%
+27.76%
Colombia to United States
$11.24M
+59.17%
+31.68%
+11.01%
Brazil to United States
$9.77M
+37.35%
+50.96%
+73.58%
Japan to United States
$7.63M
+10.86%
-0.30%
-8.22%
Jamaica to Canada
$7.05M
+24.11%
+47.99%
+112.69%
Ghana to Canada
$5.04M
+22.88%
+47.12%
+183.82%
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