# Yams (Dioscorea Spp.) With High Star buyer markets and demand...

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $100.8M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $100.8M | +8.2% | 28 | Jamaica |
| Canada | $31.2M | +0.9% | 37 | USA |
| United Kingdom | $14.2M | +9% | 31 | Ghana |
| Taiwan | $12.5M | +3.5% | 4 | Japan |
| France | $9.0M | +16.4% | 35 | Costa Rica |
| Japan | $7.3M | +7.1% | 7 | China |
| Netherlands | $5.5M | +9.1% | 39 | Ghana |
| Malaysia | $4.8M | +8.4% | 9 | China |
| Singapore | $4.8M | +2.5% | 17 | Japan |
| United Arab Emirates | $3.1M | +9% | 13 | India |
| Mali | $2.0M | +40.3% | 1 | Côte d\'Ivoire |
| World excl. EU | $1.8M | +19.7% | 13 | Jamaica |
| Germany | $1.6M | +7.1% | 33 | Netherlands |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.4M | +3.2% | 8 | Japan |
| Belgium | $1.3M | +14.5% | 21 | Ghana |
| Spain | $1.2M | +13.7% | 10 | France |
| Australia | $1.2M | +10.4% | 16 | China |
| Italy | $1.2M | +8.9% | 12 | Ghana |
| Kuwait | $738.0K | +27.8% | 6 | India |
| South Africa | $669.8K | +8.1% | 11 | Ghana |
| Ireland | $668.9K | +38.3% | 16 | United Kingdom |
| Republic of Korea | $622.4K | +10.2% | 8 | China |
| Thailand | $586.6K | +19.9% | 5 | China |
| Qatar | $513.8K | +2.1% | 8 | India |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $477.4K | +46.7% | 28 | Netherlands |
| Bahamas | $456.5K | +13.3% | 3 | USA |
| New Zealand | $456.2K | -11.5% | 9 | Tonga |
| Oman | $399.2K | -4.3% | 11 | United Arab Emirates |
| China, Macao SAR | $383.5K | +5.3% | 4 | China |
| Mexico | $340.7K | +7% | 1 | USA |
| Austria | $332.1K | +8.2% | 11 | Netherlands |
| Saudi Arabia | $244.8K | +6% | 10 | India |
| Pakistan | $243.4K | -3.6% | 2 | Afghanistan |
| Sri Lanka | $189.0K | +353.9% | 2 | Australia |
| Viet Nam | $188.3K | -4% | 2 | China |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | 2023 | $107.1M | $1,946.65 |
| Canada | 2023 | $33.7M | $1,874.96 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $14.5M | $937.66 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $12.9M | $2,977.12 |
| France | 2023 | $7.7M | $1,298.24 |
| Japan | 2023 | $5.6M | $4,985.3 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $5.6M | $1,484.77 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $5.5M | $1,694.8 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $5.0M | $1,134.34 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $3.4M | $453.96 |
| Mali | 2023 | $3.2M | $229.14 |
| Italy | 2023 | $2.2M | $1,232.56 |
| South Africa | 2023 | $1.9M | $417.05 |
| Kuwait | 2023 | $1.3M | $1,786.35 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $1.3M | $595.17 |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | 2023 | $1.1M | $3,868.67 |
| Cayman Islands | 2023 | $954.9K | $2,221.39 |
| Germany | 2023 | $913.0K | $1,972.49 |
| Australia | 2023 | $875.6K | $1,989.55 |
| Qatar | 2023 | $825.4K | $994.41 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._