# Taro (Colocasia Spp.) With High Star trade prices and signals...

The featured reported corridor is China to Japan, with a unit value of $1,603.64 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $2,322.66 | $2,732.59 | -15% | 27,726.8 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to USA | $1,709.15 | $2,860.09 | -40.2% | 31,604.5 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $1,169.51 | $2,860.09 | -59.1% | 14,902.7 t |
| 2023 | Fiji to New Zealand | $3,546.9 | $2,633.17 | +34.7% | 2,678.9 t |
| 2023 | Fiji to Australia | $4,650.07 | $2,284.87 | +103.5% | 1,697.6 t |
| 2023 | Costa Rica to USA | $1,651.78 | $2,860.09 | -42.2% | 3,018.9 t |
| 2023 | Costa Rica to Netherlands | $2,234.99 | $2,333.33 | -4.2% | 2,092.6 t |
| 2023 | Nicaragua to USA | $669.67 | $2,860.09 | -76.6% | 6,526.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $1,554 | $1,554 | 0% | 2,048.8 t |
| 2023 | Fiji to USA | $4,323.39 | $2,860.09 | +51.2% | 631.3 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to Canada | $1,640.88 | $2,747.11 | -40.3% | 1,606 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Singapore | $1,931.56 | $1,931.56 | 0% | 1,114.5 t |
| 2023 | Honduras to USA | $2,138.99 | $2,860.09 | -25.2% | 988.7 t |
| 2023 | China to United Arab Emirates | $468.72 | $1,018.77 | -54% | 4,454.4 t |
| 2023 | Egypt to Saudi Arabia | $2,427.15 | $2,427.13 | +0% | 829.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $1,177.62 | $1,177.62 | 0% | 1,572.3 t |
| 2023 | Myanmar to China | $488.03 | $3,266.67 | -85.1% | 3,531.4 t |
| 2023 | Costa Rica to United Kingdom | $2,644.96 | $2,407.12 | +9.9% | 626 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $3,652.58 | $2,747.11 | +33% | 392.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $2,146.33 | $2,747.11 | -21.9% | 485.4 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $634.59 | $2,860.09 | -77.8% | 1,535.7 t |
| 2023 | China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $3,593.97 | $3,593.97 | 0% | 259.4 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to Other Asia, nes | $645.01 | $5,753.64 | -88.8% | 1,219 t |
| 2023 | Samoa to New Zealand | $2,242.55 | $2,633.17 | -14.8% | 341 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Malaysia | $305.73 | $1,177.62 | -74% | 2,390.7 t |
| 2023 | Jamaica to USA | $4,339.17 | $2,860.09 | +51.7% | 162.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Saudi Arabia | $1,460.65 | $2,427.13 | -39.8% | 476.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Singapore | $1,782.89 | $1,931.56 | -7.7% | 364.6 t |
| 2023 | Costa Rica to France | $2,626 | $3,212.64 | -18.3% | 247.3 t |
| 2023 | Costa Rica to Canada | $2,747.11 | $2,747.11 | 0% | 235.3 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to Canada | $2,096.15 | $2,747.11 | -23.7% | 295.7 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to Australia | $2,262.33 | $2,284.87 | -1% | 267 t |
| 2023 | Dominican Republic to USA | $3,793.93 | $2,860.09 | +32.7% | 146.7 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to France | $2,457.88 | $3,212.64 | -23.5% | 209.2 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to USA | $6,186.94 | $2,860.09 | +116.3% | 81.5 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $49.9M | +29% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | $64.6M | +29.2% | +19% |
| 2012 | $70.0M | +8.5% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | $71.1M | +1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | $81.2M | +14.2% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | $70.7M | -12.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | $55.2M | -22% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | $52.5M | -4.8% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | $52.1M | -0.7% | -9.7% |
| 2019 | $54.1M | +3.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | $47.4M | -12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | $55.9M | +18% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | $58.5M | +4.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | $59.7M | +2% | +8% |
| 2024 | $55.8M | -6.5% | -0% |

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