EU External Trade - Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith, Taro (Colocasia spp.)

The main extra-EU suppliers of Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith, Taro (Colocasia spp.) are 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇨🇳 China. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica leads with 42.3% of total imports (€19.7M). The HHI concentration index stands at 2296, indicating a Moderate market.

European exports of Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith, Taro (Colocasia spp.) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom accounts for 53.8% (€985K), ahead of 🇨🇭 Switzerland (19.4%). The top three destinations are 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇳🇴 Norway.

Within the EU, 🇳🇱 Netherlands concentrates 42.9% of Manioc, arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes and similar roots and tubers with high starch or inulin content, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets; sago pith, Taro (Colocasia spp.) imports, well ahead of 🇫🇷 France (27.6%). The top importing member states are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain.

The year 2025 marked a turning point: both imports and exports were surging, shifting by 28.7% and 17.2% respectively.