Ginger Market Data, Quality Standards and Trade

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-10Release 2026-09-19-batch-230

Market value

$2.8B

Producing countries tracked

9

Grading systems

1

Active supply risks

3

Trade corridors

3

Latest reviewed evidence

The figures below are current requirements from the FAO/WHO Codex Standard for Dried or Dehydrated Ginger CXS 343-2021, amended in 2025. The standard defines identity, quality and compliance boundaries; it does not establish current lot availability, a physical offer or a live delivered ginger price.

Whole, pieces and ground ginger moisture maximum

12

percent by mass · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Unbleached ginger total ash maximum

8

percent by mass on dry basis · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Bleached ginger total ash maximum

12

percent by mass on dry basis · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Whole and pieces ginger volatile oil minimum

1.5

millilitres per 100 grams on dry basis · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Ground ginger volatile oil minimum

1

millilitres per 100 grams on dry basis · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Whole ginger foreign matter maximum

0.5

percent by mass · CXS 343-2021, amended 2025

Whole, pieces and ground ginger are separate styles

CXS 343-2021 defines dried or dehydrated ginger from Zingiber officinale Roscoe rhizomes and recognizes whole rhizomes, pieces including cut, diced or sliced material, and ground or powdered product. Whole and pieces retain visible rhizome and defect evidence; grinding removes much of that visual identity and changes analytical and adulteration risk. Atlas keeps style, treatment and processing history explicit before comparing quality, crop, price or trade records.

Bleaching and style change the analytical evidence

The current Codex standard sets a 12 percent moisture maximum and a 1.5 percent acid-insoluble-ash maximum for whole, pieces and ground ginger. Total ash is capped at 8 percent for unbleached material and 12 percent for bleached material. Minimum volatile oil is 1.5 millilitres per 100 grams on a dry basis for whole and pieces and 1.0 millilitre for ground product. Atlas retains bleached or unbleached status, style, sample, dry-basis wording, method and laboratory context with each result.

Foreign matter, infestation and visible defects remain distinct

For whole ginger, Codex limits extraneous matter to 1.0 percent, foreign matter to 0.5 percent, whole dead insects to four per 100 grams, mammalian and other excreta to 6.6 milligrams per kilogram each, and combined visible mould and insect-defiled or infested material to 3.0 percent. Live insects are not permitted. Some provisions for pieces and ground product are marked N/A, which means not evaluated—not zero. Atlas preserves each observation, style, method, date and certificate context rather than collapsing them into an unsupported quality label.

A quality standard is not a delivered physical price

Codex requirements establish identity and quality boundaries, not current availability or price. A delivered ginger price still requires a defined botanical identity and style, bleached or unbleached treatment, current permitted physical observations, origin and harvest, analytical results, lot quantity, package, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, freight and information vintage. Atlas keeps any physical-price output unsupported when those fields or usage rights are missing.

Questions procurement teams ask

Are whole, cut and ground dried ginger interchangeable trade products?

No. Codex recognizes whole, pieces such as cut, diced or sliced, and ground or powdered styles. Their visual identity, defect evidence and volatile-oil limits differ, so the style must remain explicit.

What is the Codex moisture maximum for dried ginger?

CXS 343-2021 sets a maximum moisture content of 12 percent by mass for whole, pieces and ground ginger. The style, treatment, sample and test method remain attached to the result.

How does bleaching affect the Codex total-ash limit?

The maximum total ash on a dry basis is 8 percent for unbleached ginger and 12 percent for bleached ginger. Atlas therefore retains the bleaching status rather than treating the two conditions as interchangeable.

Which fields make physical ginger offers comparable?

Zingiber officinale identity, whole, cut, diced, sliced or ground style, bleached or unbleached treatment, sensory condition, extraneous and foreign matter, mould and infestation findings, moisture, ash and volatile-oil basis, microbiology and residues, origin and harvest, drying and packing dates, lot, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.