What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Afghanistan today?
The retail price range for Afghanistan sesame seeds is between US$ 3.33 and US$ 5.24 per kilogram or between US$ 1.51 and US$ 2.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Afghanistan
The retail price range in Afghani for sesame seeds is between AFN 292.27 and AFN 459.28 per kilogram or between AFN 132.55 and AFN 208.29 per pound(lb) in Kabul and Kandahar.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Afghanistan sesame seeds is between US$ 2.33 and US$ 3.67 per kilogram or between US$ 1.06 and US$ 1.66 per pound(lb).
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Afghanistan Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Afghanistan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 1.34 US $ per kg, followed by 1.2 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 1.31 US $ per kg, and then rose to 1.48 US $ per kg in 2019. However, due to the pandemic, the price dropped to 0.00 US $ per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Afghanistan will remain around 1.30 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The Afghanistan sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Afghanistan Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Afghanistan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 1.34 US$ per kg, followed by 1.2 US$ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 1.31 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 1.48 US$ per kg in 2019. However, due to the pandemic, the price dropped to 0.00 US$ per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Afghanistan will increase to 1.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 1.55 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Afghanistan sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Afghanistan were US$ 327,696, US$ 282,416, US$ 266,496 and US$ 191,152 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Afghanistan sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Afghanistan shipped 129,280 tonnes of sesame seeds. For 2019 alone, the interest in Afghanistan sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has reduced, flactuating by -36.413 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went down by -45.24 pc netting the nation US$191.15m for the year 2019. Afghanistan's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Afghanistan sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Afghanistan sold sesame seeds with a value of 191.15m USD, a reduction of -28.27% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 266.496m USD. The yearly change in value of Afghanistan sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -5.637 per cent.
The per year variation in the amount of Afghanistan's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -45.24% when compared to a variation of -36.413% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Afghanistan sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Afghanistan's top export markets for sesame seeds are Iran, Canada, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
Afghanistan imported 6,992 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Afghanistan was 530,224 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 3.56%. The country had approximately 245,696.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.