What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Botswana today?
The retail price range for Botswana maize is between US$ 1.95 and US$ 2.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.89 and US$ 1.33 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Botswana
The retail price range in Pula for maize is between BWP 26.39 and BWP 39.59 per kilogram or between BWP 11.97 and BWP 17.96 per pound(lb) in Gaborone and Francistown.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Botswana maize is between US$ 1.37 and US$ 2.05 per kilogram or between US$ 0.62 and US$ 0.93 per pound(lb).
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Botswana Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Botswana over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.44 US $ per kg, followed by 0.64 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.35 US $ per kg and further decreased to 0.14 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 0.26 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Botswana in 2023 will be around 0.30 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.35 US $ per kg.The Botswana maize exports are classified as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
Botswana Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Botswana has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $1.65, before dropping to $0.44 in 2017. This was followed by a slight increase to $0.64 in 2018, before dropping to $0.35 in 2019. The price then decreased further to $0.14 in 2020, before rising to $0.26 in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Botswana will be around $0.38 in 2023 and $0.48 in 2024.Export values for Botswana maize
The total values in export for maize in Botswana were US$ 5,296, US$ 2,944, US$ 9,936 and US$ 3,600 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Botswana: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Botswana maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Botswana sold 14,640 tonnes of maize. For 2019 alone, the market for Botswana maize (cereals/grains category) has decreased, recording a change of -2.452 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports increased by 178.12% bringing the country US$3.60m for the year 2019. Botswana's maize exports are classified as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
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Botswana maize export values
In 2019, Botswana shipped maize worth 3.60m USD, a reduction of -63.77% from 2018's total maize export of 9.936m USD. The annual reduction in value of Botswana maize between 2017 to 2018 was 237.5 per cent.
The annual variation in the amount of Botswana's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was 178.12 percent when compared to a variation of -2.452% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Botswana maize ( in '000$ )
Botswana's leading export markets for maize are DRC Congo, Zambia, Swaziland (Eswatini), South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Botswana bought 3,926,736 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Botswana was 349,344 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -70.45%. The country had approximately 1,721,376.00 hectares under maize cultivation.