What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Botswana today?
The retail price range for Botswana potatoes is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.94 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Botswana
The retail price range in Pula for potatoes is between BWP 13.11 and BWP 26.21 per kilogram or between BWP 5.94 and BWP 11.89 per pound(lb) in Gaborone and Francistown.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Botswana potatoes is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.36 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.62 per pound(lb).
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Botswana Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Botswana over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.54 US $ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 1.18 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 2.87 US $ per kg, before dropping to 1.74 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 0.48 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Botswana in 2023 will be 1.22 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 2.41 US $ per kg.The Botswana potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
Botswana Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Botswana over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its lowest at $0.54 per kg, before increasing to $1.18 in 2018. The price then rose to $2.87 in 2019, before dropping to $1.74 in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price drop to its lowest point in the last five years at $0.48 per kg. Overall, the import price of Potatoes into Botswana has been quite volatile over the last five years, with prices ranging from $0.48 to $2.87 per kg. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are expected to remain in the same range, with prices likely to fluctuate between $0.48 and $2.87 per kg.Export values for Botswana potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in Botswana were US$ 464, US$ 2,128, US$ 3,280 and US$ 688 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Botswana: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Botswana potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Botswana sold 672 tonnes of potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Botswana potatoes (tubers category) has gone down, changing by -66.4 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports reduced by -82.93% earning the exporter US$0.69m for the year 2019. Botswana's potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
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Botswana potatoes export values
In 2019, Botswana shipped potatoes with a value of 0.69m USD, a decrease of -78.96% from 2018's total potatoes export of 3.28m USD. The annual reduction in value of Botswana potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 54.135 per cent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Botswana's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was -82.93 per cent when compared to a variation of -66.4% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Botswana potatoes ( in '000$ )
Botswana's top destinations for potatoes are Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Botswana purchased 368,896 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Botswana was 115,200 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -85.41%. The country had an estimated 54,400.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.