What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Botswana today?
The retail price range for Botswana rice is between US$ 2.90 and US$ 7.74 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 3.51 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Botswana
The retail price range in Pula for rice is between BWP 39.21 and BWP 104.56 per kilogram or between BWP 17.78 and BWP 47.42 per pound(lb) in Gaborone and Francistown.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Botswana rice is between US$ 2.03 and US$ 5.42 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 2.46 per pound(lb).
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Botswana Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Botswana over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 0.88 US $ per kg, followed by 1.1 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 1.26 US $ per kg, before dropping to 0.96 US $ per kg in 2019. The price then decreased further to 0.76 US $ per kg in 2020 and 0.77 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Rice from Botswana in 2023 will be around 0.75 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.74 US $ per kg.The rice exports from Botswana are classified as:
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
Botswana Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Botswana over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.10 US$ per kg, followed by 1.26 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.96 US$ per kg and further decreased to 0.76 US$ per kg in 2020. The price remained the same in 2021 at 0.77 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Botswana in 2023 will be 0.73 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.70 US$ per kg.Export values for Botswana rice
The total values in export for rice in Botswana were US$ 13,040, US$ 13,152, US$ 5,552 and US$ 8,192 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, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Botswana rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Botswana exported 8,512 tonnes of rice. For 2019 alone, the demand for Botswana rice (cereals/grains category) has improved, flactuating by 87.324 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports reduced by -28.69 percent earning the nation US$8.19m for the year 2019. Botswana's rice exports are categorised as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
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Botswana rice export values
In 2019, Botswana sold rice worth 8.19m USD, an increase of 47.51% from 2018's total rice export of 5.552m USD. The annual increase in value of Botswana rice between 2017 to 2018 was -57.786 percent.
The per year variation in the volume of Botswana's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -28.69% compared to a variation of 87.324% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Botswana rice ( in '000$ )
Botswana's leading destinations for rice are South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Botswana brought in 559,392 tonnes of rice in 2019.