What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Cameroon today?
The retail price range for Cameroon onions is between US$ 0.88 and US$ 1.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Cameroon
The retail price range in CFA Franc BEAC for onions is between XAF 553.05 and XAF 798.85 per kilogram or between XAF 250.82 and XAF 362.29 per pound(lb) in Yaoundé and Douala.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Cameroon onions is between US$ 0.62 and US$ 0.89 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.41 per pound(lb).
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Cameroon Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from Cameroon over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.47 US $ per kg, followed by 0.60 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.31 US $ per kg, and then increased to 0.35 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Onions from Cameroon in 2023 will be around 0.37 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.39 US $ per kg.The onions exports from Cameroon are categorised as:
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
Cameroon Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Cameroon over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.47 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 0.60 US$ per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 0.31 US$ per kg in 2019 and further decreased to 0.33 US$ per kg in 2020. The price remained the same in 2021 at 0.35 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Onions into Cameroon in 2023 will be 0.37 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.39 US$ per kg.Export values for Cameroon onions
The total values in export for onions in Cameroon were US$ 15, US$ 34, US$ 469 and US$ 309 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Cameroon onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Cameroon shipped 4,392 tonnes of onions. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Cameroon onions (vegetables category) has gone down, with a change of -7.166 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went up by 6000% bringing the country US$0.31m for the year 2019. Cameroon's onions exports are classified as:
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
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Cameroon onions export values
In 2019, Cameroon supplied onions valued at 0.31m USD, a reduction of -33.90% from 2018's total onions export of 0.469m USD. The annual reduction in value of Cameroon onions between 2017 to 2018 was 1279.412 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Cameroon's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6000 percent when compared to a variation of -7.166% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Cameroon onions ( in '000$ )
Cameroon's leading export markets for onions are DRC Congo, Belgium, Nigeria, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.
Cameroon purchased 2,919 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Cameroon was 1,300,784 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 2.71%. The country had an estimated 93,360.00 hectares under onions cultivation.