What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Cameroon today?
The retail price range for Cameroon rice is between US$ 2.91 and US$ 3.88 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 1.76 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Cameroon
The retail price range in CFA Franc BEAC for rice is between XAF 1,816.88 and XAF 2,422.50 per kilogram or between XAF 823.98 and XAF 1,098.64 per pound(lb) in Yaoundé and Douala.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Cameroon rice is between US$ 2.03 and US$ 2.71 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 1.23 per pound(lb).
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Cameroon Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Cameroon has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.36 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 0.29 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2015, when it was 7.4 US $ per kg. The price has been decreasing since then, and is currently at its lowest point in the last five years. It is likely that the price will remain around 0.29 US $ per kg in the next two years, with a slight increase to 0.30 US $ per kg in 2023 and 0.31 US $ per kg in 2024.The rice exports from Cameroon are classified as:
- 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)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
Cameroon Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Cameroon over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2015, the price spiked to 7.4 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping back to 0.36 US dollars per kilogram in 2016. Since then, the price has remained relatively steady, with the highest price being 0.43 US dollars per kilogram in 2018 and the lowest price being 0.27 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Cameroon in 2023 will be 0.31 US dollars per kilogram and in 2024 will be 0.33 US dollars per kilogram.Export values for Cameroon rice
The total values in export for rice in Cameroon were US$ 13,266, US$ 15,014, US$ 7,400 and US$ 988 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 Cameroon: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Cameroon rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Cameroon exported 2,182 tonnes of rice. Across 2019 alone, the market for Cameroon rice (cereals/grains category) has gone down, recording a change of -84.105 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports reduced by -93.74 percent bringing the nation US$0.99m for the year 2019. Cameroon's rice exports are categorised as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
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Cameroon rice export values
In 2019, Cameroon sold rice valued at 0.99m USD, a reduction of -86.62% from 2018's total rice export of 7.4m USD. The annual reduction in value of Cameroon rice between 2017 to 2018 was -50.713%.
The annual change in the quantity of Cameroon's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -93.74 percent when compared to a variation of -84.105% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Cameroon rice ( in '000$ )
Cameroon's leading destinations for rice are Chad, Switzerland, US, Sao Tome and Principe and Nigeria.
Cameroon imported 1,781,312 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Cameroon was 2,087,644 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 4.22%. The country had approximately 2,147,264.00 hectares under rice cultivation.