What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia onions is between US$ 0.45 and US$ 0.84 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for onions is between ETB 24.49 and ETB 45.34 per kilogram or between ETB 11.11 and ETB 20.56 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia onions is between US$ 0.32 and US$ 0.58 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.27 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, the export price was 0.18 US $ per kg. In 2020 and 2021, the export price decreased to 0.16 US $ per kg. This is a decrease of 11.11% compared to the previous three years. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Onions from Ethiopia will remain at 0.16 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The Ethiopia onions exports are categorised as:
- 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)
- 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)
Ethiopia Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, 2018 and 2019, the price was 0.18 US $ per kg. In 2020 and 2021, the price dropped to 0.16 US $ per kg. This represents a decrease of 11.11% from the previous three years. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price of Onions into Ethiopia will remain at 0.16 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Ethiopia onions
The total values in export for onions in Ethiopia were US$ 21,000, US$ 23,296, US$ 20,448 and US$ 64 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ethiopia onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold 32 tonnes of onions. In 2019 alone, the market for Ethiopia onions (vegetables category) has decreased, recording a change of -99.974 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports decreased by -99.98 percent earning the country US$0.06m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's onions exports are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
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Ethiopia onions export values
In 2019, Ethiopia supplied onions worth 0.06m USD, a decrease of -99.71% from 2018's total onions export of 20.448m USD. The annual change in value of Ethiopia onions between 2017 to 2018 was -12.225 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of Ethiopia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -99.98% compared to a variation of -99.974% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia onions ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's best performing export markets for onions are Djibouti, United Kingdom (UK), the Netherlands, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Sudan.
Ethiopia brought in 1,944 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Ethiopia was 5,079,296 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 4.19%. The country had an estimated 634,528.00 hectares under onions cultivation.