What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Ghana today?
The retail price range for Ghana maize is between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.31 per kilogram or between US$ 0.11 and US$ 0.14 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Ghana
The retail price range in Ghana Cedi for maize is between GHS 2.57 and GHS 3.29 per kilogram or between GHS 1.17 and GHS 1.49 per pound(lb) in Accra and Kumasi.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ghana maize is between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.21 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.10 per pound(lb).
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Ghana Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Ghana over the last five years has been relatively low. In 2017 and 2018, the price was 0.10 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 1.00 US$ per kg in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the price dropped to 0.00 US$ per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price of Maize from Ghana will remain low, with an estimated price of 0.10 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The exports of maize from Ghana are categorised as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
Ghana Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Ghana over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017 and 2018, the price was at its lowest, at 0.10 US $ per kg. However, in 2019, the price rose to 0.16 US $ per kg, and then in 2020, it dropped to 0.00 US $ per kg. In 2021, the price remained at 0.00 US $ per kg. This indicates that the import price of Maize into Ghana has been quite unpredictable in the last five years. Based on this data, it is difficult to predict the prices for 2023 and 2024.Export values for Ghana maize
The total values in export for maize in Ghana were US$ 73, US$ 405, US$ 208 and US$ 48 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 Ghana: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Ghana maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ghana sold 305 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the demand for Ghana maize (cereals/grains category) has escalated, flactuating by 47.343 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports went down by -92.34 pc netting the exporter US$0.05m for the year 2019. Ghana's maize exports are classified as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Ghana maize export values
In 2019, Ghana supplied maize valued at 0.05m USD, a decrease of -75.96% from 2018's total maize export of 0.208m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ghana maize between 2017 to 2018 was -48.642 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Ghana's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -92.34 percent compared to a variation of 47.343% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ghana maize ( in '000$ )
Ghana's best performing export markets for maize are US, Sierra Leone, DRC Congo, United Kingdom (UK) and Italy.
Ghana ordered 8,858 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Ghana was 8,280,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 19.67%. The country had an estimated 4,255,038.00 hectares under maize cultivation.