What is the price of barley per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya barley is between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.11 and US$ 0.15 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of barley in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for barley is between KES 33.51 and KES 46.91 per kilogram or between KES 15.20 and KES 21.28 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya barley is between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.24 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.11 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Barley Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Barley from Kenya over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2016, the price per kilogram was 0.14 US dollars, followed by 0.29 US dollars in 2017, 0.11 US dollars in 2018, 0.06 US dollars in 2019, and 0.07 US dollars in 2020. The highest price in the last five years was 1.07 US dollars in 2014. Based on the data, it is predicted that the export price of Barley from Kenya in 2023 will be 0.06 US dollars and in 2024 will be 0.06 US dollars.The barley exports from Kenya are classified as:
- Barley (HS code 100300)
- Barley seed for sowing (HS code 100310)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked grains of barley (excluding barley flour) (HS code 110421)
- Rolled or flaked grains of barley (HS code 110411)
- Barley (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100390)
- Barley (HS code 1003)
Kenya Barley Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Barley into Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.29 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.11 US$ per kg in 2018. The price then increased to 0.06 US$ per kg in 2019 and 2020, before rising slightly to 0.07 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Barley into Kenya will remain at 0.06 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Kenya barley
The total values in export for barley in Kenya were US$ 336, US$ 2,809, US$ 1,198 and US$ 1,542 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 Kenya: Wheat, Rye, Oats, Maize, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Kenya barley - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 23,991 tonnes of barley. For 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya barley (cereals/grains category) has climbed, changing by 117.27 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, barley's exports increased by 144.96 pc bringing Kenya US$1.54m for the year 2019. Kenya's barley exports are classified as:
- Barley (HS code 1003)
- Barley (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100390)
- Barley (HS code 100300)
- Rolled or flaked grains of barley (HS code 110411)
- Barley seed for sowing (HS code 100310)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked grains of barley (excluding barley flour) (HS code 110421)
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Kenya barley export values
In 2019, Kenya supplied barley with a value of 1.54m USD, an improvement of 28.55% from 2018's total barley export of 1.198m USD. The yearly increase in value of Kenya barley between 2017 to 2018 was -57.351 pc.
The yearly change in the quantity of Kenya's barley exports between 2017 and 2019 was 144.96 per cent in comparison to a variation of 117.27% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total barley's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 28 in world exports of barley.
Export markets for Kenya barley ( in '000$ )
Kenya's top destinations for barley are Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda and DRC Congo.
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of barley. The annual growth of Kenya barley in value between 2015 to 2019 was -19%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -18%, per annum.
Kenya ordered 112 tonnes of barley in 2019.
Production
The production of barley in Kenya was 514,686 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 9.6%. The country had an estimated 132,096.00 hectares under barley cultivation.