What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya beans is between US$ 1.24 and US$ 1.40 per kilogram or between US$ 0.56 and US$ 0.64 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for beans is between KES 172.27 and KES 194.80 per kilogram or between KES 78.13 and KES 88.34 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya beans is between US$ 0.87 and US$ 0.98 per kilogram or between US$ 0.39 and US$ 0.45 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Kenya over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 1.44 US$ per kg, followed by 1.30 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 1.47 US$ per kg, before dropping to 1.31 US$ per kg in 2020. The price has remained steady at 1.40 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Kenya in 2023 will be 1.25 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 1.20 US$ per kg.The Kenya beans exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Kenya Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Kenya over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was $1.44, followed by $1.30 in 2018, $1.47 in 2019, $1.31 in 2020 and $1.40 in 2021. This indicates a downward trend in the price of Beans over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the price of Beans in 2023 will be $1.25 and in 2024 will be $1.20.Export values for Kenya beans
The total values in export for beans in Kenya were US$ 751,824, US$ 653,144, US$ 754,080 and US$ 683,576 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Pulses/Legumes category in Kenya: Peas, Chickpeas, Red (Adzuki) Beans, Kidney Beans, Bambara beans, Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas), Lentils, Pigeon Peas, Locust Beans & Black beans.
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Kenya beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 464,912 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the market for Kenya beans (pulses/legumes category) has decreased, recording a change of -19.75 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports grew by 2.15 percent bringing Kenya US$683.58m for the year 2019. Kenya's beans exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
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Kenya beans export values
In 2019, Kenya exported beans valued at 683.58m USD, a reduction of -9.35% from 2018's total beans export of 754.08m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Kenya beans between 2017 to 2018 was 15.454 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Kenya's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.15% when compared to a variation of -19.75% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya beans ( in '000$ )
Kenya's best performing destinations for beans are DRC Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hong Kong.
Kenya ordered 149,328 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in Kenya was 22,047,648 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -10.32%. The country had approximately 32,780,216.00 hectares under beans cultivation.