What is the price of chickpeas per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya chickpeas is between US$ 0.38 and US$ 0.39 per kilogram or between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.18 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chickpeas in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for chickpeas is between KES 52.49 and KES 53.83 per kilogram or between KES 23.80 and KES 24.41 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya chickpeas is between US$ 0.26 and US$ 0.27 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.12 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Chickpeas Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Chickpeas from Kenya has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 5.00 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 0.72 US dollars. This represents a decrease of 85.6%. The lowest price was seen in 2018, when the price per kilogram was 0.40 US dollars. Since then, the price has seen a slight increase, reaching 0.86 US dollars in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Chickpeas from Kenya will be 0.64 US dollars in 2023 and 0.48 US dollars in 2024.The Kenya chickpeas exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled chickpeas "garbanzos", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071320)
Kenya Chickpeas Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chickpeas into Kenya over the past five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was $1.20, followed by $0.40 in 2018, $0.39 in 2019, $0.86 in 2020 and $0.72 in 2021. This indicates a downward trend in the price of Chickpeas over the past five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Chickpeas into Kenya in 2023 will be $0.60 and in 2024 will be $0.50.Export values for Kenya chickpeas
The total values in export for chickpeas in Kenya were US$ 779, US$ 30, US$ 413 and US$ 469 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, Beans, Red (Adzuki) Beans, Kidney Beans, Bambara beans, Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas), Lentils, Pigeon Peas, Locust Beans & Black beans.
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Kenya chickpeas - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 1,193 tonnes of chickpeas. For 2019 alone, the market for Kenya chickpeas (pulses/legumes category) has surged, with a change of 15.043 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chickpeas' exports increased by 4672 percent earning the country US$0.47m for the year 2019. Kenya's chickpeas exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled chickpeas "garbanzos", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071320)
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Kenya chickpeas export values
In 2019, Kenya supplied chickpeas costing 0.47m USD, an improvement of 13.80% from 2018's total chickpeas export of 0.413m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya chickpeas between 2017 to 2018 was 1276.667 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Kenya's chickpeas exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4672 percent compared to a variation of 15.043% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total chickpeas' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 118 in world exports of chickpeas.
Export markets for Kenya chickpeas ( in '000$ )
Kenya's leading destinations for chickpeas are India, Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada and Singapore.
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of chickpeas. The annual growth of Kenya chickpeas in value between 2015 to 2019 was -45%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Kenya bought 46 tonnes of chickpeas in 2019.
Production
The production of chickpeas in Kenya was 1,306 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -2.03%. The country had an estimated 3,661.00 hectares under chickpeas cultivation.