What is the price of cinnamon per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya cinnamon is between US$ 5.85 and US$ 8.19 per kilogram or between US$ 2.65 and US$ 3.72 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cinnamon in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for cinnamon is between KES 812.79 and KES 1,138.17 per kilogram or between KES 368.61 and KES 516.18 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya cinnamon is between US$ 4.10 and US$ 5.74 per kilogram or between US$ 1.86 and US$ 2.60 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Cinnamon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cinnamon from Kenya over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2016, the price was 2.00 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 6.64 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 232% over the five-year period. In 2019, the price peaked at 8.50 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 7.10 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price has since stabilized at 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Cinnamon from Kenya will remain around 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.The Kenya cinnamon exports are classified as:
- Crushed or ground cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (HS code 090620)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090610)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" and crushed and ground cinnamon) (HS code 090619)
- Cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090611)
- Cinnamon (incl flowers), not crushed, not ground (HS code 0906XX)
Kenya Cinnamon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cinnamon into Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 2.00 US dollars per kg, which increased to 3.20 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a sharp rise in 2018, when the price jumped to 6.07 US dollars per kg. The price then increased further to 8.50 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 7.10 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped slightly to 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cinnamon into Kenya will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be 6.60 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Kenya cinnamon
The total values in export for cinnamon in Kenya were US$ 4, US$ 16, US$ 85 and US$ 119 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya cinnamon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 14 tonnes of cinnamon. In 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya cinnamon (herbs and spices category) has been steady, recording a change of 0 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cinnamon's exports increased by 180% netting the nation US$0.12m for the year 2019. Kenya's cinnamon exports are classified as:
- Cinnamon (incl flowers), not crushed, not ground (HS code 0906XX)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" and crushed and ground cinnamon) (HS code 090619)
- Crushed or ground cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (HS code 090620)
- Cinnamon and cinnamon-tree flowers (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090610)
- Cinnamon "Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume" (excluding crushed and ground) (HS code 090611)
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Kenya cinnamon export values
In 2019, Kenya sold cinnamon worth 0.12m USD, a surge of 41.18% from 2018's total cinnamon export of 0.085m USD. The yearly increase in value of Kenya cinnamon between 2017 to 2018 was 431.25%.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Kenya's cinnamon exports between 2017 and 2019 was 180 percent when compared to a variation of 0% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's portion of the world's total cinnamon's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya is ranked number 26 in world exports of cinnamon.
Export markets for Kenya cinnamon ( in '000$ )
Kenya's top destinations for cinnamon are Uganda and Saudi Arabia.
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of cinnamon. The annual growth of Kenya cinnamon in value between 2015 to 2019 was 437%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 144%, per annum.
Kenya procured 449 tonnes of cinnamon in 2019.