What is the price of dates per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya dates is between US$ 0.83 and US$ 1.18 per kilogram or between US$ 0.38 and US$ 0.53 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of dates in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for dates is between KES 115.59 and KES 163.42 per kilogram or between KES 52.42 and KES 74.11 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya dates is between US$ 0.58 and US$ 0.82 per kilogram or between US$ 0.26 and US$ 0.37 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Dates Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Dates from Kenya over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2016, the export price was 1.24 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.38 US $ per kg in 2015. This trend continued in 2017, with the export price dropping to 0.29 US $ per kg. In 2018, the export price rose slightly to 1.23 US $ per kg, before dropping again to 0.87 US $ per kg in 2019. The export price has since increased to 1.09 US $ per kg in 2020 and 0.95 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Dates from Kenya in 2023 will be 0.81 US $ per kg and 0.67 US $ per kg in 2024.The Kenya dates exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried dates (HS code 080410)
Kenya Dates Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Dates into Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.29 US$ per kg, which was the lowest in the last five years. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018 to 1.23 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.87 US$ per kg, and then increased again in 2020 to 1.09 US$ per kg. The price then dropped again in 2021 to 0.95 US$ per kg. Overall, the import price per kilogram of Dates into Kenya has been quite volatile over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Dates into Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.90 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.05 US$ per kg.Export values for Kenya dates
The total values in export for dates in Kenya were US$ 21, US$ 29, US$ 16 and US$ 27 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya dates - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya sold 31 tonnes of dates. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya dates (fruits category) has surged, recording a change of 138.462 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, dates' exports went down by -68.69 percent earning Kenya US$0.03m for the year 2019. Kenya's dates exports are classified as:
- Fresh or dried dates (HS code 080410)
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Kenya dates export values
In 2019, Kenya shipped dates valued at 0.03m USD, an increase of 87.50% from 2018's total dates export of 0.016m USD. The annual growth in value of Kenya dates between 2017 to 2018 was -44.828 percent.
The annual change in the volume of Kenya's dates exports between 2017 and 2019 was -68.69 pc compared to a variation of 138.462% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya dates ( in '000$ )
Kenya's top destinations for dates are South Sudan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen, Kuwait and Bahrain.
Kenya brought in 5,019 tonnes of dates in 2019.
Production
The production of dates in Kenya was 1,100 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 0.18%. The country had an estimated 491.00 hectares under dates cultivation.