What is the price of groundnuts (peanuts) per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) is between US$ 0.76 and US$ 1.43 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 0.65 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of groundnuts (peanuts) in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for groundnuts (peanuts) is between KES 106.03 and KES 198.81 per kilogram or between KES 48.09 and KES 90.16 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) is between US$ 0.53 and US$ 1.00 per kilogram or between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.45 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Groundnuts (peanuts) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) from Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.13 US $ per kg, which was the lowest in the period. In 2021, the price was 1.71 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the period. The price in 2020 was 1.86 US $ per kg, and in 2019 it was 0.52 US $ per kg. In 2018, the price was 0.80 US $ per kg, and in 2016 it was 0.55 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) from Kenya in 2023 will be around 1.71 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 1.86 US $ per kg.The exports of groundnuts (peanuts) from Kenya are categorised as:
- Groundnuts, shelled, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120242)
- Groundnut seed, for sowing (HS code 120230)
- Groundnuts, in shell (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120241)
- Shelled groundnuts, whether or not broken (excluding roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120220)
- Groundnuts in shell, not roasted or otherwise cooked (HS code 120210)
Kenya Groundnuts (peanuts) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) into Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2015, the price was at its highest at 2.26 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.55 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then remained relatively low for the next two years, with 0.13 US dollars per kg in 2017 and 0.80 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 0.52 US dollars per kg, before increasing again to 1.86 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped slightly to 1.71 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) into Kenya in 2023 will be around 1.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.70 US dollars per kg.Export values for Kenya groundnuts (peanuts)
The total values in export for groundnuts (peanuts) in Kenya were US$ 11, US$ 5, US$ 4 and US$ 61 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 118 tonnes of groundnuts (peanuts). In 2019 alone, the market for Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) (nuts category) has improved, with a change of 2260 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, groundnuts (peanuts)'s exports increased by 202.56 percent netting the country US$0.06m for the year 2019. Kenya's groundnuts (peanuts) exports are categorised as:
- Groundnut seed, for sowing (HS code 120230)
- Groundnuts in shell, not roasted or otherwise cooked (HS code 120210)
- Groundnuts, shelled, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120242)
- Groundnuts, in shell (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120241)
- Shelled groundnuts, whether or not broken (excluding roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120220)
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Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) export values
In 2019, Kenya exported groundnuts (peanuts) valued at 0.06m USD, an increase of 1,400.00% from 2018's total groundnuts (peanuts) export of 0.004m USD. The annual increase in value of Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) between 2017 to 2018 was -20 percent.
The per year variation in the quantity of Kenya's groundnuts (peanuts) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 202.56 pc compared to a variation of 2260% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's portion of the world's total groundnuts (peanuts)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 24 in world exports of groundnuts (peanuts).
Export markets for Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) ( in '000$ )
Kenya's leading export markets for groundnuts (peanuts) are DRC Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of groundnuts (peanuts). The annual growth of Kenya groundnuts (peanuts) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -11%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -12%, per annum.
Kenya procured 16,793 tonnes of groundnuts (peanuts) in 2019.