What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya maize is between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.40 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.18 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for maize is between KES 41.43 and KES 56.13 per kilogram or between KES 18.79 and KES 25.46 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya maize is between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.09 and US$ 0.13 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.39 US $ per kg, followed by 0.89 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.54 US $ per kg, and then to 1.69 US $ per kg in 2020. The price dropped to 0.95 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Kenya in 2023 will be 1.45 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 1.30 US $ per kg.The exports of maize from Kenya are classified as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
Kenya Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.39 US dollars per kg, followed by 0.89 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.54 US dollars per kg, and then to 1.69 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 0.95 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Kenya in 2023 will be 1.44 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be 1.09 US dollars per kg.Export values for Kenya maize
The total values in export for maize in Kenya were US$ 5,807, US$ 7,953, US$ 6,434 and US$ 6,453 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Kenya: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Kenya maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya sold 4,190 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya maize (cereals/grains category) has gone down, with a change of -42.191 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -26.83 pc bringing Kenya US$6.45m for the year 2019. Kenya's maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Kenya maize export values
In 2019, Kenya supplied maize worth 6.45m USD, a surge of 0.25% from 2018's total maize export of 6.434m USD. The annual increase in value of Kenya maize between 2017 to 2018 was -19.1 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Kenya's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -26.83 pc when compared to a variation of -42.191% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total maize's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya holds position 24 in world exports of maize.
Export markets for Kenya maize ( in '000$ )
Kenya's top export markets for maize are Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Sudan and United Kingdom (UK).
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of maize. The annual growth of Kenya maize in value between 2015 to 2019 was -19%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -18%, per annum.
Kenya ordered 227,576 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Kenya was 11,691,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -2.91%. The country had approximately 6,588,408.00 hectares under maize cultivation.