What is the price of maize starch per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya maize starch is between US$ 0.46 and US$ 0.63 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.29 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize starch in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for maize starch is between KES 63.77 and KES 88.19 per kilogram or between KES 28.92 and KES 40.00 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya maize starch is between US$ 0.32 and US$ 0.44 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.20 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Maize Starch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize starch from Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.58 US $ per kg, followed by 0.65 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.47 US $ per kg, before rising to 1.05 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 0.86 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize starch from Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.78 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.71 US $ per kg.Kenya Maize Starch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize starch into Kenya has seen a fluctuating trend over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 0.67 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the past five years. This was followed by a decrease in 2017 to 0.58 US $ per kg. In 2018, the price increased to 0.65 US $ per kg and then decreased again in 2019 to 0.47 US $ per kg. The price then increased significantly in 2020 to 1.05 US $ per kg, before decreasing again in 2021 to 0.86 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize starch into Kenya in 2023 will be 0.77 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.68 US $ per kg.Export values for Kenya maize starch
The total values in export for maize starch in Kenya were US$ 74, US$ 213, US$ 86 and US$ 281 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya maize starch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 601 tonnes of maize starch. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya maize starch (processed category) has increased, changing by 351.88 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize starch's exports grew by 63.32 pc earning the nation US$0.28m for the year 2019. Kenya's maize starch exports are classified as:
- Maize starch (HS code 110812)
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Kenya maize starch export values
In 2019, Kenya exported maize starch with a value of 0.28m USD, an improvement of 225.58% from 2018's total maize starch export of 0.086m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya maize starch between 2017 to 2018 was -59.624%.
The annual variation in the volume of Kenya's maize starch exports between 2017 and 2019 was 63.32 per cent in comparison to a variation of 351.88% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's stake of the world's total maize starch's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya holds position 18 in world exports of maize starch.
Export markets for Kenya maize starch ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of maize starch. The annual growth of Kenya maize starch in value between 2015 to 2019 was -11%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -12%, per annum.
Kenya ordered 22,126 tonnes of maize starch in 2019.