What is the price of pigeon peas per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya pigeon peas is between US$ 0.39 and US$ 0.67 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.30 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of pigeon peas in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for pigeon peas is between KES 54.81 and KES 93.18 per kilogram or between KES 24.86 and KES 42.26 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya pigeon peas is between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.47 per kilogram or between US$ 0.13 and US$ 0.21 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Pigeon Peas Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Pigeon Peas from Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.74 US$ per kg, followed by a sharp decrease to 0.4 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 0.68 US$ per kg, before dropping again to 0.46 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 0.73 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Pigeon Peas from Kenya in 2023 will be around 0.60 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 0.75 US$ per kg.Kenya Pigeon Peas Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Pigeon Peas into Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2013, the price was 0.53 US dollars per kg, which increased to 0.7 US dollars per kg in 2014. This was followed by a sharp increase to 1.13 US dollars per kg in 2015. However, the price dropped to 0.75 US dollars per kg in 2016 and further decreased to 0.74 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to its lowest point of 0.4 US dollars per kg in 2018 before increasing to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 0.46 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 0.73 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Pigeon Peas into Kenya in 2023 will be 0.62 US dollars per kg and 0.71 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Kenya pigeon peas
The total values in export for pigeon peas in Kenya were US$ 9,284, US$ 266, US$ 634 and US$ 361 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya pigeon peas - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 532 tonnes of pigeon peas. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Kenya pigeon peas (pulses/legumes category) has gone down, recording a change of -66.05 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, pigeon peas' exports grew by 48.19 pc netting the exporter US$0.36m for the year 2019. Kenya's pigeon peas exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled pigeon peas "Cajanus cajan", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071360)
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Kenya pigeon peas export values
In 2019, Kenya shipped pigeon peas costing 0.36m USD, a drop of -43.22% from 2018's total pigeon peas export of 0.634m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya pigeon peas between 2017 to 2018 was 138.346%.
The per year change in the quantity of Kenya's pigeon peas exports between 2017 and 2019 was 48.19 pc in comparison to a variation of -66.05% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total pigeon peas' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 54 in world exports of pigeon peas.
Export markets for Kenya pigeon peas ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of pigeon peas. The annual growth of Kenya pigeon peas in value between 2015 to 2019 was -24%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -11%, per annum.
Kenya ordered 1,481 tonnes of pigeon peas in 2019.
Production
The production of pigeon peas in Kenya was 87,912 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 2.6%. The country had approximately 111,142.00 hectares under pigeon peas cultivation.