What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya sesame seeds is between US$ 1.06 and US$ 1.12 per kilogram or between US$ 0.48 and US$ 0.51 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for sesame seeds is between KES 146.67 and KES 155.92 per kilogram or between KES 66.52 and KES 70.71 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya sesame seeds is between US$ 0.74 and US$ 0.79 per kilogram or between US$ 0.34 and US$ 0.36 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.06 US$/kg, followed by 1.18 US$/kg in 2018, 1.11 US$/kg in 2019, 1.14 US$/kg in 2020, and 1.40 US$/kg in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2013 at 1.65 US$/kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Kenya will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 1.45 US$/kg in 2023 and 1.50 US$/kg in 2024.The exports of sesame seeds from Kenya are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Kenya Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Kenya over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $1.06, followed by $1.18 in 2018, $1.11 in 2019, $1.14 in 2020 and $1.40 in 2021. This indicates a slight increase in the price of Sesame Seeds over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Kenya in 2023 will be around $1.45 and in 2024 will be around $1.50.Export values for Kenya sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Kenya were US$ 3,473, US$ 2,026, US$ 3,566 and US$ 2,015 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 1,813 tonnes of sesame seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone down, flactuating by -39.807 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went down by -5.57% bringing the country US$2.02m for the year 2019. Kenya's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Kenya sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Kenya exported sesame seeds worth 2.02m USD, a contraction of -43.35% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 3.566m USD. The yearly change in value of Kenya sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 76.012 pc.
The yearly variation in the volume of Kenya's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.57 per cent compared to a variation of -39.807% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Kenya's top export markets for sesame seeds are Japan, Yemen, India, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
Kenya imported 262 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Kenya was 10,673 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.37%. The country had approximately 25,440.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.