What is the price of vegetables per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya vegetables is between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.11 and US$ 0.32 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of vegetables in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for vegetables is between KES 33.11 and KES 99.33 per kilogram or between KES 15.02 and KES 45.05 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya vegetables is between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.50 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.23 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Vegetables Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of vegetables from Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.47 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 1.95 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 3.20 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 2.13 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 2.52 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of vegetables from Kenya in 2023 will be around 2.60 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 2.70 US dollars per kg.The vegetables exports from Kenya are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled vegetables n.e.s. (HS code 070999)
- Homogenised vegetables put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of <= 250 g (HS code 200510)
- Dried, shelled leguminous vegetables, whether or not skinned or split (excluding peas, chickpeas, beans, lentils, broad beans, horse beans and pigeon peas) (HS code 071390)
- Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (excluding preserved by sugar, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles and potatoes, unmixed) (HS code 200490)
- Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar, non-frozen (excluding preserved by sugar, homogenized vegetables of subheading 2005.10, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, peas "Pisum sativum", beans "Vigna, Phaseolus", asparagus, olives and sweet corn "Zea Mays var. Saccharata", unmixed) (HS code 200590)
- Fresh or chilled vegetables (excluding potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables of the Allium spp., cabbages of the genus Brassica, lettuces of the species Lactuca sativa and Cichorium, carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, cucumbers and gherkins, leguminous vegetables, asparagus, aubergines, mushrooms, truffles, fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach) (HS code 070990)
- Dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excluding onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed) (HS code 071290)
- Vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (excluding potatoes, leguminous vegetables, spinach, New Zealand spinach, orache spinach, and sweetcorn) (HS code 071080)
Kenya Vegetables Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of vegetables into Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.47 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 1.95 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 3.20 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 2.13 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 2.52 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of vegetables into Kenya will be around 2.60 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.70 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Kenya vegetables
The total values in export for vegetables in Kenya were US$ 687,208, US$ 452,088, US$ 721,880 and US$ 466,408 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Vegetables category in Kenya: Tomatoes, Onions, Leeks, Cauliflowers and broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Lettuce, Chicory, Carrots & beetroot, salsify & celeriac.
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Kenya vegetables - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 145,808 tonnes of vegetables. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya vegetables (vegetables category) has decreased, recording a change of -60.573 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, vegetables' exports decreased by -20.27 pc earning Kenya US$466.41m for the year 2019. Kenya's vegetables exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled leguminous vegetables, whether or not skinned or split (excluding peas, chickpeas, beans, lentils, broad beans, horse beans and pigeon peas) (HS code 071390)
- Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar, non-frozen (excluding preserved by sugar, homogenized vegetables of subheading 2005.10, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, peas "Pisum sativum", beans "Vigna, Phaseolus", asparagus, olives and sweet corn "Zea Mays var. Saccharata", unmixed) (HS code 200590)
- Fresh or chilled vegetables (excluding potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables of the Allium spp., cabbages of the genus Brassica, lettuces of the species Lactuca sativa and Cichorium, carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots, cucumbers and gherkins, leguminous vegetables, asparagus, aubergines, mushrooms, truffles, fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach) (HS code 070990)
- Dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (excluding onions, mushrooms and truffles, not mixed) (HS code 071290)
- Fresh or chilled vegetables n.e.s. (HS code 070999)
- Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (excluding preserved by sugar, and tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles and potatoes, unmixed) (HS code 200490)
- Vegetables, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (excluding potatoes, leguminous vegetables, spinach, New Zealand spinach, orache spinach, and sweetcorn) (HS code 071080)
- Homogenised vegetables put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of <= 250 g (HS code 200510)
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Kenya vegetables export values
In 2019, Kenya sold vegetables costing 466.41m USD, a reduction of -35.39% from 2018's total vegetables export of 721.88m USD. The annual reduction in value of Kenya vegetables between 2017 to 2018 was 59.677 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of Kenya's vegetables exports between 2017 and 2019 was -20.27 per cent when compared to a variation of -60.573% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya vegetables ( in '000$ )
Kenya's leading export markets for vegetables are South Africa, Zambia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Singapore.
Kenya brought in 5,360 tonnes of vegetables in 2019.
Production
The production of vegetables in Kenya was 21,493,920 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 0.03%. The country had approximately 2,806,688.00 hectares under vegetables cultivation.