What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Lao (Laos) today?
The retail price range for Lao (Laos) maize is between US$ 0.79 and US$ 1.15 per kilogram or between US$ 0.36 and US$ 0.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Lao (Laos)
The retail price range in Lao kip for maize is between LAK 15,830.92 and LAK 22,974.14 per kilogram or between LAK 7,179.56 and LAK 10,419.11 per pound(lb) in Vientiane and Pakse (Pakxe).
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Lao (Laos) maize is between US$ 0.55 and US$ 0.80 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.36 per pound(lb).
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Lao (Laos) Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Lao (Laos) over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the export price was 0.16 US $ per kg, followed by 0.19 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the export price dropped to 0.17 US $ per kg and remained at the same level in 2020. The lowest export price was recorded in 2021, at 0.16 US $ per kg. Based on the data, it is predicted that the export price of Maize from Lao (Laos) will remain at 0.16 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Lao (Laos) Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Lao (Laos) over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 0.29 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.28 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then increased to 0.30 US dollars per kg in 2014, before dropping to 0.24 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then decreased further to 0.17 US dollars per kg in 2016 and 0.16 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 0.19 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 0.17 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 0.18 US dollars per kg in 2020, before dropping to 0.16 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Lao (Laos) will remain steady at 0.16 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Lao (Laos) maize
The total values in export for maize in Lao (Laos) were US$ 29,515, US$ 45,602, US$ 31,650 and US$ 31,177 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 Lao (Laos): Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Lao (Laos) maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Lao (Laos) shipped 179,946 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the demand for Lao (Laos) maize (cereals/grains category) has improved, with a change of 7.833 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports went down by -37.51 percent earning Lao (Laos) US$31.18m for the year 2019. Lao (Laos)'s maize exports are classified as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Lao (Laos) maize export values
In 2019, Lao (Laos) supplied maize costing 31.18m USD, a contraction of -1.48% from 2018's total maize export of 31.65m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Lao (Laos) maize between 2017 to 2018 was -30.595 percent.
The yearly change in the volume of Lao (Laos)'s maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.51% compared to a variation of 7.833% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Lao (Laos) maize ( in '000$ )
Lao (Laos) brought in 2,439 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Lao (Laos) was 2,151,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -26.96%. The country had an estimated 444,000.00 hectares under maize cultivation.