What is the price of cassava per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda cassava is between US$ 0.79 and US$ 2.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.36 and US$ 1.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cassava in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for cassava is between RWF 889.80 and RWF 2,669.39 per kilogram or between RWF 403.54 and RWF 1,210.61 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda cassava is between US$ 0.55 and US$ 1.66 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.75 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Cassava Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cassava from Rwanda over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 0.18 US$ per kg, followed by 0.11 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price saw a sharp increase to 0.41 US$ per kg, before dropping back to 0.15 US$ per kg in 2020 and 0.13 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cassava from Rwanda in 2023 will be 0.09 US$ per kg and 0.07 US$ per kg in 2024.The exports of cassava from Rwanda are categorised as:
- Fresh, chilled, frozen or dried roots and tubers of manioc "cassava", whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071410)
Rwanda Cassava Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cassava into Rwanda over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 0.18 US$ per kg, which was the lowest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2019, when the price rose to 0.41 US$ per kg. However, the price dropped again in 2020 to 0.15 US$ per kg. The current price of 0.13 US$ per kg is the lowest in the last five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Cassava in Rwanda will remain around 0.13 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Rwanda cassava
The total values in export for cassava in Rwanda were US$ 544, US$ 224, US$ 400 and US$ 112 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Rwanda: Seed Potatoes, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Rwanda cassava - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda sold 272 tonnes of cassava. For 2019 alone, the interest in Rwanda cassava (tubers category) has decreased, recording a change of -92.857 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cassava's exports reduced by -78.48 pc bringing Rwanda US$0.11m for the year 2019. Rwanda's cassava exports are categorised as:
- Fresh, chilled, frozen or dried roots and tubers of manioc "cassava", whether or not sliced or in the form of pellets (HS code 071410)
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Rwanda cassava export values
In 2019, Rwanda exported cassava worth 0.11m USD, a reduction of -72.50% from 2018's total cassava export of 0.4m USD. The annual change in value of Rwanda cassava between 2017 to 2018 was 78.571 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of Rwanda's cassava exports between 2017 and 2019 was -78.48 pc when compared to a variation of -92.857% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Rwanda's share of the world's total cassava's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 66 in world exports of cassava.
Export markets for Rwanda cassava ( in '000$ )
Rwanda's top export markets for cassava are DRC Congo, Belgium, US, Uganda and Tanzania.
Rwanda procured 1,020,608 tonnes of cassava in 2019.
Production
The production of cassava in Rwanda was 18,909,200 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 13.44%. The country had an estimated 3,122,160.00 hectares under cassava cultivation.