What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Rwanda today?
The retail price range for Rwanda maize is between US$ 0.58 and US$ 1.15 per kilogram or between US$ 0.26 and US$ 0.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Rwanda
The retail price range in Rwanda Franc for maize is between RWF 646.25 and RWF 1,292.49 per kilogram or between RWF 293.08 and RWF 586.17 per pound(lb) in Kigali and Musanze.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Rwanda maize is between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.81 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.37 per pound(lb).
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Rwanda Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Rwanda over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.11 US $ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 0.56 US $ per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to 0.35 US $ per kg in 2020 and further decreased to 0.16 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Maize from Rwanda in 2023 will be around 0.14 US $ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 0.12 US $ per kg.The maize exports from Rwanda are categorised as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
Rwanda Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Rwanda over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 0.29 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 0.11 US$ per kg. In 2018, the price increased to 0.15 US$ per kg, before rising to 0.56 US$ per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to 0.35 US$ per kg in 2020 and further decreased to 0.16 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Rwanda will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 0.20 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 0.25 US$ per kg.Export values for Rwanda maize
The total values in export for maize in Rwanda were US$ 15,568, US$ 7,424, US$ 1,184 and US$ 768 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 Rwanda: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Rwanda maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda sold 1,376 tonnes of maize. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Rwanda maize (cereals/grains category) has gone down, flactuating by -82.046 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -97.95 pc bringing the country US$0.77m for the year 2019. Rwanda's maize exports are classified as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Rwanda maize export values
In 2019, Rwanda exported maize valued at 0.77m USD, a contraction of -34.97% from 2018's total maize export of 1.184m USD. The yearly change in value of Rwanda maize between 2017 to 2018 was -84.052 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of Rwanda's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -97.95 per cent in comparison to a variation of -82.046% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda maize ( in '000$ )
Rwanda's top destinations for maize are South Sudan, Uganda, United Kingdom (UK), Tanzania and Kenya.
Rwanda ordered 1,234,192 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Rwanda was 20,218,464 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 2.67%. The country had approximately 13,838,304.00 hectares under maize cultivation.