What is the price of chickpeas per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa chickpeas is between US$ 0.96 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chickpeas in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for chickpeas is between ZAR 18.72 and ZAR 37.45 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.49 and ZAR 16.98 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa chickpeas is between US$ 0.67 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Chickpeas Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Chickpeas from South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 1.26 US $ per kg, and in 2017 it was 1.31 US $ per kg. However, in 2018 the price dropped to 0.66 US $ per kg, and has since remained relatively stable, with 0.61 US $ per kg in 2019, 0.62 US $ per kg in 2020, and 0.95 US $ per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the export price per kilogram of Chickpeas from South Africa is 0.96 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Chickpeas from South Africa will be 0.97 US $ per kg in 2023 and 0.98 US $ per kg in 2024.The South Africa chickpeas exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled chickpeas "garbanzos", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071320)
South Africa Chickpeas Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chickpeas into South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 1.31 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.66 US dollars per kg in 2018. This downward trend continued in 2019 and 2020, with the price reaching 0.61 and 0.62 US dollars per kg respectively. In 2021, the price increased slightly to 0.95 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 0.96 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Chickpeas into South Africa will remain around 0.96 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for South Africa chickpeas
The total values in export for chickpeas in South Africa were US$ 138, US$ 110, US$ 2,107 and US$ 2,990 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa chickpeas - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 2,145,342 tonnes of chickpeas. Through 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa chickpeas (pulses/legumes category) has climbed, changing by 8.582 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chickpeas' exports went down by -32.38 pc bringing South Africa US$2.99m for the year 2019. South Africa's chickpeas exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled chickpeas "garbanzos", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071320)
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South Africa chickpeas export values
In 2019, South Africa exported chickpeas with a value of 2.99m USD, an increment of 41.91% from 2018's total chickpeas export of 2.107m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa chickpeas between 2017 to 2018 was 1815.455%.
The per year variation in the amount of South Africa's chickpeas exports between 2017 and 2019 was -32.38 percent compared to a variation of 8.582% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total chickpeas' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked position 56 in world exports of chickpeas.
Export markets for South Africa chickpeas ( in '000$ )
South Africa's best performing export markets for chickpeas are Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Botswana and Zambia.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of chickpeas. The annual growth of South Africa chickpeas in value between 2015 to 2019 was -3%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -12%, per annum.
South Africa imported 9,353 tonnes of chickpeas in 2019.