What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa potatoes is between US$ 0.01 and US$ 0.88 per kilogram or between US$ 0.00 and US$ 0.40 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for potatoes is between ZAR 0.19 and ZAR 17.07 per kilogram or between ZAR 0.09 and ZAR 7.74 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa potatoes is between US$ 0.01 and US$ 0.61 per kilogram or between US$ 0.00 and US$ 0.28 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Potatoes from South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 4.27 US $ per kg, which dropped to 3.52 US $ per kg in 2012. This trend continued in 2013, when the price dropped to 0.66 US $ per kg. In 2014, the price decreased further to 0.58 US $ per kg, and in 2015, it reached its lowest point of 0.45 US $ per kg. Since then, the price has been slowly increasing, reaching 0.57 US $ per kg in 2016, 0.54 US $ per kg in 2017, 0.55 US $ per kg in 2018, 0.47 US $ per kg in 2019, and 0.41 US $ per kg in 2020. In 2021, the price rose to 0.46 US $ per kg, and in 2022, it increased to 0.48 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Potatoes from South Africa will be 0.50 US $ per kg in 2023 and 0.52 US $ per kg in 2024.The South Africa potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
South Africa Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into South Africa over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2011, the price was 4.27 US dollars per kg, dropping to 3.52 US dollars per kg in 2012. By 2013, the price had dropped to 0.66 US dollars per kg, and further decreased to 0.58 US dollars per kg in 2014. In 2015, the price was 0.45 US dollars per kg, and then increased slightly to 0.57 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then dropped to 0.54 US dollars per kg in 2017, and has remained relatively stable since then, with 0.55 US dollars per kg in 2018, 0.47 US dollars per kg in 2019, and 0.41 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price has increased slightly in 2021, to 0.46 US dollars per kg, and is currently 0.48 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Potatoes into South Africa will be 0.50 US dollars per kg in 2023, and 0.52 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for South Africa potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in South Africa were US$ 82,220, US$ 95,090, US$ 96,331 and US$ 91,106 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in South Africa: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
See prices of potatoes in other countries across Africa: Algeria potatoes, Angola potatoes, Botswana potatoes, Burundi potatoes, Cameroon potatoes, Cape Verde potatoes, Central African Republic potatoes, Comoros potatoes, DRC Congo potatoes & Benin potatoes.
South Africa potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 13,302,990 tonnes of potatoes. Through 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa potatoes (tubers category) has improved, changing by 39.656 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports increased by 47.78 percent netting South Africa US$91.11m for the year 2019. South Africa's potatoes exports are classified as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
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South Africa potatoes export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied potatoes with a value of 91.11m USD, a contraction of -5.42% from 2018's total potatoes export of 96.331m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 1.305 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 47.78% compared to a variation of 39.656% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds number 31 in world exports of potatoes.
Export markets for South Africa potatoes ( in '000$ )
South Africa's top export markets for potatoes are Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Mozambique.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of potatoes. The annual growth of South Africa potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was -62%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -63%, per annum.
South Africa imported 22,595 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in South Africa was 10,023,100 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 1.54%. The country had an estimated 273,392.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.