What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa rice is between US$ 1.93 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.87 and US$ 0.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for rice is between ZAR 37.40 and ZAR 37.40 per kilogram or between ZAR 16.96 and ZAR 16.96 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa rice is between US$ 1.35 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.61 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export prices of Rice from South Africa per Kg were US$ 0.93, US$ 1.04, US$ 0.89, US$ 1.16 and US$ 1.09 respectively. In 2021 the export price was US$ 0.99 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 0.99 per Kg.The South Africa rice exports are categorised as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
South Africa Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into South Africa has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2011, the price was 53.86 US dollars per kilogram, but by 2016, it had dropped to 0.52 US dollars per kilogram. Since then, the price has fluctuated slightly, reaching a peak of 0.67 US dollars per kilogram in 2021 before dropping back to 0.64 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Rice into South Africa will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.63 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 0.62 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Export values for South Africa rice
The total values in export for rice in South Africa were US$ 153,738, US$ 131,926, US$ 145,936 and US$ 130,050 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 South Africa: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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South Africa rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 78,833,432 tonnes of rice. In 2019 alone, the market for South Africa rice (cereals/grains category) has shrunk, changing by -11.788 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports went down by -19.29 pc bringing the exporter US$130.05m for the year 2019. South Africa's rice exports are classified as:
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
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South Africa rice export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied rice worth 130.05m USD, a reduction of -10.89% from 2018's total rice export of 145.936m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa rice between 2017 to 2018 was 10.62 pc.
The per year change in the quantity of South Africa's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.29 percent compared to a variation of -11.788% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total rice's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds position 31 in world exports of rice.
Export markets for South Africa rice ( in '000$ )
South Africa's top export markets for rice are Swaziland (Eswatini), Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana and France.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of rice. The annual growth of South Africa rice in value between 2015 to 2019 was 10%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
South Africa ordered 1,934,602 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in South Africa was 20,516 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.02%. The country had approximately 8,776.00 hectares under rice cultivation.