What is the price of wheat per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa wheat is between US$ 0.24 and US$ 0.33 per kilogram or between US$ 0.11 and US$ 0.15 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of wheat in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for wheat is between ZAR 4.63 and ZAR 6.48 per kilogram or between ZAR 2.10 and ZAR 2.94 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa wheat is between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.23 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.11 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Wheat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export price of Wheat from South Africa was US$ 0.41, US$ 0.29, US$ 0.34, US$ 0.16 and US$ 0.21 per Kg respectively. For the year 2021, the export price was US$ 0.47 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 0.47 per Kg.The exports of wheat from South Africa are categorised as:
- Wheat and meslin (excluding seed for sowing, and durum wheat) (HS code 100199)
- Wheat gluten, whether or not dried (HS code 110900)
- Durum wheat seed for sowing (HS code 100111)
- Seed of wheat and meslin, for sowing (excluding durum) (HS code 100191)
- Durum wheat (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100119)
- Wheat and meslin (excluding durum wheat) (HS code 100190)
- Durum wheat (HS code 100110)
- Wheat (excl durum) & meslin (HS code 1001Xb)
South Africa Wheat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Wheat into South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.40 US$ per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 0.34 US$ per kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 0.29 US$ per kg, before increasing to 0.36 US$ per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to 0.43 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Wheat into South Africa will be 0.45 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.48 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for South Africa wheat
The total values in export for wheat in South Africa were US$ 19,052, US$ 32,602, US$ 21,457 and US$ 46,258 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: Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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South Africa wheat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 186,238,827 tonnes of wheat. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa wheat (cereals/grains category) has decreased, recording a change of -3.089 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, wheat's exports went down by -5.43 percent netting the country US$46.26m for the year 2019. South Africa's wheat exports are classified as:
- Wheat and meslin (excluding seed for sowing, and durum wheat) (HS code 100199)
- Wheat and meslin (excluding durum wheat) (HS code 100190)
- Wheat (excl durum) & meslin (HS code 1001Xb)
- Durum wheat (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100119)
- Durum wheat (HS code 100110)
- Seed of wheat and meslin, for sowing (excluding durum) (HS code 100191)
- Wheat gluten, whether or not dried (HS code 110900)
- Durum wheat seed for sowing (HS code 100111)
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South Africa wheat export values
In 2019, South Africa sold wheat valued at 46.26m USD, an increment of 115.59% from 2018's total wheat export of 21.457m USD. The annual growth in value of South Africa wheat between 2017 to 2018 was -34.185 percent.
The annual change in the volume of South Africa's wheat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.43 pc when compared to a variation of -3.089% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total wheat's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds number 13 in world exports of wheat.
Export markets for South Africa wheat ( in '000$ )
South Africa's leading destinations for wheat are Swaziland (Eswatini), Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia and Lesotho.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of wheat. The annual growth of South Africa wheat in value between 2015 to 2019 was -29%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -23%, per annum.
South Africa imported 1,847,447 tonnes of wheat in 2019.
Production
The production of wheat in South Africa was 12,280,000 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -17.83%. The country had an estimated 4,320,000.00 hectares under wheat cultivation.