What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda maize is between US$ 0.26 and US$ 0.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for maize is between UGX 1,006.58 and UGX 1,118.42 per kilogram or between UGX 456.50 and UGX 507.22 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda maize is between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.20 per kilogram or between US$ 0.08 and US$ 0.09 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.24 US $ per kg, followed by 0.19 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.28 US $ per kg, before dropping back to 0.26 US $ per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Uganda will remain around 0.26 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The maize exports from Uganda 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)
Uganda Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.24 US $ per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 0.19 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.28 US $ per kg, before dropping back to 0.26 US $ per kg in 2020 and 2021. This suggests that the import price of Maize into Uganda is likely to remain relatively stable in the near future. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price of Maize into Uganda in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.26 US $ per kg.Export values for Uganda maize
The total values in export for maize in Uganda were US$ 57,140, US$ 83,138, US$ 89,533 and US$ 52,715 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 Uganda: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Uganda maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda exported 191,018 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the demand for Uganda maize (cereals/grains category) has reduced, changing by -58.627 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports went down by -45.69 pc bringing the country US$52.72m for the year 2019. Uganda's maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Uganda maize export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied maize worth 52.72m USD, a reduction of -41.12% from 2018's total maize export of 89.533m USD. The yearly change in value of Uganda maize between 2017 to 2018 was 7.692%.
The annual change in the amount of Uganda's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -45.69 per cent compared to a variation of -58.627% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda maize ( in '000$ )
Uganda's top destinations for maize are Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Israel.
Uganda imported 7,092 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Uganda was 7,725,000 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -7.13%. The country had an estimated 2,853,243.00 hectares under maize cultivation.