What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda onions is between US$ 0.98 and US$ 1.96 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.89 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for onions is between UGX 3,767.69 and UGX 7,535.38 per kilogram or between UGX 1,708.70 and UGX 3,417.41 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda onions is between US$ 0.69 and US$ 1.37 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.62 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Onions from Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.27 US $ per kg, followed by 0.35 US $ per kg in 2018, 0.38 US $ per kg in 2019 and 2020, and 0.37 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Onions from Uganda in 2023 will be around 0.37 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 0.38 US $ per kg.The onions exports from Uganda are categorised as:
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Uganda Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.27 US $ per kg, followed by 0.35 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, the price increased to 0.38 US $ per kg. The price then decreased slightly to 0.37 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Onions into Uganda in 2023 will be around 0.37 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.38 US $ per kg.Export values for Uganda onions
The total values in export for onions in Uganda were US$ 169, US$ 205, US$ 328 and US$ 759 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Uganda onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda exported 1,978 tonnes of onions. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Uganda onions (vegetables category) has surged, flactuating by 111.099 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went up by 163.73 pc bringing the country US$0.76m for the year 2019. Uganda's onions exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
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Uganda onions export values
In 2019, Uganda shipped onions costing 0.76m USD, an increment of 131.71% from 2018's total onions export of 0.328m USD. The annual growth in value of Uganda onions between 2017 to 2018 was 60%.
The per year change in the amount of Uganda's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was 163.73 per cent in comparison to a variation of 111.099% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda onions ( in '000$ )
Uganda's best performing destinations for onions are Rwanda, Burundi, United Kingdom (UK), Germany and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Uganda purchased 21,931 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Uganda was 1,486,396 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 3.03%. The country had an estimated 375,672.00 hectares under onions cultivation.