What is the price of plantains per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda plantains is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.94 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of plantains in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for plantains is between UGX 3,732.31 and UGX 7,464.62 per kilogram or between UGX 1,692.66 and UGX 3,385.31 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda plantains is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.36 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.62 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Plantains Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Plantains from Uganda has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.35 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 0.38 US $ per kg. This represents a 9.3% increase in the export price over the five year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when the export price was 0.65 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Plantains from Uganda in 2023 will be 0.71 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.78 US $ per kg.The plantains exports from Uganda are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
Uganda Plantains Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Plantains into Uganda has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 0.22 US dollars per kg, and this increased to 0.35 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 0.43 US dollars per kg, and further increased to 0.51 US dollars per kg in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at 0.65 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2021, to 0.38 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Plantains into Uganda will be 0.71 US dollars in 2023 and 0.79 US dollars in 2024.Export values for Uganda plantains
The total values in export for plantains in Uganda were US$ 457, US$ 461, US$ 469 and US$ 2,236 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Uganda plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda exported 4,347 tonnes of plantains. For 2019 alone, the market for Uganda plantains (vegetables category) has improved, changing by 299.908 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports went up by 229.07 percent netting the exporter US$2.24m for the year 2019. Uganda's plantains exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
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Uganda plantains export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied plantains costing 2.24m USD, an increase of 377.61% from 2018's total plantains export of 0.469m USD. The annual increase in value of Uganda plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 1.735 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Uganda's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 229.07 per cent compared to a variation of 299.908% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda plantains ( in '000$ )
Uganda's leading export markets for plantains are United Kingdom (UK), Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and Rwanda.
Uganda bought 299 tonnes of plantains in 2019.
Production
The production of plantains in Uganda was 3,423,844 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -0.76%. The country had approximately 817,470.00 hectares under plantains cultivation.