What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda sesame seeds is between US$ 7.16 and US$ 10.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.25 and US$ 4.83 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for sesame seeds is between UGX 27,550.00 and UGX 40,964.00 per kilogram or between UGX 12,494.33 and UGX 18,577.78 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda sesame seeds is between US$ 5.01 and US$ 7.46 per kilogram or between US$ 2.27 and US$ 3.38 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.78 US $ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 1.26 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 1.43 US $ per kg, before dropping to 1.23 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 1.35 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Uganda in 2023 will be around 1.37 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.39 US $ per kg.The sesame seeds exports from Uganda are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Uganda Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Uganda over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.78 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.26 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.43 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.23 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 1.35 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Uganda will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 1.35 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.36 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Uganda sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Uganda were US$ 14,563, US$ 17,287, US$ 26,614 and US$ 32,739 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Uganda sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda exported 22,951 tonnes of sesame seeds. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Uganda sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has surged, changing by 8.3 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went up by 3.89 pc earning the exporter US$32.74m for the year 2019. Uganda's sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Uganda sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied sesame seeds costing 32.74m USD, an increase of 23.02% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 26.614m USD. The yearly change in value of Uganda sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 53.954%.
The annual change in the volume of Uganda's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.89 per cent when compared to a variation of 8.3% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Uganda's leading export markets for sesame seeds are China, the Netherlands, Turkey, Germany and Israel.
Uganda brought in 6 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Uganda was 144,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 0%. The country had an estimated 212,000.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.