What is the price of sorghum per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda sorghum is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 1.11 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.50 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sorghum in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for sorghum is between UGX 1,856.92 and UGX 4,270.92 per kilogram or between UGX 842.14 and UGX 1,936.93 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda sorghum is between US$ 0.34 and US$ 0.78 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.35 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Sorghum Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sorghum from Uganda has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.60 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 0.58 US $ per kg. This represents an overall increase of 13.3%. The highest price was in 2019, when it reached 0.73 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2013, when it was 0.12 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sorghum from Uganda in 2023 will be 0.77 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 0.81 US $ per kg.The sorghum exports from Uganda are classified as:
- Grain sorghum, for sowing (HS code 100710)
- Grain sorghum (HS code 100700)
- Grain sorghum (excluding for sowing) (HS code 100790)
Uganda Sorghum Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sorghum into Uganda over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 0.64 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 0.58 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 10.9% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it reached 0.73 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2021, to 0.58 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sorghum into Uganda will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 0.77 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 0.81 US dollars per kg.Export values for Uganda sorghum
The total values in export for sorghum in Uganda were US$ 3,682, US$ 50,259, US$ 66,476 and US$ 36,106 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Uganda sorghum - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda sold 49,208 tonnes of sorghum. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Uganda sorghum (cereals/grains category) has shrunk, flactuating by -48.172 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sorghum's exports reduced by -37.5 percent bringing the nation US$36.11m for the year 2019. Uganda's sorghum exports are categorised as:
- Grain sorghum (excluding for sowing) (HS code 100790)
- Grain sorghum, for sowing (HS code 100710)
- Grain sorghum (HS code 100700)
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Uganda sorghum export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied sorghum worth 36.11m USD, a contraction of -45.68% from 2018's total sorghum export of 66.476m USD. The annual reduction in value of Uganda sorghum between 2017 to 2018 was 32.267 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Uganda's sorghum exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.5 per cent compared to a variation of -48.172% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda sorghum ( in '000$ )
Uganda's best performing destinations for sorghum are Burundi, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia and India.
Uganda procured 2,706 tonnes of sorghum in 2019.
Production
The production of sorghum in Uganda was 1,200,000 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 7.67%. The country had approximately 1,410,249.00 hectares under sorghum cultivation.