What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Yemen today?
The retail price range for Yemen sesame seeds is between US$ 8.78 and US$ 12.68 per kilogram or between US$ 3.98 and US$ 5.75 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Yemen
The retail price range in Yemeni Rial for sesame seeds is between YER 2,199.51 and YER 3,178.15 per kilogram or between YER 997.51 and YER 1,441.34 per pound(lb) in Sanaa (Sanaʽa) and Aden.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Yemen sesame seeds is between US$ 6.14 and US$ 8.88 per kilogram or between US$ 2.79 and US$ 4.03 per pound(lb).
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Yemen Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Yemen over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 0.33 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.32 US dollars per kg in 2013. In 2014, the price rose significantly to 2.35 US dollars per kg, before increasing further to 3.05 US dollars per kg in 2015. However, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2016, and has remained at this level for the last five years. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Yemen will remain at 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.The exports of sesame seeds from Yemen are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Yemen Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Yemen over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 0.33 US dollars per kg, dropping to 0.32 US dollars per kg in 2013. This was followed by a significant increase in 2014, with the price rising to 2.35 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a further increase in 2015, with the price reaching 3.05 US dollars per kg. However, in 2016, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg and has remained at this level for the last five years. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Yemen will remain at 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Yemen sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Yemen were US$ 54, US$ 701, US$ 1,226 and US$ 1,431 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Yemen sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Yemen shipped 649 tonnes of sesame seeds. For 2019 alone, the demand for Yemen sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has improved, flactuating by 14.261 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went down by -33.78 pc netting the country US$1.43m for the year 2019. Yemen's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Yemen sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Yemen supplied sesame seeds with a value of 1.43m USD, an increment of 16.64% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 1.226m USD. The yearly increase in value of Yemen sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 74.893%.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Yemen's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -33.78 per cent compared to a variation of 14.261% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Yemen sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Yemen's top export markets for sesame seeds are Oman, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
Yemen brought in 2,306 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Yemen was 21,639 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 9.98%. The country had approximately 20,621.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.