What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia beans is between US$ 1.67 and US$ 3.01 per kilogram or between US$ 0.76 and US$ 1.36 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for beans is between ZMW 31.50 and ZMW 56.69 per kilogram or between ZMW 14.28 and ZMW 25.71 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia beans is between US$ 1.17 and US$ 2.11 per kilogram or between US$ 0.53 and US$ 0.95 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Zambia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 11.87 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 0.38 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when it was 0.23 US dollars per kg. The price has since increased slightly to 0.27 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 0.38 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Zambia will be 0.20 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.18 US dollars per kg in 2024.The exports of beans from Zambia are classified as:
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Zambia Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Zambia has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 11.87 US dollars per kg, but by 2017, it had dropped to 0.55 US dollars per kg. This trend has continued, with the price dropping to 0.36 US dollars per kg in 2018, 0.23 US dollars per kg in 2019, and 0.27 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 0.38 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping back to 0.23 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Beans into Zambia will remain relatively stable in 2023 and 2024, with prices of around 0.23 US dollars per kg.Export values for Zambia beans
The total values in export for beans in Zambia were US$ 7,716, US$ 4,860, US$ 2,139 and US$ 2,040 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Pulses/Legumes category in Zambia: Peas, Chickpeas, Red (Adzuki) Beans, Kidney Beans, Bambara beans, Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas), Lentils, Pigeon Peas, Locust Beans & Black beans.
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Zambia beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia sold 8,726 tonnes of beans. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Zambia beans (pulses/legumes category) has escalated, recording a change of 48.099 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports decreased by -0.85% netting the nation US$2.04m for the year 2019. Zambia's beans exports are categorised as:
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
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Zambia beans export values
In 2019, Zambia sold beans valued at 2.04m USD, a contraction of -4.63% from 2018's total beans export of 2.139m USD. The annual reduction in value of Zambia beans between 2017 to 2018 was -55.988%.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Zambia's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -0.85 per cent compared to a variation of 48.099% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Zambia beans ( in '000$ )
Zambia's top export markets for beans are Angola, Mozambique, United Kingdom (UK), US and Colombia.
Zambia brought in 675 tonnes of beans in 2019.