What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia maize is between US$ 0.39 and US$ 0.52 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.23 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for maize is between ZMW 7.38 and ZMW 9.73 per kilogram or between ZMW 3.35 and ZMW 4.41 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia maize is between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.36 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.16 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Zambia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.30 US $ per kg, which was the lowest in the five year period. This was followed by a significant increase in 2018, when the price rose to 0.76 US $ per kg. The price then dropped to 0.32 US $ per kg in both 2015 and 2016. In 2019, the price rose again to 1.05 US $ per kg, before dropping to 0.70 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price drop to 0.40 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Zambia in 2023 will be 0.45 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be 0.48 US $ per kg.The Zambia maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
Zambia Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Zambia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.30 US $ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 0.76 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 1.05 US $ per kg in 2019, before dropping to 0.70 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 0.40 US $ per kg in 2021 and 0.43 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Zambia in 2023 will be 0.37 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.41 US $ per kg.Export values for Zambia maize
The total values in export for maize in Zambia were US$ 186,553, US$ 98,733, US$ 46,884 and US$ 37,692 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Zambia: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Zambia maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia sold 36,047 tonnes of maize. Across 2019 alone, the market for Zambia maize (cereals/grains category) has reduced, flactuating by -41.897 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -88.98 percent earning Zambia US$37.69m for the year 2019. Zambia's maize exports are categorised as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
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Zambia maize export values
In 2019, Zambia supplied maize valued at 37.69m USD, a reduction of -19.61% from 2018's total maize export of 46.884m USD. The annual reduction in value of Zambia maize between 2017 to 2018 was -52.514 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Zambia's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -88.98 percent when compared to a variation of -41.897% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Zambia maize ( in '000$ )
Zambia's best performing destinations for maize are South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Rwanda and Angola.
Zambia bought 2,369 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Zambia was 6,013,167 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -16.31%. The country had approximately 2,525,079.00 hectares under maize cultivation.