What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia rice is between US$ 0.92 and US$ 2.06 per kilogram or between US$ 0.42 and US$ 0.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for rice is between ZMW 17.35 and ZMW 38.81 per kilogram or between ZMW 7.87 and ZMW 17.60 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia rice is between US$ 0.64 and US$ 1.44 per kilogram or between US$ 0.29 and US$ 0.65 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Zambia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.52 US $ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.27 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose slightly to 0.22 US $ per kg, before increasing to 0.29 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then dropped to 0.16 US $ per kg in 2021, before rising again to 0.58 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Rice from Zambia in 2023 will be 0.45 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be 0.37 US $ per kg.The exports of rice from Zambia are categorised as:
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
Zambia Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Zambia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.52 US $ per kg, followed by 0.27 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.22 US $ per kg and then increased to 0.29 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 0.16 US $ per kg in 2021 and increased again to 0.58 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Zambia in 2023 will be 0.41 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.45 US $ per kg.Export values for Zambia rice
The total values in export for rice in Zambia were US$ 2,604, US$ 2,986, US$ 2,388 and US$ 2,682 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, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Zambia rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia sold 13,638 tonnes of rice. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Zambia rice (cereals/grains category) has climbed, recording a change of 56.507 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports grew by 139.18 pc bringing the exporter US$2.68m for the year 2019. Zambia's rice exports are classified as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
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Zambia rice export values
In 2019, Zambia supplied rice worth 2.68m USD, an improvement of 12.23% from 2018's total rice export of 2.388m USD. The yearly change in value of Zambia rice between 2017 to 2018 was -20.027 pc.
The yearly variation in the volume of Zambia's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 139.18 per cent when compared to a variation of 56.507% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Zambia rice ( in '000$ )
Zambia's leading destinations for rice are South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Switzerland and Tanzania.
Zambia imported 62,516 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Zambia was 197,268 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -31.3%. The country had an estimated 196,608.00 hectares under rice cultivation.