What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Botswana today?
The retail price range for Botswana beans is between US$ 3.85 and US$ 8.68 per kilogram or between US$ 1.75 and US$ 3.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Botswana
The retail price range in Pula for beans is between BWP 52.03 and BWP 117.23 per kilogram or between BWP 23.60 and BWP 53.17 per pound(lb) in Gaborone and Francistown.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Botswana beans is between US$ 2.70 and US$ 6.07 per kilogram or between US$ 1.22 and US$ 2.75 per pound(lb).
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Botswana Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Botswana over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 0.67 US$ per kg, followed by 0.58 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 0.65 US$ per kg, and further increased to 0.71 US$ per kg in 2020. The price remained steady in 2021 at 0.74 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Botswana in 2023 will be around 0.68 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 0.72 US$ per kg.The beans exports from Botswana are classified as:
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- 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)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- 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 beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Botswana Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Botswana over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.67 US$ per kg, followed by 0.58 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 0.65 US$ per kg, and then to 0.71 US$ per kg in 2020. The price remained at 0.71 US$ per kg in 2021, and is expected to remain at this level in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Beans into Botswana will be 0.74 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.75 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Botswana beans
The total values in export for beans in Botswana were US$ 66,992, US$ 33,424, US$ 54,928 and US$ 67,584 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 Botswana: 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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Botswana beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Botswana shipped 103,088 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the interest in Botswana beans (pulses/legumes category) has surged, with a change of 10.137 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports increased by 107.7% earning the nation US$67.58m for the year 2019. Botswana's beans exports are categorised as:
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
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Botswana beans export values
In 2019, Botswana supplied beans worth 67.58m USD, an improvement of 23.03% from 2018's total beans export of 54.928m USD. The annual change in value of Botswana beans between 2017 to 2018 was 64.337%.
The yearly change in the amount of Botswana's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 107.7 percent in comparison to a variation of 10.137% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Botswana beans ( in '000$ )
Botswana's top export markets for beans are South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and DRC Congo.
Botswana brought in 61,616 tonnes of beans in 2019.