What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Burkina Faso today?
The retail price range for Burkina Faso maize is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Burkina Faso
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for maize is between XOF 294.88 and XOF 1,179.51 per kilogram or between XOF 133.73 and XOF 534.93 per pound(lb) in Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Burkina Faso maize is between US$ 0.34 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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Burkina Faso Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Burkina Faso over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 0.12 US$ per kg, followed by 0.24 US$ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price saw a significant increase to 0.39 US$ per kg, before dropping back to 0.14 US$ per kg in 2019 and 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the lowest price of 0.05 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Burkina Faso in 2023 will be 0.14 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.12 US$ per kg.The exports of maize from Burkina Faso are classified as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- 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)
Burkina Faso Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Burkina Faso over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 0.12 US$ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 0.24 US$ per kg in 2017. This was followed by a further increase to 0.39 US$ per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped back to 0.14 US$ per kg in both 2019 and 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 0.05 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Burkina Faso will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will remain at 0.05 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Burkina Faso maize
The total values in export for maize in Burkina Faso were US$ 4,157, US$ 10,734, US$ 1,642 and US$ 5,618 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 Burkina Faso: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Burkina Faso maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Burkina Faso sold 39,718 tonnes of maize. Across 2019 alone, the market for Burkina Faso maize (cereals/grains category) has increased, with a change of 837.187 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -11.85% earning the country US$5.62m for the year 2019. Burkina Faso's maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Burkina Faso maize export values
In 2019, Burkina Faso supplied maize with a value of 5.62m USD, an increase of 242.27% from 2018's total maize export of 1.642m USD. The annual growth in value of Burkina Faso maize between 2017 to 2018 was -84.703 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Burkina Faso's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.85 pc when compared to a variation of 837.187% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Burkina Faso maize ( in '000$ )
Burkina Faso's leading destinations for maize are Niger, Ghana, Senegal, Mali and France.
Burkina Faso procured 1,027 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Burkina Faso was 5,132,694 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 0.63%. The country had an estimated 3,044,721.00 hectares under maize cultivation.