What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Burkina Faso today?
The retail price range for Burkina Faso rice is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 0.71 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.32 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Burkina Faso
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for rice is between XOF 290.52 and XOF 435.78 per kilogram or between XOF 131.75 and XOF 197.63 per pound(lb) in Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Burkina Faso rice is between US$ 0.33 and US$ 0.50 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.23 per pound(lb).
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Burkina Faso Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Rice from Burkina Faso over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 1.13 US $ per kg, followed by a peak of 1.23 US $ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a sharp decline to 0.71 US $ per kg in 2019 and then a further decrease to 0.45 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 0.71 US $ per kg in 2021. Overall, the export price of Rice from Burkina Faso has been quite volatile over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Rice from Burkina Faso in 2023 will be around 0.90 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 1.10 US $ per kg.The rice exports from Burkina Faso are classified as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
Burkina Faso Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Burkina Faso over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was $1.13, followed by a slight increase to $1.23 in 2018. However, in 2019, the price dropped to $0.71, before decreasing further to $0.45 in 2020. The price then rose again to $0.71 in 2021. Overall, the import price of Rice into Burkina Faso has been quite volatile over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Rice into Burkina Faso in 2023 will be around $0.90, and in 2024 will be around $1.10.Export values for Burkina Faso rice
The total values in export for rice in Burkina Faso were US$ 1,458, US$ 5,976, US$ 2,604 and US$ 1,394 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, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Burkina Faso rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Burkina Faso exported 1,976 tonnes of rice. In 2019 alone, the demand for Burkina Faso rice (cereals/grains category) has shrunk, flactuating by -6.528 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports reduced by -62.6% earning Burkina Faso US$1.39m for the year 2019. Burkina Faso's rice exports are categorised as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
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Burkina Faso rice export values
In 2019, Burkina Faso shipped rice valued at 1.39m USD, a drop of -46.62% from 2018's total rice export of 2.604m USD. The annual reduction in value of Burkina Faso rice between 2017 to 2018 was -56.426 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Burkina Faso's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was -62.6 percent when compared to a variation of -6.528% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Burkina Faso rice ( in '000$ )
Burkina Faso's leading destinations for rice are Sierra Leone, Senegal, Benin, Nigeria and Niger.
Burkina Faso ordered 1,021,842 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Burkina Faso was 2,510,684 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 7.46%. The country had approximately 1,418,048.00 hectares under rice cultivation.