What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland maize is between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.32 per kilogram or between US$ 0.13 and US$ 0.14 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for maize is between EUR 0.26 and EUR 0.29 per kilogram or between EUR 0.12 and EUR 0.13 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland maize is between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.09 and US$ 0.10 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Ireland over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2017, the price was 0.49 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.33 US $ per kg in 2019. The lowest price was recorded in 2022, at 0.00 US $ per kg. The price has since increased to 0.26 US $ per kg in 2021. It is predicted that the export price of Maize from Ireland will remain at 0.26 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2024.The maize exports from Ireland 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)
Ireland Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Ireland over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 0.46 US dollars per kg, which was a significant increase from the 0.11 US dollars per kg in 2014. This was followed by a slight increase to 0.49 US dollars per kg in 2017. However, in 2019, the price dropped to 0.33 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 0.41 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Maize imported into Ireland will remain relatively low in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.22 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.19 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Ireland maize
The total values in export for maize in Ireland were US$ 1,108, US$ 1,876, US$ 5,615 and US$ 14,517 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of maize shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 89,176 tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 70,122 tonnes of maize. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Ireland maize (cereals/grains category) has gone up, changing by 167.979 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports grew by 684.71 percent bringing the exporter US$14.52m for the year 2019. Ireland's maize exports are classified as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
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Ireland maize export values
In 2019, Ireland exported maize valued at 14.52m USD, an increase of 158.59% from 2018's total maize export of 5.615m USD. The yearly increase in value of Ireland maize between 2017 to 2018 was 199.307 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Ireland's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was 684.71 percent compared to a variation of 167.979% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland maize ( in '000$ )
Ireland's leading destinations for maize are Canada, United Kingdom (UK), France, Denmark and US.
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net exporter of maize. The annual growth of Ireland maize in value between 2015 to 2019 was 3%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.
Ireland imported 1,545,569 tonnes of maize in 2019.