What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Mali today?
The retail price range for Mali sesame seeds is between US$ 5.73 and US$ 11.45 per kilogram or between US$ 2.60 and US$ 5.19 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Mali
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for sesame seeds is between XOF 3,490.98 and XOF 6,981.95 per kilogram or between XOF 1,583.21 and XOF 3,166.42 per pound(lb) in Bamako and Sikasso.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mali sesame seeds is between US$ 4.01 and US$ 8.02 per kilogram or between US$ 1.82 and US$ 3.64 per pound(lb).
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Mali Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Mali over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 0.67 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.33 US $ per kg in 2018. This downward trend continued in 2019, with the price dropping to 0.24 US $ per kg. In 2020 and 2021, the price of Sesame Seeds from Mali was 0.00 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Mali in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.00 US $ per kg.The exports of sesame seeds from Mali are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Mali Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Mali has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 0.40 US$ per kg, which dropped to 0.33 US$ per kg in 2018. The price then decreased further to 0.24 US$ per kg in 2019. This year, 2020, the import price of Sesame Seeds into Mali has been 0.00 US$ per kg. This trend of decreasing prices is expected to continue in the coming years. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price of Sesame Seeds into Mali in 2023 will be 0.17 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be 0.10 US$ per kg.Export values for Mali sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Mali were US$ 5,259, US$ 6,589, US$ 3,266 and US$ 4,167 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mali sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Mali exported 17,435 tonnes of sesame seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Mali sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has increased, recording a change of 76.772 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports increased by 78.04 percent netting Mali US$4.17m for the year 2019. Mali's sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Mali sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Mali supplied sesame seeds valued at 4.17m USD, an improvement of 27.68% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 3.266m USD. The annual change in value of Mali sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -50.433%.
The yearly variation in the volume of Mali's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 78.04 pc when compared to a variation of 76.772% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Mali's share of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Mali holds position 18 in world exports of sesame seeds.
Export markets for Mali sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Mali's best performing destinations for sesame seeds are China, Japan, France, Burkina Faso and South Korea.
Mali bought 0 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Mali was 51,148 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 9.53%. The country had an estimated 99,527.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.