What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique potatoes is between US$ 0.71 and US$ 1.56 per kilogram or between US$ 0.32 and US$ 0.71 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for potatoes is between MZN 45.32 and MZN 99.45 per kilogram or between MZN 20.55 and MZN 45.10 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique potatoes is between US$ 0.50 and US$ 1.09 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 0.49 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2013, the price was 2.00 US$ per kg, followed by a sharp decrease to 0.75 US$ per kg in 2014. In 2016, the price rose again to 2.00 US$ per kg, before jumping to 53.00 US$ per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 3.00 US$ per kg in 2018 and further decreased to 1.71 US$ per kg in 2019. The price has remained steady at 2.00 US$ per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Potatoes from Mozambique will remain at 2.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Mozambique Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 2.00 US dollars per kg, followed by a dramatic increase to 53.00 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a decrease to 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2018 and then a further decrease to 1.71 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then stabilized at 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Mozambique will remain at 2.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Mozambique potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in Mozambique were US$ 4, US$ 53, US$ 3 and US$ 12 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Mozambique: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Mozambique potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of potatoes exported by Mozambique in 2020 was 4 tonnes. In 2019 Mozambique sold 7 tonnes of potatoes. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Mozambique potatoes (tubers category) has improved, flactuating by 600 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports went up by 600 percent netting the exporter US$0.01m for the year 2019. Mozambique's potatoes exports are classified as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
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Mozambique potatoes export values
In 2019, Mozambique exported potatoes worth 0.01m USD, a growth of 233.33% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.003m USD. The annual increase in value of Mozambique potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -94.34 pc.
The annual change in the quantity of Mozambique's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 600 pc when compared to a variation of 600% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Mozambique's stake of the world's total potatoes' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 51 in world exports of potatoes.
Export markets for Mozambique potatoes ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Mozambique is a net exporter of potatoes. The annual growth of Mozambique potatoes in value between 2015 to 2019 was 162%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Mozambique procured 10,126 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Mozambique was 1,191,248 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -7.11%. The country had an estimated 75,800.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.