What is the price of onions per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia onions is between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.59 per kilogram or between US$ 0.18 and US$ 0.27 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of onions in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for onions is between SAR 1.48 and SAR 2.23 per kilogram or between SAR 0.67 and SAR 1.01 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia onions is between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.42 per kilogram or between US$ 0.13 and US$ 0.19 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Onions Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of Onions from Saudi Arabia was US$ 0.07 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 0.26 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 0.13 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 0.00 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 0.00 per Kg. For 2021, the export price is estimated to be US$ 0.00 per Kg. For 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 0.00 per Kg.The exports of onions from Saudi Arabia are classified as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
Saudi Arabia Onions Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Onions into Saudi Arabia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 0.27 US dollars per kg, which then rose to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2013. This was followed by a slight decrease to 0.65 US dollars per kg in 2014, and then a further decrease to 0.52 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price rose again to 0.74 US dollars per kg, and then increased further to 0.78 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 0.67 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising sharply to 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Onions into Saudi Arabia will remain relatively high in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 2.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 2.75 US dollars per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia onions
The total values in export for onions in Saudi Arabia were US$ 185, US$ 651 and US$ 246 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Vegetables category in Saudi Arabia: Tomatoes, Leeks, Cauliflowers and broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Lettuce, Chicory, Carrots, beetroot, salsify & celeriac & Cucumber.
See prices of onions in other countries across Middle East: Bahrain onions, Cyprus onions, Iraq onions, Israel onions, Jordan onions, Kuwait onions, Lebanon onions, Palestine onions, Oman onions & Qatar onions.
Saudi Arabia onions - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped small quantities of onions. Across 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia onions (vegetables category) has , with a change of % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, onions' exports went down by -100 percent netting the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's onions exports are categorised as:
- Onions provisionally preserved, e.g. by sulphur dioxide gas, in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but unsuitable in that state for immediate consumption (HS code 071110)
- Onions, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200120)
- Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared (HS code 071220)
- Fresh or chilled onions and shallots (HS code 070310)
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Saudi Arabia onions export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied onions worth 0.00m USD, a decrease of -100.00% from 2018's total onions export of 0.246m USD. The annual change in value of Saudi Arabia onions between 2017 to 2018 was -62.212%.
The per year change in the volume of Saudi Arabia's onions exports between 2017 and 2019 was -100 per cent between 2018 and 2019.
Saudi Arabia's stake of the world's total onions' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Saudi Arabia is ranked position 47 in world exports of onions.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia onions ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia's top export markets for onions are Yemen, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Egypt.
Import/Export Trends
Saudi Arabia is a net exporter of onions. The annual growth of Saudi Arabia onions in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 41%, per annum.
Saudi Arabia purchased 296,924 tonnes of onions in 2019.
Production
The production of onions in Saudi Arabia was 112,508 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 13.49%. The country had approximately 7,976.00 hectares under onions cultivation.