What is the price of glucose per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa glucose is between US$ 1.17 and US$ 1.46 per kilogram or between US$ 0.53 and US$ 0.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of glucose in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for glucose is between ZAR 22.74 and ZAR 28.43 per kilogram or between ZAR 10.31 and ZAR 12.89 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa glucose is between US$ 0.82 and US$ 1.02 per kilogram or between US$ 0.37 and US$ 0.46 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Glucose Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export price of Glucose from South Africa was US$ 0.92, US$ 0.99, US$ 0.70, US$ 0.63 and US$ 0.70 per Kg respectively. For the year 2021, the export price was US$ 0.76 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price of Glucose from South Africa is US$ 0.76 per Kg.The South Africa glucose exports are classified as:
- Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, and containing in the dry state >= 20% and < 50% by weight of fructose (excluding invert sugar) (HS code 170240)
- Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and not containing fructose or containing in the dry state, < 20% by weight of fructose (HS code 170230)
South Africa Glucose Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Glucose into South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2011, the price was 3.11 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2012. This downward trend continued until 2014, when the price rose to 3.51 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has been steadily decreasing, with the lowest price of 0.44 US dollars per kg recorded in both 2019 and 2020. The price then rose slightly to 0.61 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping back to 0.60 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Glucose into South Africa in 2023 will be 0.59 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be 0.58 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa glucose
The total values in export for glucose in South Africa were US$ 17,146, US$ 19,907, US$ 20,567 and US$ 17,137 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa glucose - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 3,013,277 tonnes of glucose. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa glucose (agro commodities category) has gone down, recording a change of -15.99 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, glucose's exports decreased by -16.05% earning the exporter US$17.14m for the year 2019. South Africa's glucose exports are classified as:
- Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter and not containing fructose or containing in the dry state, < 20% by weight of fructose (HS code 170230)
- Glucose in solid form and glucose syrup, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter, and containing in the dry state >= 20% and < 50% by weight of fructose (excluding invert sugar) (HS code 170240)
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South Africa glucose export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied glucose costing 17.14m USD, a contraction of -16.66% from 2018's total glucose export of 20.567m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa glucose between 2017 to 2018 was 3.315 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's glucose exports between 2017 and 2019 was -16.05 per cent in comparison to a variation of -15.99% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total glucose's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 33 in world exports of glucose.
Export markets for South Africa glucose ( in '000$ )
South Africa's top export markets for glucose are Australia, Swaziland (Eswatini), Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of glucose. The annual growth of South Africa glucose in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -7%, per annum.
South Africa procured 17,447 tonnes of glucose in 2019.