What is the price of plantains per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa plantains is between US$ 0.98 and US$ 0.98 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.44 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of plantains in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for plantains is between ZAR 19.02 and ZAR 19.02 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.63 and ZAR 8.63 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa plantains is between US$ 0.69 and US$ 0.69 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.31 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Plantains Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Plantains from South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.71 US $ per kg, but by 2020, it had dropped to 0.68 US $ per kg. 2021 saw a slight increase to 0.72 US $ per kg, but 2022 saw a decrease to 0.54 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Plantains from South Africa in 2023 will be 0.48 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.42 US $ per kg.The South Africa plantains exports are classified as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
South Africa Plantains Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Plantains into South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 0.76 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 0.57 US dollars per kg. However, in 2017, the price rose to 0.71 US dollars per kg, and then again in 2019 to 0.74 US dollars per kg. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2020, and then increased slightly to 0.72 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Plantains into South Africa will be 0.54 US dollars per kg in 2022, and 0.51 US dollars per kg in 2023.Export values for South Africa plantains
The total values in export for plantains in South Africa were US$ 6,382, US$ 7,130, US$ 7,274 and US$ 5,140 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Vegetables category in South Africa: Tomatoes, Onions, Leeks, Cauliflowers and broccoli, Brussels sprouts, Cabbages, Lettuce, Chicory, Carrots & beetroot, salsify & celeriac.
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South Africa plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 2,196,326 tonnes of plantains. In 2019 alone, the market for South Africa plantains (vegetables category) has climbed, changing by 63.459 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports went up by 96.59 pc netting South Africa US$5.14m for the year 2019. South Africa's plantains exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
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South Africa plantains export values
In 2019, South Africa sold plantains valued at 5.14m USD, a reduction of -29.34% from 2018's total plantains export of 7.274m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 2.02%.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 96.59 percent in comparison to a variation of 63.459% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total plantains' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 62 in world exports of plantains.
Export markets for South Africa plantains ( in '000$ )
South Africa's best performing export markets for plantains are Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Mozambique.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of plantains. The annual growth of South Africa plantains in value between 2015 to 2019 was -36%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -43%, per annum.
South Africa bought 1,847 tonnes of plantains in 2019.