What is the price of cottonseed oil per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania cottonseed oil is between US$ 0.88 and US$ 1.17 per kilogram or between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.53 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cottonseed oil in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for cottonseed oil is between TZS 2,086.07 and TZS 2,781.43 per kilogram or between TZS 946.06 and TZS 1,261.42 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania cottonseed oil is between US$ 0.61 and US$ 0.82 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.37 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Cottonseed Oil Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of cottonseed oil from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.16 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 0.12 US dollars per kg in 2019. Prices then rose to 1.08 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 0.8 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price of cottonseed oil from Tanzania will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 1.04 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.92 US dollars per kg in 2024.The exports of cottonseed oil from Tanzania are classified as:
- Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151219)
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151229)
- Crude cotton-seed oil (HS code 151221)
Tanzania Cottonseed Oil Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of cottonseed oil into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 0.96 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 2.16 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a decrease to 1.52 US dollars per kg in 2018 and a further decrease to 0.12 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 1.08 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 0.8 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of cottonseed oil into Tanzania in 2023 will be around 1.20 US dollars per kg and in 2024 it will be around 0.96 US dollars per kg.Export values for Tanzania cottonseed oil
The total values in export for cottonseed oil in Tanzania were US$ 609, US$ 407, US$ 140 and US$ 15 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania cottonseed oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 282 tonnes of cottonseed oil. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania cottonseed oil (processed category) has climbed, changing by 206.522 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cottonseed oil's exports grew by 50 pc bringing the nation US$0.02m for the year 2019. Tanzania's cottonseed oil exports are classified as:
- Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151219)
- Crude cotton-seed oil (HS code 151221)
- Cotton-seed oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151229)
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Tanzania cottonseed oil export values
In 2019, Tanzania sold cottonseed oil with a value of 0.02m USD, a drop of -85.71% from 2018's total cottonseed oil export of 0.14m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Tanzania cottonseed oil between 2017 to 2018 was -65.602 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Tanzania's cottonseed oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 50 percent in comparison to a variation of 206.522% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Tanzania's stake of the world's total cottonseed oil's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Tanzania holds number 70 in world exports of cottonseed oil.
Export markets for Tanzania cottonseed oil ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's best performing destinations for cottonseed oil are United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, China, Sudan and Zambia.
Import/Export Trends
Tanzania is a net exporter of cottonseed oil. The annual growth of Tanzania cottonseed oil in value between 2015 to 2019 was -18%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -9%, per annum.
Tanzania brought in 14,234 tonnes of cottonseed oil in 2019.