What is the price of soya beans per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania soya beans is between US$ 0.69 and US$ 1.62 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.73 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of soya beans in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for soya beans is between TZS 1,641.26 and TZS 3,852.40 per kilogram or between TZS 744.33 and TZS 1,747.12 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania soya beans is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 1.13 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.51 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Soya Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Soya Beans from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 1.43 US$/kg, followed by 1.25 US$/kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.48 US$/kg, before increasing to 0.96 US$/kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw a decrease to 0.70 US$/kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Soya Beans from Tanzania in 2023 will be 0.80 US$/kg and in 2024 will be 0.90 US$/kg.The Tanzania soya beans exports are categorised as:
- Soya beans, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 120190)
- Soya beans, whether or not broken (HS code 120100)
- Soya bean seed, for sowing (HS code 120110)
Tanzania Soya Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Soya Beans into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 1.43 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.25 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.48 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 0.96 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price drop to 0.70 US dollars per kg. Overall, the import price of Soya Beans into Tanzania has been quite volatile over the last five years. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Soya Beans into Tanzania in 2023 will be around 0.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.80 US dollars per kg.Export values for Tanzania soya beans
The total values in export for soya beans in Tanzania were US$ 394, US$ 1,597, US$ 2,786 and US$ 5,148 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Tanzania: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet & Canary seed.
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Tanzania soya beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped 15,269 tonnes of soya beans. Across 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania soya beans (cereals/grains category) has increased, changing by 585.323 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, soya beans' exports went up by 1270.65% netting the country US$5.15m for the year 2019. Tanzania's soya beans exports are classified as:
- Soya bean seed, for sowing (HS code 120110)
- Soya beans, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 120190)
- Soya beans, whether or not broken (HS code 120100)
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Tanzania soya beans export values
In 2019, Tanzania sold soya beans valued at 5.15m USD, an improvement of 84.85% from 2018's total soya beans export of 2.786m USD. The annual growth in value of Tanzania soya beans between 2017 to 2018 was 74.452%.
The yearly change in the volume of Tanzania's soya beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1270.65% in comparison to a variation of 585.323% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Tanzania's portion of the world's total soya beans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Tanzania is ranked position 42 in world exports of soya beans.
Export markets for Tanzania soya beans ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's top export markets for soya beans are Burundi, Kenya, South Africa, Malawi and Rwanda.
Import/Export Trends
Tanzania is a net exporter of soya beans. The annual growth of Tanzania soya beans in value between 2015 to 2019 was -13%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 35%, per annum.
Tanzania bought 7,208 tonnes of soya beans in 2019.
Production
The production of soya beans in Tanzania was 68,859 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 7.65%. The country had an estimated 57,399.00 hectares under soya beans cultivation.