What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia beans is between US$ 6.84 and US$ 13.70 per kilogram or between US$ 3.10 and US$ 6.21 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for beans is between ETB 371.35 and ETB 743.22 per kilogram or between ETB 168.41 and ETB 337.06 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia beans is between US$ 4.79 and US$ 9.59 per kilogram or between US$ 2.17 and US$ 4.35 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.77 US$ per kg, followed by 0.68 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.70 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 0.82 US$ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 1.27 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Ethiopia in 2023 will be around 0.90 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 1.00 US$ per kg.The Ethiopia beans exports are categorised as:
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Ethiopia Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.77 US$ per kg, followed by 0.68 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 0.70 US$ per kg, and then rose to 0.82 US$ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 1.27 US$ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Beans into Ethiopia will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.85 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.88 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Ethiopia beans
The total values in export for beans in Ethiopia were US$ 3,175,740, US$ 4,078,512, US$ 4,400,676 and US$ 5,696,352 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Pulses/Legumes category in Ethiopia: Peas, Chickpeas, Red (Adzuki) Beans, Kidney Beans, Bambara beans, Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas), Lentils, Pigeon Peas, Locust Beans & Black beans.
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Ethiopia beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia exported 6,508,620 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the interest in Ethiopia beans (pulses/legumes category) has reduced, recording a change of -1.871 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports increased by 23.2 percent bringing the exporter US$5,696.35m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's beans exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
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Ethiopia beans export values
In 2019, Ethiopia shipped beans with a value of 5,696.35m USD, an increase of 29.44% from 2018's total beans export of 4400.676m USD. The annual increase in value of Ethiopia beans between 2017 to 2018 was 7.899 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Ethiopia's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 23.2 per cent when compared to a variation of -1.871% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia beans ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's best performing export markets for beans are India, Russia, Belgium, Slovakia and Indonesia.
Ethiopia imported 9,720 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in Ethiopia was 378,079,632 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -7.02%. The country had an estimated 188,930,196.00 hectares under beans cultivation.