What is the price of lemon per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia lemon is between US$ 0.72 and US$ 3.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.33 and US$ 1.53 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lemon in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for lemon is between ETB 39.32 and ETB 183.49 per kilogram or between ETB 17.83 and ETB 83.21 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia lemon is between US$ 0.51 and US$ 2.37 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 1.07 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Lemon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lemon from Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.15 US$ per kg, and it remained at 0.15 US$ per kg in 2020. In 2021, the price decreased to 0.14 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Lemon from Ethiopia in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.14 US$ per kg.The lemon exports from Ethiopia are classified as:
- Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia" (HS code 080550)
- Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia" (HS code 080530)
Ethiopia Lemon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lemon into Ethiopia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.15 US $ per kg, and this remained the same in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 0.14 US $ per kg, and this was maintained in 2021. This suggests that the price of Lemon imports into Ethiopia has been decreasing over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Lemon imports into Ethiopia will continue to decrease in the next two years, and we can predict that the price in 2023 will be 0.13 US $ per kg, and the price in 2024 will be 0.12 US $ per kg.Export values for Ethiopia lemon
The total values in export for lemon in Ethiopia were US$ 176, US$ 164, US$ 218 and US$ 28 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ethiopia lemon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold 5 tonnes of lemon. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Ethiopia lemon (fruits category) has shrunk, recording a change of -99.622 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lemon's exports went down by -99.55% bringing Ethiopia US$0.03m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's lemon exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia, Citrus latifolia" (HS code 080550)
- Fresh or dried lemons "Citrus limon, Citrus limonum" and limes "Citrus aurantifolia" (HS code 080530)
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Ethiopia lemon export values
In 2019, Ethiopia sold lemon costing 0.03m USD, a reduction of -86.24% from 2018's total lemon export of 0.218m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ethiopia lemon between 2017 to 2018 was 32.927%.
The per year change in the quantity of Ethiopia's lemon exports between 2017 and 2019 was -99.55 per cent when compared to a variation of -99.622% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia lemon ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia's leading export markets for lemon are Djibouti, Sudan and Somalia.
Ethiopia ordered 40 tonnes of lemon in 2019.
Production
The production of lemon in Ethiopia was 15,922 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -15.74%. The country had approximately 2,960.00 hectares under lemon cultivation.