What is the price of turmeric per kilogram/pound in Ethiopia today?
The retail price range for Ethiopia turmeric is between US$ 2.45 and US$ 4.71 per kilogram or between US$ 1.11 and US$ 2.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of turmeric in Ethiopia
The retail price range in Ethiopian Birr for turmeric is between ETB 132.99 and ETB 255.34 per kilogram or between ETB 60.31 and ETB 115.80 per pound(lb) in Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ethiopia turmeric is between US$ 1.72 and US$ 3.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.78 and US$ 1.49 per pound(lb).
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Ethiopia Turmeric Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Turmeric from Ethiopia over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 0.98 US dollars, dropping to 0.86 US dollars in 2018 and 0.67 US dollars in 2019. The price then dropped further to 0.58 US dollars in 2020 and 0.66 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Turmeric from Ethiopia in 2023 will be 0.54 US dollars and 0.50 US dollars in 2024.Ethiopia Turmeric Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Turmeric into Ethiopia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.98 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.86 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a further decrease to 0.67 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 0.58 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 0.66 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Turmeric into Ethiopia will remain at 0.66 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Ethiopia turmeric
The total values in export for turmeric in Ethiopia were US$ 4,217, US$ 5,731, US$ 3,902 and US$ 5,313 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Herbs and Spices category in Ethiopia: Garlic, Pepper, Capsicum (Bell Pepper), Vanilla, Cinnamon, Cloves, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamom & Anise.
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Ethiopia turmeric - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ethiopia sold 6,319 tonnes of turmeric. Through 2019 alone, the market for Ethiopia turmeric (herbs and spices category) has gone up, flactuating by 40.955 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, turmeric's exports grew by 8 percent bringing Ethiopia US$5.31m for the year 2019. Ethiopia's turmeric exports are classified as:
- Turmeric "curcuma" (HS code 091030)
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Ethiopia turmeric export values
In 2019, Ethiopia supplied turmeric worth 5.31m USD, an increase of 36.08% from 2018's total turmeric export of 3.902m USD. The annual increase in value of Ethiopia turmeric between 2017 to 2018 was -31.914 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Ethiopia's turmeric exports between 2017 and 2019 was 8 per cent compared to a variation of 40.955% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ethiopia turmeric ( in '000$ )
Ethiopia imported 37 tonnes of turmeric in 2019.