What is the price of poppy seeds per kilogram/pound in India today?
The retail price range for India poppy seeds is between US$ 0.89 and US$ 1.29 per kilogram or between US$ 0.40 and US$ 0.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of poppy seeds in India
The retail price range in Indian Rupee for poppy seeds is between INR 73.72 and INR 106.49 per kilogram or between INR 33.43 and INR 48.29 per pound(lb) in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for India poppy seeds is between US$ 0.62 and US$ 0.90 per kilogram or between US$ 0.28 and US$ 0.41 per pound(lb).
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India Poppy Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Poppy Seeds from India has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 9.28 US $ per kg, which increased to 10.68 US $ per kg in 2016. In 2019, the price reached its peak of 10.21 US $ per kg, before dropping to 8.89 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 17.30 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Poppy Seeds from India will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 18.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 19.00 US $ per kg in 2024.The India poppy seeds exports are categorised as:
- Poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120791)
India Poppy Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Poppy Seeds into India has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 10.68 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 17.30 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 6.62 US dollars per kg, or 61.8%. The highest price was seen in 2021, while the lowest was in 2018, at 8.64 US dollars per kg. The price in 2020 was 8.89 US dollars per kg, and in 2019 it was 10.21 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the price of Poppy Seeds in India will be 11.53 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 13.37 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for India poppy seeds
The total values in export for poppy seeds in India were US$ 726, US$ 724, US$ 657 and US$ 745 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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India poppy seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 India sold 73 tonnes of poppy seeds. Through 2019 alone, the market for India poppy seeds (oil seeds category) has shrunk, recording a change of -3.947 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, poppy seeds' exports reduced by -6.41% earning the exporter US$0.74m for the year 2019. India's poppy seeds exports are classified as:
- Poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120791)
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India poppy seeds export values
In 2019, India shipped poppy seeds valued at 0.74m USD, an improvement of 12.63% from 2018's total poppy seeds export of 0.657m USD. The yearly growth in value of India poppy seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -9.254%.
The yearly variation in the quantity of India's poppy seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.41 per cent compared to a variation of -3.947% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for India poppy seeds ( in '000$ )
India's leading destinations for poppy seeds are US, Canada, United Kingdom (UK), New Zealand and Australia.
India ordered 73 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2019.