What is the price of soya beans in Kenya?

As of January 2024, soya beans in Kenya is US$ 0.49 per kg (68.32 KES), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Soya Beans Price in Kenya - July 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Soya Beans Prices in Kenya

US$ 0.49 / kg

68.32 KES / kg

MoM ▼ 4.6% YoY ▼ 4.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KES)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.49	68.32	▼ 4.6%	▼ 4.6%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices

As of July 2026, the soya beans price in Kenya available is US$ 0.49 per kg (68.32 KES), down 4.6% year-on-year.

Kenya produced 17,417 tonnes of soya beans in 2024, ranking #62 globally and accounting for 0.0% of world output. Production increased by 72.4% year-on-year, with a yield of 0.101 t/ha. The latest farmgate generic price is US$0.4919 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - soya beans in Kenya

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Kenya produced 17.4 kt of soya beans in 2024▲ 72.4% YoY. It ranks #62 among producing countries (0% of world output).

17.4 kt

mi_production

17,299 ha

Area harvested

0.1 t/ha

Yield

#62

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

soya beans is traded under Harmonized System code 1201.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

Kenya soya beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Kenya shipped 60 tonnes of soya beans. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya soya beans (cereals/grains category) has decreased, with a change of -90.369 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, soya beans' exports went up by 400% earning the exporter US$0.06m for the year 2019. Kenya's 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)

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Kenya soya beans export values

In 2019, Kenya supplied soya beans worth 0.06m USD, a decrease of -85.88% from 2018's total soya beans export of 0.425m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya soya beans between 2017 to 2018 was 21150 pc.

The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Kenya's soya beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 400 pc compared to a variation of -90.369% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Kenya's share of the world's total soya beans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya holds number 29 in world exports of soya beans.

Export markets for Kenya soya beans ( in '000$ )

Kenya's leading export markets for soya beans are Tanzania, South Sudan, United Kingdom (UK), US and India.

Import/Export Trends

Kenya is a net exporter of soya beans. The annual growth of Kenya soya beans in value between 2015 to 2019 was -11%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -12%, per annum.

Kenya purchased 23,776 tonnes of soya beans in 2019.

Production

The production of soya beans in Kenya was 7,188 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -0.08%. The country had approximately 7,194.00 hectares under soya beans cultivation.

Soya Beans Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest soya beans prices in other Africa countries:

Nigeria$0.45/kg Malawi$0.54/kg Ethiopia$0.38/kg Zimbabwe$0.68/kg Tanzania$0.59/kg South Africa$0.46/kg Egypt$0.87/kg Rwanda$0.78/kg Burundi$0.48/kg Angola$1.02/kg Togo$0.59/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in Kenya

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in Kenya:

Maize$0.22/kg Rice$0.46/kg Sorghum$0.59/kg Buckwheat$1.99/kg Barley$0.37/kg Oats$0.55/kg Amaranth$1.01/kg Other Cereals$0.63/kg Fonio$0.09/kg Quinoa$8.06/kg Wheat$0.42/kg Millet$0.72/kg Teff$1.01/kg Wheat berries$0.46/kg Buckwheet$1.99/kg

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Soya Beans Kenya

US$ 0.4919 / kg

generic Farmgate as of 2024-01-01

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