What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Malawi today?
The retail price range for Malawi beans is between US$ 4.75 and US$ 9.51 per kilogram or between US$ 2.16 and US$ 4.31 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Malawi
The retail price range in Malawi Kwacha for beans is between MWK 4,899.48 and MWK 9,798.97 per kilogram or between MWK 2,221.99 and MWK 4,443.98 per pound(lb) in Lilongwe and Blantyre.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Malawi beans is between US$ 3.33 and US$ 6.65 per kilogram or between US$ 1.51 and US$ 3.02 per pound(lb).
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Malawi Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Malawi over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.87 US$ per kg, followed by 0.79 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019 and 2020, the price dropped to 0.77 US$ per kg and 0.73 US$ per kg respectively. In 2021, the price increased slightly to 0.78 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Malawi in 2023 will be around 0.76 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 0.74 US$ per kg.The beans exports from Malawi are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- 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 of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- 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)
Malawi Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Malawi over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was $0.87, followed by $0.79 in 2018, $0.77 in 2019, $0.73 in 2020 and $0.78 in 2021. This indicates a downward trend in the import price of Beans into Malawi. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Beans into Malawi in 2023 will be $0.75 and in 2024 will be $0.73.Export values for Malawi beans
The total values in export for beans in Malawi were US$ 763, US$ 1,334, US$ 2,007 and US$ 2,400 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 Malawi: 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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Malawi beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Malawi exported 3,101 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the demand for Malawi beans (pulses/legumes category) has gone up, changing by 21.656 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports went up by 101.36 percent bringing Malawi US$2.40m for the year 2019. Malawi's beans exports are categorised as:
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
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Malawi beans export values
In 2019, Malawi sold beans worth 2.40m USD, a surge of 19.58% from 2018's total beans export of 2.007m USD. The yearly change in value of Malawi beans between 2017 to 2018 was 50.45%.
The yearly change in the volume of Malawi's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 101.36% in comparison to a variation of 21.656% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Malawi beans ( in '000$ )
Malawi's leading export markets for beans are Angola, United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Malaysia and Swaziland (Eswatini).
Malawi procured 722 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in Malawi was 1,339,002 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 1.66%. The country had approximately 2,440,144.00 hectares under beans cultivation.