What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Mauritius today?
The retail price range for Mauritius maize is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Mauritius
The retail price range in Mauritius Rupee for maize is between MUR 44.21 and MUR 88.43 per kilogram or between MUR 20.05 and MUR 40.10 per pound(lb) in Port Louis and Beau Bassin-Rose Hill.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mauritius maize is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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Mauritius Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Maize from Mauritius over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2010, the price was 1.50 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.48 US $ per kg in 2011. This trend continued in 2012 and 2013, with the price falling to 0.46 US $ and 0.40 US $ per kg respectively. In 2016, the price rose slightly to 0.44 US $ per kg, before dropping again to 0.33 US $ per kg in 2017 and 0.32 US $ per kg in 2018. The most recent year, 2019, saw the lowest price of 0.30 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Maize from Mauritius in 2023 will be 0.22 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 0.20 US $ per kg.The Mauritius maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
Mauritius Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Mauritius over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 0.46 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.40 US dollars per kg in 2013. This trend continued in 2016, when the price was 0.44 US dollars per kg, and further decreased to 0.33 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price dropped again in 2018 to 0.32 US dollars per kg, and in 2019, the price was 0.30 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Mauritius in 2023 will be 0.24 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, the price will be 0.22 US dollars per kg.Export values for Mauritius maize
The total values in export for maize in Mauritius were US$ 32, US$ 848, US$ 608 and US$ 168 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Mauritius: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Mauritius maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Mauritius exported 560 tonnes of maize. Through 2019 alone, the market for Mauritius maize (cereals/grains category) has reduced, flactuating by -70.588 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -78.4 pc bringing the nation US$0.17m for the year 2019. Mauritius' maize exports are categorised as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Mauritius maize export values
In 2019, Mauritius exported maize costing 0.17m USD, a decrease of -72.04% from 2018's total maize export of 0.608m USD. The annual reduction in value of Mauritius maize between 2017 to 2018 was -28.302 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Mauritius' maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -78.4 per cent when compared to a variation of -70.588% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Mauritius maize ( in '000$ )
Mauritius' leading destinations for maize are Comoros, France, Vietnam, Seychelles and Madagascar.
Mauritius imported 952,272 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Mauritius was 11,880 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 27.91%. The country had approximately 1,656.00 hectares under maize cultivation.