What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Nepal today?
The retail price range for Nepal maize is between US$ 1.39 and US$ 2.06 per kilogram or between US$ 0.63 and US$ 0.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Nepal
The retail price range in Nepalese Rupee for maize is between NPR 184.04 and NPR 272.88 per kilogram or between NPR 83.46 and NPR 123.76 per pound(lb) in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Nepal maize is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.44 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.65 per pound(lb).
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Nepal Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Maize from Nepal has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 0.17 US dollars, which rose to 0.27 US dollars in 2016. However, the price dropped to 0.17 US dollars in 2017 before increasing to 0.50 US dollars in 2018 and 1.00 US dollars in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price per kilogram of Maize from Nepal is 2.00 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Maize from Nepal will be 2.50 US dollars in 2023 and 3.00 US dollars in 2024.The maize exports from Nepal are categorised as:
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
- 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)
Nepal Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Nepal has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.27 US $ per kg, which increased to 0.5 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 1.0 US $ per kg in 2019 and further to 2.0 US $ per kg in 2021. This indicates a steady rise in the import price of Maize into Nepal. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Maize into Nepal in 2023 will be around 2.5 US $ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 3.0 US $ per kg.Export values for Nepal maize
The total values in export for maize in Nepal were US$ 4, US$ 1, US$ 6 and US$ 1 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 Nepal: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Nepal maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Nepal shipped 1 tonnes of maize. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Nepal maize (cereals/grains category) has gone down, changing by -91.667 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports went down by -83.33% bringing Nepal US$0.00m for the year 2019. Nepal's maize exports are categorised as:
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Nepal maize export values
In 2019, Nepal exported maize valued at 0.00m USD, a drop of -100.00% from 2018's total maize export of 0.006m USD. The yearly change in value of Nepal maize between 2017 to 2018 was 500%.
The per year change in the quantity of Nepal's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -83.33 pc when compared to a variation of -91.667% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Nepal maize ( in '000$ )
Nepal's leading destinations for maize are United Kingdom (UK), US, India and Bangladesh.
Nepal ordered 401,726 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Nepal was 7,959,729 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 4.66%. The country had approximately 2,822,658.00 hectares under maize cultivation.