What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Niger today?
The retail price range for Niger rice is between US$ 0.79 and US$ 2.96 per kilogram or between US$ 0.36 and US$ 1.34 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Niger
The retail price range in West African CFA franc for rice is between XOF 481.76 and XOF 1,806.59 per kilogram or between XOF 218.48 and XOF 819.31 per pound(lb) in Niamey and Zinder.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Niger rice is between US$ 0.55 and US$ 2.07 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.94 per pound(lb).
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Niger Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Rice from Niger over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 1.41 US dollars, but by 2020, it had dropped to 0.84 US dollars. This represents a decrease of 40.4%. The price of Rice in 2017 was 1.17 US dollars, and in 2019 it was 1.36 US dollars. This suggests that the price of Rice has been fluctuating over the last few years. If this trend continues, we can predict that the price of Rice in 2023 will be around 0.90 US dollars and in 2024 it will be around 0.96 US dollars.The Niger rice exports are classified as:
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
Niger Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Niger over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 1.41 US dollars per kg, dropping to 1.30 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then decreased further to 1.25 US dollars per kg in 2014, before dropping to 1.06 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2017, the price rose to 1.17 US dollars per kg, before dropping to a low of 0.40 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose again to 1.36 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 0.84 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Niger in 2023 will be 1.17 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 1.36 US dollars per kg.Export values for Niger rice
The total values in export for rice in Niger were US$ 38,992, US$ 28, US$ 6 and US$ 9,758 in US dollar thousand for the years 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Cereals/Grains category in Niger: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Niger rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Niger sold 14,348 tonnes of rice. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Niger rice (cereals/grains category) has escalated, recording a change of 47726.667 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports grew by 29791.67 percent earning the nation US$9.76m for the year 2019. Niger's rice exports are categorised as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
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Niger rice export values
In 2019, Niger supplied rice valued at 9.76m USD, an improvement of 162,566.67% from 2018's total rice export of 0.006m USD. The yearly increase in value of Niger rice between 2017 to 2018 was -78.571 pc.
The annual change in the amount of Niger's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 29791.67 per cent in comparison to a variation of 47726.667% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Niger rice ( in '000$ )
Niger's top export markets for rice are Benin, Malaysia, Indonesia, Italy and Hong Kong.
Niger purchased 1,199,784 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Niger was 811,896 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 19.83%. The country had an estimated 213,912.00 hectares under rice cultivation.