What is the price of maize per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia maize is between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.31 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.14 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of maize in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for maize is between SAR 1.03 and SAR 1.18 per kilogram or between SAR 0.47 and SAR 0.53 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia maize is between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.09 and US$ 0.10 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Maize Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, the export prices of Maize from Saudi Arabia per Kg were US$ 0.0042, US$ 0.0001, US$ 0.0119, US$ 0.0000 and US$ 0.0002 respectively. In 2021 the export price was US$ 0.0002 per Kg. For 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 0.0002 per Kg.The Saudi Arabia maize exports 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)
Saudi Arabia Maize Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Maize into Saudi Arabia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2013, the price was 0.47 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 5.71 US dollars per kg in 2014. This was followed by a decrease to 1.39 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price dropped to 0.18 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 0.39 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then rose to 0.86 US dollars per kg in 2018 and further increased to 1.5 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the price of Maize imports into Saudi Arabia was 1.47 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Maize into Saudi Arabia in 2023 will be around 1.60 US dollars per kg and in 2024 it will be around 1.70 US dollars per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia maize
The total values in export for maize in Saudi Arabia were US$ 31, US$ 175, US$ 91 and US$ 15 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 Saudi Arabia: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Rice, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Saudi Arabia maize - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia sold 10 tonnes of maize. In 2019 alone, the demand for Saudi Arabia maize (cereals/grains category) has shrunk, changing by -93.939 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, maize's exports decreased by -97.78% bringing Saudi Arabia US$0.02m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's maize exports are classified as:
- Maize (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100590)
- Hulled, pearled, sliced, kibbled or otherwise worked maize grains (excluding rolled, flaked, pellets and flour) (HS code 110423)
- Maize seed for sowing (HS code 100510)
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Saudi Arabia maize export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied maize worth 0.02m USD, a drop of -78.02% from 2018's total maize export of 0.091m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Saudi Arabia maize between 2017 to 2018 was -48%.
The per year change in the volume of Saudi Arabia's maize exports between 2017 and 2019 was -97.78 per cent compared to a variation of -93.939% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia maize ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia's leading destinations for maize are Somalia, Yemen, Kuwait and Sudan.
Saudi Arabia imported 3,263,347 tonnes of maize in 2019.
Production
The production of maize in Saudi Arabia was 142,908 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 6.94%. The country had approximately 23,517.00 hectares under maize cultivation.