What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia sesame seeds is between US$ 2.21 and US$ 2.54 per kilogram or between US$ 1.00 and US$ 1.15 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for sesame seeds is between SAR 8.30 and SAR 9.53 per kilogram or between SAR 3.76 and SAR 4.32 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia sesame seeds is between US$ 1.55 and US$ 1.78 per kilogram or between US$ 0.70 and US$ 0.81 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export prices of Sesame Seeds per Kg were US$ 1.02, US$ 4.40, US$ 3.84, US$ 0.71 and US$ 0.00 respectively. In 2021 the export price was US$ 0.00 per Kg. For the year 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 0.00 per Kg.The Saudi Arabia sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Saudi Arabia Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Saudi Arabia has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2015, the price was at its lowest at $1.28 per kg, before rising to $2.11 in 2014. In 2016, the price dropped slightly to $1.39 per kg, before dropping again to $0.84 in 2017. Since then, the price has been on the rise, reaching $2.62 in 2018 and $2.28 in 2019. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Saudi Arabia will continue to rise. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are $2.90 and $3.18 per kg respectively.Export values for Saudi Arabia sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Saudi Arabia were US$ 78, US$ 307, US$ 296 and US$ 57 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Saudi Arabia sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia exported 25 tonnes of sesame seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Saudi Arabia sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone down, changing by -77.876 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went down by -93.19 pc netting the nation US$0.06m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Saudi Arabia sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia sold sesame seeds costing 0.06m USD, a contraction of -79.73% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 0.296m USD. The yearly change in value of Saudi Arabia sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -3.583 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Saudi Arabia's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -93.19 pc when compared to a variation of -77.876% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia's best performing export markets for sesame seeds are Jordan, Spain, Mexico, Yemen and Bahrain.
Saudi Arabia ordered 73,201 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Saudi Arabia was 4,119 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 31.51%. The country had an estimated 1,629.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.