What is the price of potatoes per kilogram/pound in Senegal today?
The retail price range for Senegal potatoes is between US$ 0.49 and US$ 0.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.42 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of potatoes in Senegal
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for potatoes is between XOF 297.90 and XOF 566.00 per kilogram or between XOF 135.10 and XOF 256.69 per pound(lb) in Dakar and Touba.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Senegal potatoes is between US$ 0.34 and US$ 0.65 per kilogram or between US$ 0.16 and US$ 0.29 per pound(lb).
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Senegal Potatoes Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Potatoes from Senegal over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the export price per kilogram was 6.44 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 0.44 US dollars. The lowest price was recorded in 2014, when the export price was 0.22 US dollars per kilogram. Since then, the price has been steadily increasing, with the highest price of 1.48 US dollars per kilogram recorded in 2017. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Potatoes from Senegal in 2023 will be around 0.62 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024, it will be around 0.86 US dollars per kilogram.The Senegal potatoes exports are classified as:
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
Senegal Potatoes Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Potatoes into Senegal over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was at its highest at $1.48, before dropping to its lowest in 2018 at $0.25. Since then, the price has been gradually increasing, reaching $0.78 in 2020. This year, the price has dropped slightly to $0.44. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price of Potatoes will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of $0.50 for 2023 and $0.55 for 2024.Export values for Senegal potatoes
The total values in export for potatoes in Senegal were US$ 47, US$ 43, US$ 282 and US$ 209 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Tubers category in Senegal: Seed Potatoes, Cassava, Sweet Potatoes, Yams, Taro (Arrowroot), Licorice roots, Ginseng roots, Chicory roots & Cocoyam.
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Senegal potatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Senegal shipped 433 tonnes of potatoes. For 2019 alone, the interest in Senegal potatoes (tubers category) has reduced, recording a change of -62.183 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, potatoes' exports went up by 1393.1 percent netting Senegal US$0.21m for the year 2019. Senegal's potatoes exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled potatoes (excluding seed) (HS code 070190)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen (HS code 200410)
- Potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200520)
- Potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071010)
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Senegal potatoes export values
In 2019, Senegal supplied potatoes worth 0.21m USD, a contraction of -25.53% from 2018's total potatoes export of 0.282m USD. The annual reduction in value of Senegal potatoes between 2017 to 2018 was 555.814 per cent.
The yearly change in the amount of Senegal's potatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1393.1 pc in comparison to a variation of -62.183% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Senegal potatoes ( in '000$ )
Senegal's top destinations for potatoes are Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire
), the Gambia, France, United Kingdom (UK) and Spain.
Senegal bought 54,530 tonnes of potatoes in 2019.
Production
The production of potatoes in Senegal was 560,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 17.86%. The country had approximately 23,400.00 hectares under potatoes cultivation.