What is the price of rice per kilogram/pound in Senegal today?
The retail price range for Senegal rice is between US$ 3.68 and US$ 5.40 per kilogram or between US$ 1.67 and US$ 2.45 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of rice in Senegal
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for rice is between XOF 2,243.83 and XOF 3,290.95 per kilogram or between XOF 1,017.61 and XOF 1,492.49 per pound(lb) in Dakar and Touba.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Senegal rice is between US$ 2.58 and US$ 3.78 per kilogram or between US$ 1.17 and US$ 1.71 per pound(lb).
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Senegal Rice Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Rice from Senegal over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 0.44 US dollars, dropping to 0.42 US dollars in 2013. This trend continued until 2015, when the price reached its lowest point of 0.34 US dollars. Since then, the price has seen a slight increase, reaching 0.38 US dollars in 2017 and 0.4 US dollars in 2018. The price has remained relatively stable since then, with 0.39 US dollars in 2019 and 0.41 US dollars in 2020. The most recent data shows the price per kilogram of Rice from Senegal to be 0.44 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Rice from Senegal will be around 0.46 US dollars in 2023 and 0.48 US dollars in 2024.The rice exports from Senegal are classified as:
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- 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)
Senegal Rice Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Rice into Senegal over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.38 US $ per kg, followed by 0.4 US $ per kg in 2018 and 0.39 US $ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 0.41 US $ per kg and in 2021, it further increased to 0.44 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Rice into Senegal in 2023 will be 0.46 US $ per kg and in 2024, it will be 0.48 US $ per kg.Export values for Senegal rice
The total values in export for rice in Senegal were US$ 91,992, US$ 62,880, US$ 89,476 and US$ 101,740 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 Senegal: Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, Maize, Sorghum, Buckwheet, Millet, Canary seed & Fonio.
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Senegal rice - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Senegal exported 260,580 tonnes of rice. In 2019 alone, the market for Senegal rice (cereals/grains category) has escalated, recording a change of 14.979 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, rice's exports increased by 54.71 percent earning Senegal US$101.74m for the year 2019. Senegal's rice exports are classified as:
- Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed (HS code 100630)
- Husked or brown rice (HS code 100620)
- Rice in the husk, "paddy" or rough (HS code 100610)
- Broken rice (HS code 100640)
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Senegal rice export values
In 2019, Senegal shipped rice with a value of 101.74m USD, a surge of 13.71% from 2018's total rice export of 89.476m USD. The yearly change in value of Senegal rice between 2017 to 2018 was 42.296%.
The yearly change in the volume of Senegal's rice exports between 2017 and 2019 was 54.71 pc when compared to a variation of 14.979% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Senegal rice ( in '000$ )
Senegal's leading destinations for rice are Guinea-Bissau, India, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire
) and Bulgaria.
Senegal bought 1,784,902 tonnes of rice in 2019.
Production
The production of rice in Senegal was 7,706,408 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -4.21%. The country had approximately 2,764,768.00 hectares under rice cultivation.