What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Senegal today?
The retail price range for Senegal sesame seeds is between US$ 0.38 and US$ 0.86 per kilogram or between US$ 0.17 and US$ 0.39 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Senegal
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for sesame seeds is between XOF 232.71 and XOF 523.59 per kilogram or between XOF 105.54 and XOF 237.46 per pound(lb) in Dakar and Touba.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Senegal sesame seeds is between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.60 per kilogram or between US$ 0.12 and US$ 0.27 per pound(lb).
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Senegal Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Senegal over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 1.20 US $ per kg, followed by 2014 at 1.24 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2016 at 0.65 US $ per kg. In the last two years, the price has been relatively stable, with 2019 and 2020 both at 0.93 US $ per kg and 2021 at 0.91 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Senegal in 2023 and 2024 will remain around 0.90 US $ per kg.The Senegal sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
Senegal Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Senegal over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $1.20, followed by a slight decrease to $0.90 in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to $0.93, before dropping to $0.94 in 2020. The price then decreased again to $0.91 in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Senegal in 2023 will be around $0.90 and in 2024 will be around $0.92.Export values for Senegal sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Senegal were US$ 5,054, US$ 6,335, US$ 4,264 and US$ 2,517 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Senegal sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Senegal exported 2,690 tonnes of sesame seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Senegal sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has shrunk, changing by -43.273 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went down by -49.36 pc netting the country US$2.52m for the year 2019. Senegal's sesame seeds exports are classified as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Senegal sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Senegal supplied sesame seeds with a value of 2.52m USD, a decrease of -40.90% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 4.264m USD. The yearly change in value of Senegal sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -32.691%.
The per year change in the quantity of Senegal's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -49.36% when compared to a variation of -43.273% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Senegal sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Senegal's best performing export markets for sesame seeds are China, Turkey, Singapore, France and Malaysia.
Senegal procured 43 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Senegal was 24,304 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 31%. The country had approximately 33,776.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.