What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Somalia today?
The retail price range for Somalia sesame seeds is between US$ 0.79 and US$ 1.38 per kilogram or between US$ 0.36 and US$ 0.63 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Somalia
The retail price range in Somali Shilling for sesame seeds is between SOS 450.74 and SOS 788.80 per kilogram or between SOS 204.42 and SOS 357.73 per pound(lb) in Mogadishu and Kismayo.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Somalia sesame seeds is between US$ 0.55 and US$ 0.97 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.44 per pound(lb).
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Somalia Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Sesame Seeds from Somalia has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 7.20 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 0.00 US dollars. In 2013, the price was 2.01 US dollars, followed by 0.74 US dollars in 2014, 0.93 US dollars in 2015, and 0.19 US dollars in 2016. In 2017, the price increased to 2.87 US dollars, and then to 3.14 US dollars in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.78 US dollars, and then increased to 2.03 US dollars in 2020. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Sesame Seeds from Somalia will remain low in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.50 US dollars in 2023 and 0.75 US dollars in 2024.Somalia Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Somalia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 2.87 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.19 US dollars per kg in 2016. Prices then rose again in 2018 to 3.14 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.78 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose again in 2020 to 2.03 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Somalia in 2023 will be 1.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be 2.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for Somalia sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Somalia were US$ 27,388, US$ 5,641, US$ 19,952 and US$ 43,030 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Somalia sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Somalia exported 28,672 tonnes of sesame seeds. In 2019 alone, the demand for Somalia sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone up, changing by 107.528 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went up by 311.89% netting the country US$43.03m for the year 2019. Somalia's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Somalia sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Somalia sold sesame seeds valued at 43.03m USD, a surge of 115.67% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 19.952m USD. The annual increase in value of Somalia sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 253.696 per cent.
The annual change in the quantity of Somalia's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 311.89% compared to a variation of 107.528% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Somalia sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Somalia brought in 3 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Somalia was 36,000 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 0%. The country had an estimated 80,000.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.