What is the price of beans in South Africa?

As of May 2026, beans in South Africa is US$ 0.79 per kg (15.43 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

How much did South Africa export in beans in 2024?

South Africa exported 1,009 tonnes of beans valued at US$1,325,430 in 2024.

What is South Africa's world export rank for beans?

South Africa ranks #29 out of 99 bean exporters.

How much beans did South Africa produce in 2024?

South Africa produced 50,495 tonnes of beans in 2024.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of beans?

South Africa is a net exporter of beans.

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Beans Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.79 / kg

15.43 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 8.8% YoY ▲ 8.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.79	15.43	▲ 8.8%	▲ 8.8%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Global benchmark	0.47	9.21	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	1.14	22.17	▼ 13.1%	▼ 13.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of July 2026, the beans price in South Africa available is US$ 0.79 per kg (15.43 ZAR), up 8.8% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 1,009 tonnes of beans in 2024, valued at US$1,325,430, ranking #29 among 99 exporters and accounting for 0.1% of global exports, with an 8.5% year-on-year decrease. The country produced 50,495 tonnes of beans, ranking #50 globally and representing 0.2% of world output, with a slight 0.5% increase from the previous year. The latest farmgate price is US$0.794 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beans in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $1.3M (1 kt) of beans▼ 8.5% YoY. That ranks #29 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$1.3M

Export value

1 kt

Export volume

#29 / 99

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$1.31

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.3M	1 kt	$1.31
2023	$1.4M	1.4 kt	$1.06
2022	$1.4M	1.4 kt	$1.03
2021	$1.1M	974.8 t	$1.17
2020	$1.2M	1.4 kt	$0.87

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 50.5 kt of beans in 2024▲ 0.5% YoY. It ranks #50 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

50.5 kt

mi_production

39,550 ha

Area harvested

0.13 t/ha

Yield

#50

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

South Africa beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa sold 82,130,048 tonnes of beans. For the year 2019 alone, the market for South Africa beans (pulses/legumes category) has shrunk, with a change of -8.752 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports decreased by -7.1 percent netting the country US$518.56m for the year 2019. South Africa's beans exports are classified as:

Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)

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South Africa beans export values

In 2019, South Africa exported beans with a value of 518.56m USD, an increase of 11.29% from 2018's total beans export of 465.952m USD. The yearly growth in value of South Africa beans between 2017 to 2018 was 2.265 percent.

The annual change in the amount of South Africa's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.1 per cent when compared to a variation of -8.752% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for South Africa beans ( in '000$ )

South Africa's best performing destinations for beans are Vietnam, India, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Lesotho and Indonesia.

South Africa imported 363,824 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Production

The production of beans in South Africa was 4,891,712 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of -6.43%. The country had approximately 3,535,000.00 hectares under beans cultivation.

Beans Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest beans prices in other Africa countries:

Uganda$0.52/kg Kenya$1.30/kg Malawi$0.98/kg Nigeria$0.39/kg Zambia$1.47/kg Zimbabwe$1.03/kg Ghana$0.77/kg Tanzania$0.61/kg Ethiopia$0.51/kg Lesotho$0.28/kg Tunisia$0.39/kg Egypt$0.45/kg Mali$0.16/kg Mozambique$1.60/kg Angola$1.46/kg

Other Pulses/Legumes Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other pulses/legumes in South Africa:

Pigeon Peas$0.92/kg Black beans$1.64/kg Chickpeas$0.99/kg Lentils$1.78/kg Mung beans$1.30/kg Fava beans$2.32/kg Peas$1.15/kg Kidney Beans$1.64/kg Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas)$0.99/kg Red (Adzuki) Beans$1.64/kg Green peas$3.43/kg

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Beans South Africa

US$ 0.7940 / kg

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