What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea beans is between US$ 2.86 and US$ 4.95 per kilogram or between US$ 1.30 and US$ 2.24 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for beans is between KRW 3,815.33 and KRW 6,596.00 per kilogram or between KRW 1,730.31 and KRW 2,991.38 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea beans is between US$ 2.00 and US$ 3.46 per kilogram or between US$ 0.91 and US$ 1.57 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from South Korea over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.97 US$ per kg, followed by 1.91 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 1.96 US$ per kg and then to 2.05 US$ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 2.54 US$ per kg, followed by 2.49 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from South Korea in 2023 will be around 2.54 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 2.49 US$ per kg.The South Korea beans exports are categorised as:
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- 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)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- 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)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
South Korea Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into South Korea over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $1.97, followed by $1.91 in 2018, $1.96 in 2019, $2.05 in 2020 and $2.54 in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2021, while the lowest was in 2018. The average price over the last five years was $2.14. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Beans into South Korea in 2023 will be around $2.49 and in 2024 will be around $2.54.Export values for South Korea beans
The total values in export for beans in South Korea were US$ 2,166, US$ 2,095, US$ 2,237 and US$ 2,214 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Pulses/Legumes category in South Korea: Peas, Chickpeas, Red (Adzuki) Beans, Kidney Beans, Bambara beans, Cow Peas (Black Eyed Peas), Lentils, Pigeon Peas, Locust Beans & Black beans.
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South Korea beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of beans exported by South Korea in 2020 was 1,195 tons. In 2019 South Korea sold 1,131 tonnes of beans. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea beans (pulses/legumes category) has decreased, flactuating by -3.498 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports grew by 6.5 percent netting the country US$2.21m for the year 2019. South Korea's beans exports are categorised as:
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
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South Korea beans export values
In 2019, South Korea supplied beans with a value of 2.21m USD, a reduction of -1.21% from 2018's total beans export of 2.237m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea beans between 2017 to 2018 was 6.778 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of South Korea's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6.5 per cent when compared to a variation of -3.498% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Korea beans ( in '000$ )
South Korea's leading destinations for beans are US, South Africa, Cameroon, United Kingdom (UK) and Canada.
South Korea bought 33,532 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in South Korea was 54,110 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.09%. The country had approximately 47,355.00 hectares under beans cultivation.