What is the price of beans per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania beans is between US$ 5.78 and US$ 17.38 per kilogram or between US$ 2.62 and US$ 7.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beans in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for beans is between TZS 13,753.00 and TZS 41,374.57 per kilogram or between TZS 6,237.19 and TZS 18,763.98 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania beans is between US$ 4.04 and US$ 12.16 per kilogram or between US$ 1.83 and US$ 5.52 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Beans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beans from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 0.69 US $ per kg, followed by 0.46 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 0.33 US $ per kg and in 2020, it further decreased to 0.36 US $ per kg. The price then increased to 0.59 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Beans from Tanzania in 2023 will be around 0.30 US $ per kg and in 2024, it will be around 0.45 US $ per kg.The beans exports from Tanzania are categorised 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)
- 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 beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- 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)
Tanzania Beans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beans into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 0.73 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.68 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then dropped significantly to 0.41 US dollars per kg in 2014, before rising to 0.99 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then dropped back to 0.73 US dollars per kg in 2016, before dropping again to 0.69 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped further to 0.46 US dollars per kg in 2018, before dropping to its lowest point of 0.33 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose to 0.36 US dollars per kg in 2020, before rising again to 0.59 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the price of Beans into Tanzania will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are 0.51 US dollars per kg and 0.64 US dollars per kg respectively.Export values for Tanzania beans
The total values in export for beans in Tanzania were US$ 1,225,616, US$ 613,584, US$ 426,832 and US$ 507,200 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 Tanzania: 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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Tanzania beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 1,226,912 tonnes of beans. For 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania beans (pulses/legumes category) has improved, with a change of 31.729 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports increased by 37.08 pc bringing the country US$507.20m for the year 2019. Tanzania's beans exports are classified as:
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
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Tanzania beans export values
In 2019, Tanzania sold beans worth 507.20m USD, an increase of 18.83% from 2018's total beans export of 426.832m USD. The annual growth in value of Tanzania beans between 2017 to 2018 was -30.436 percent.
The yearly change in the volume of Tanzania's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 37.08 percent when compared to a variation of 31.729% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania beans ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's top destinations for beans are Italy, the Netherlands, Thailand, Mauritius and United Kingdom (UK).
Tanzania purchased 134,800 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in Tanzania was 67,437,944 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 9.14%. The country had approximately 50,112,272.00 hectares under beans cultivation.