What is the price of groundnuts (peanuts) per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) is between US$ 0.71 and US$ 3.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.32 and US$ 1.51 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of groundnuts (peanuts) in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for groundnuts (peanuts) is between TZS 1,702.14 and TZS 7,943.33 per kilogram or between TZS 771.95 and TZS 3,602.42 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) is between US$ 0.50 and US$ 2.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 1.06 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Groundnuts (peanuts) Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2017, the price was 0.81 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2018 to 0.68 US $ per kg. In 2019, the price dropped further to 0.25 US $ per kg, the lowest in the last five years. However, the price has been gradually increasing since then, reaching 0.37 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) from Tanzania in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.45 US $ per kg and 0.53 US $ per kg respectively.The Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) exports are classified as:
- Groundnut seed, for sowing (HS code 120230)
- Groundnuts, in shell (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120241)
- Groundnuts in shell, not roasted or otherwise cooked (HS code 120210)
- Groundnuts, shelled, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120242)
- Shelled groundnuts, whether or not broken (excluding roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120220)
Tanzania Groundnuts (peanuts) Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 0.81 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2018 to 0.68 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price further dropped to 0.25 US$ per kg, the lowest in the last five years. However, the price has been gradually increasing since then, reaching 0.37 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on the current trend, it is expected that the import price per kilogram of Groundnuts (Peanuts) into Tanzania will be around 0.40 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.45 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts)
The total values in export for groundnuts (peanuts) in Tanzania were US$ 129, US$ 570, US$ 2,217 and US$ 25,466 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Nuts category in Tanzania: Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, Cashew Nuts, Almonds, Hazelnut, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Pistachios, Macadamia Nuts & Kola Nuts.
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Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 52,631 tonnes of groundnuts (peanuts). Through 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) (nuts category) has improved, flactuating by 1506.563 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, groundnuts (peanuts)'s exports grew by 7354.82 pc netting Tanzania US$25.47m for the year 2019. Tanzania's groundnuts (peanuts) exports are classified as:
- Groundnut seed, for sowing (HS code 120230)
- Groundnuts, shelled, whether or not broken (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120242)
- Groundnuts, in shell (excluding seed for sowing, roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120241)
- Shelled groundnuts, whether or not broken (excluding roasted or otherwise cooked) (HS code 120220)
- Groundnuts in shell, not roasted or otherwise cooked (HS code 120210)
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Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) export values
In 2019, Tanzania exported groundnuts (peanuts) costing 25.47m USD, an improvement of 1,048.85% from 2018's total groundnuts (peanuts) export of 2.217m USD. The yearly growth in value of Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) between 2017 to 2018 was 288.947 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Tanzania's groundnuts (peanuts) exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7354.82 pc when compared to a variation of 1506.563% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Tanzania's stake of the world's total groundnuts (peanuts)'s exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 46 in world exports of groundnuts (peanuts).
Export markets for Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's leading destinations for groundnuts (peanuts) are Rwanda, South Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines and Burundi.
Import/Export Trends
Tanzania is a net exporter of groundnuts (peanuts). The annual growth of Tanzania groundnuts (peanuts) in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 33%, per annum.
Tanzania purchased 18,616 tonnes of groundnuts (peanuts) in 2019.