What is the price of plantains per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania plantains is between US$ 0.46 and US$ 0.76 per kilogram or between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.34 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of plantains in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for plantains is between TZS 1,085.83 and TZS 1,809.71 per kilogram or between TZS 492.44 and TZS 820.73 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania plantains is between US$ 0.32 and US$ 0.53 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.24 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Plantains Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Plantains from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2013, the price was 0.65 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.12 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price rose to 9.00 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.06 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose again to 13.00 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.04 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price is 2.92 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Plantains from Tanzania in 2023 will be around 3.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 4.00 US dollars per kg.The plantains exports from Tanzania are classified as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
Tanzania Plantains Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Plantains into Tanzania over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2013, the price was 0.65 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.12 US dollars per kg in 2016. This was followed by a sharp increase to 9.00 US dollars per kg in 2017, before dropping to 0.06 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose again to 13.00 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 0.04 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has decreased to 2.92 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Plantains into Tanzania will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will remain around 2.92 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Tanzania plantains
The total values in export for plantains in Tanzania were US$ 2, US$ 9, US$ 39 and US$ 379 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped 7,063 tonnes of plantains. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania plantains (vegetables category) has climbed, flactuating by 965.309 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports grew by 706200% netting the country US$0.38m for the year 2019. Tanzania's plantains exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)
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Tanzania plantains export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied plantains worth 0.38m USD, an increment of 874.36% from 2018's total plantains export of 0.039m USD. The annual change in value of Tanzania plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 333.333 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Tanzania's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 706200 pc when compared to a variation of 965.309% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania plantains ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's leading destinations for plantains are Malawi, Rwanda, United Kingdom (UK), Germany and Zambia.
Tanzania ordered 24 tonnes of plantains in 2019.
Production
The production of plantains in Tanzania was 579,416 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of -0.03%. The country had an estimated 304,201.00 hectares under plantains cultivation.