What is the price of sunflower seeds per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania sunflower seeds is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 1.14 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sunflower seeds in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for sunflower seeds is between TZS 1,135.00 and TZS 2,724.00 per kilogram or between TZS 514.74 and TZS 1,235.37 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania sunflower seeds is between US$ 0.33 and US$ 0.80 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.36 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Sunflower Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sunflower Seeds from Tanzania over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2021, the price was 0.18 US$ per kg, which is a decrease from the 0.24 US$ per kg in 2020. The price in 2019 was 1.25 US$ per kg, and in 2018 it was 0.86 US$ per kg. In 2017 and 2016, the price was 0.17 US$ per kg, and in 2015 it was 5.17 US$ per kg. The lowest price in the last five years was 0.07 US$ per kg in 2013. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Sunflower Seeds from Tanzania in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.14 US$ per kg and 0.11 US$ per kg respectively.The sunflower seeds exports from Tanzania are categorised as:
- Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120600)
Tanzania Sunflower Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sunflower Seeds into Tanzania has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2016 and 2017, the price was 0.17 US$ per kg, before rising to 0.86 US$ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a peak of 1.25 US$ per kg in 2019, before dropping to 0.24 US$ per kg in 2020. The price has since stabilized at 0.18 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sunflower Seeds into Tanzania will remain at 0.18 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Tanzania sunflower seeds
The total values in export for sunflower seeds in Tanzania were US$ 520, US$ 506, US$ 218 and US$ 3 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania sunflower seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped 29 tonnes of sunflower seeds. Through 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania sunflower seeds (oil seeds category) has reduced, recording a change of -88.583 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sunflower seeds' exports reduced by -99 percent netting the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Tanzania's sunflower seeds exports are classified as:
- Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120600)
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Tanzania sunflower seeds export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied sunflower seeds with a value of 0.00m USD, a contraction of -100.00% from 2018's total sunflower seeds export of 0.218m USD. The annual reduction in value of Tanzania sunflower seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -56.917 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Tanzania's sunflower seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -99 per cent when compared to a variation of -88.583% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Tanzania's share of the world's total sunflower seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Tanzania is ranked position 75 in world exports of sunflower seeds.
Export markets for Tanzania sunflower seeds ( in '000$ )
Tanzania's top export markets for sunflower seeds are Malawi, Burundi, China, the Netherlands and Kyrgyzstan.
Import/Export Trends
Tanzania is a net exporter of sunflower seeds. The annual growth of Tanzania sunflower seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -32%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 36%, per annum.
Tanzania imported 1,770 tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sunflower seeds in Tanzania was 1,040,000 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 4%. The country had an estimated 1,000,000.00 hectares under sunflower seeds cultivation.