What is the price of wheat in Tanzania?

As of May 2026, wheat in Tanzania is US$ 0.39 per kg (934 TZS), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Wheat Price in Tanzania - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Wheat Prices in Tanzania

US$ 0.39 / kg

934 TZS / kg

MoM ▼ 3.7% YoY ▼ 3.7%

Checked: Jun 11, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (TZS)	MoM	YoY	Source
US HRW	Global benchmark	0.30	721	▲ 7.5%	▲ 27.9%	World Bank Pink Sheet
US SRW	Global benchmark	0.26	618	▲ 5.3%	▲ 17.3%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Farmgate	0.39	934	▼ 3.7%	▼ 3.7%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.31	732	▲ 118.8%	▲ 118.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the wheat price in Tanzania available is US$ 0.39 per kg (934 TZS), down 3.7% year-on-year.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - wheat in Tanzania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Tanzania exported $84.8K (276 t) of wheat▼ 62% YoY. That ranks #70 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$84.8K

Export value

276 t

Export volume

#70 / 97

World rank

Global share

$0.31

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top wheat exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Canada $7.55B · 17.7%
#2 US $5.97B · 14%
#3 Australia $5.57B · 13.1%
#4 Ukraine $3.74B · 8.8%
#5 France $3.72B · 8.7%

Annual export data Tanzania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$84.8K	276 t	$0.31
2023	$223.3K	1.6 kt	$0.14
2022	$1.8M	4 kt	$0.45
2021	$268.3K	1.6 kt	$0.17
2020	$300.4K	923.8 t	$0.33

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Tanzania produced 119 kt of wheat in 2024▲ 37.5% YoY. It ranks #77 among producing countries (0% of world output).

119 kt

mi_production

86,500 ha

Area harvested

0.14 t/ha

Yield

#77

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

When is wheat in season in Tanzania? FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar

In Tanzania, wheat is mainly harvested in July, with the wider growing season running May–Aug.

HS Code

wheat is traded under Harmonized System code 1001. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Tanzania wheat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Tanzania shipped 86 tonnes of wheat. In 2019 alone, the interest in Tanzania wheat (cereals/grains category) has gone down, changing by -93.611 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, wheat's exports decreased by -98.36% netting Tanzania US$0.02m for the year 2019. Tanzania's wheat exports are categorised as:

Durum wheat (HS code 100110)
Wheat gluten, whether or not dried (HS code 110900)
Wheat and meslin (excluding seed for sowing, and durum wheat) (HS code 100199)
Durum wheat (excluding seed for sowing) (HS code 100119)
Seed of wheat and meslin, for sowing (excluding durum) (HS code 100191)
Wheat (excl durum) & meslin (HS code 1001Xb)
Wheat and meslin (excluding durum wheat) (HS code 100190)
Durum wheat seed for sowing (HS code 100111)

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Tanzania wheat export values

In 2019, Tanzania exported wheat valued at 0.02m USD, a reduction of -93.65% from 2018's total wheat export of 0.315m USD. The annual change in value of Tanzania wheat between 2017 to 2018 was -77.848 pc.

The per year variation in the amount of Tanzania's wheat exports between 2017 and 2019 was -98.36% in comparison to a variation of -93.611% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Tanzania's stake of the world's total wheat's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 10 in world exports of wheat.

Export markets for Tanzania wheat ( in '000$ )

Tanzania's leading destinations for wheat are Qatar, Burundi, Seychelles, Switzerland and Rwanda.

Import/Export Trends

Tanzania is a net exporter of wheat. The annual growth of Tanzania wheat in value between 2015 to 2019 was 43%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.

Tanzania purchased 886,825 tonnes of wheat in 2019.

Production

The production of wheat in Tanzania was 507,104 tonnes in 2019 and is predicted to change by an average of 11.89%. The country had approximately 337,416.00 hectares under wheat cultivation.

Wheat Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest wheat prices in other Africa countries:

Nigeria$0.24/kg Zambia$1.46/kg South Africa$0.29/kg Egypt$0.33/kg Ethiopia$0.31/kg Uganda$0.10/kg Kenya$0.42/kg Zimbabwe$1.14/kg Cameroon$0.30/kg Botswana$0.36/kg Tunisia$0.38/kg Senegal$0.29/kg Sudan$0.55/kg Malawi$0.62/kg Morocco$0.44/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in Tanzania

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in Tanzania:

Maize$0.22/kg Rice$0.31/kg Soya Beans$0.59/kg Millet$0.43/kg Sorghum$0.20/kg Buckwheat$0.26/kg Buckwheet$0.26/kg Farro$0.20/kg Amaranth$0.20/kg

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