What is the price of palm oil per kilogram/pound in Uganda today?
The retail price range for Uganda palm oil is between US$ 3.45 and US$ 10.62 per kilogram or between US$ 1.56 and US$ 4.81 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of palm oil in Uganda
The retail price range in Uganda Shilling for palm oil is between UGX 13,263.92 and UGX 40,832.08 per kilogram or between UGX 6,015.38 and UGX 18,517.95 per pound(lb) in Kampala and Jinja.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Uganda palm oil is between US$ 2.41 and US$ 7.43 per kilogram or between US$ 1.09 and US$ 3.37 per pound(lb).
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Uganda Palm Oil Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Palm Oil from Uganda has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 0.86 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 1.29 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of 49.4%. The highest price was in 2021, at 1.29 US $ per kg, and the lowest was in 2015, at 0.79 US $ per kg. The average price for the last five years was 1.06 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Palm Oil from Uganda will continue to increase in the coming years. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are 1.45 US $ per kg and 1.62 US $ per kg respectively.The palm oil exports from Uganda are categorised as:
- Crude palm kernel and babassu oil (HS code 151321)
- Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified and crude) (HS code 151190)
- Crude palm oil (HS code 151110)
- Palm kernel and babassu oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151329)
Uganda Palm Oil Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Palm Oil into Uganda has seen a fluctuating trend over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 0.86 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a decrease in 2017 to 0.98 US$ per kg. In 2018 and 2019, the price remained steady at 0.98 US$ per kg and 1.1 US$ per kg respectively. In 2020, the price dropped to 1.06 US$ per kg and then increased to 1.29 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Palm Oil into Uganda will be 1.32 US$ per kg in 2023 and 1.35 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Uganda palm oil
The total values in export for palm oil in Uganda were US$ 36,922, US$ 41,445, US$ 49,107 and US$ 47,672 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in Uganda: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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Uganda palm oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Uganda sold 43,326 tonnes of palm oil. Through 2019 alone, the market for Uganda palm oil (processed category) has shrunk, flactuating by -13.15 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, palm oil's exports increased by 2.65 pc netting the country US$47.67m for the year 2019. Uganda's palm oil exports are categorised as:
- Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified and crude) (HS code 151190)
- Crude palm kernel and babassu oil (HS code 151321)
- Crude palm oil (HS code 151110)
- Palm kernel and babassu oil and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding crude) (HS code 151329)
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Uganda palm oil export values
In 2019, Uganda supplied palm oil valued at 47.67m USD, a drop of -2.93% from 2018's total palm oil export of 49.107m USD. The annual change in value of Uganda palm oil between 2017 to 2018 was 18.487 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Uganda's palm oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.65 per cent when compared to a variation of -13.15% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Uganda palm oil ( in '000$ )
Uganda's best performing export markets for palm oil are Burundi, Switzerland, India, South Sudan and Sudan.
Uganda purchased 342,068 tonnes of palm oil in 2019.