What is the price of sesame seeds per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam sesame seeds is between US$ 0.73 and US$ 1.41 per kilogram or between US$ 0.33 and US$ 0.64 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sesame seeds in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for sesame seeds is between VND 18,251.25 and VND 35,285.75 per kilogram or between VND 8,277.21 and VND 16,002.61 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam sesame seeds is between US$ 0.51 and US$ 0.99 per kilogram or between US$ 0.23 and US$ 0.45 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Sesame Seeds Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds from Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 1.37 US dollars per kg, and by 2020, it had risen to 1.93 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 41.2%. Looking ahead, we can predict that the export price of Sesame Seeds from Vietnam will continue to rise, reaching 2.20 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.47 US dollars per kg in 2024.Vietnam Sesame Seeds Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sesame Seeds into Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was $1.40, and in 2020, it was $1.93. This represents an increase of 37.14%. The highest price was recorded in 2019, when the import price was $2.31. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2020, when the price dropped to $1.93. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price of Sesame Seeds into Vietnam will continue to increase in the coming years. We predict that the import price in 2023 will be $2.45 and in 2024 it will be $2.60.Export values for Vietnam sesame seeds
The total values in export for sesame seeds in Vietnam were US$ 26,657, US$ 12,891, US$ 9,997 and US$ 12,895 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam exported 5,583 tonnes of sesame seeds. Through 2019 alone, the market for Vietnam sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has surged, changing by 12.925 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports decreased by -18.97% earning the exporter US$12.90m for the year 2019. Vietnam's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:
- Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)
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Vietnam sesame seeds export values
In 2019, Vietnam sold sesame seeds costing 12.90m USD, an increment of 29.04% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 9.997m USD. The yearly increase in value of Vietnam sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -22.45 percent.
The annual change in the volume of Vietnam's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -18.97 pc when compared to a variation of 12.925% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was 7.3 percent. Vietnam holds number 6 in world exports of sesame seeds.
Export markets for Vietnam sesame seeds ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The annual growth of Vietnam sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -9%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -10%, per annum.
Vietnam brought in 27,992 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.
Production
The production of sesame seeds in Vietnam was 23,586 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 10.99%. The country had approximately 28,761.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.