What is the price of sesame seeds in Bulgaria?

As of January 2024, sesame seeds in Bulgaria is US$ 2.40 per kg (4.33 BGN), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Bulgaria's world rank in sesame seed exports?

Bulgaria ranks #31 out of 108 exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in Bulgaria's sesame seed exports?

Exports increased by 45.4% year-on-year.

Sesame Seeds Price in Bulgaria - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Sesame Seeds Prices in Bulgaria

US$ 2.40 / kg

4.33 BGN / kg

MoM ▲ 2.1% YoY ▲ 2.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (BGN)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	2.40	4.33	▲ 2.1%	▲ 2.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sesame seeds price in Bulgaria available is US$ 2.40 per kg (4.33 BGN), up 2.1% year-on-year.

Bulgaria exported 1,169 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2024, valued at US$2,800,208, ranking #31 among 108 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 45.4% year-on-year, and Bulgaria is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The latest export price is US$2.395 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sesame seeds in Bulgaria

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Bulgaria exported $2.8M (1.2 kt) of sesame seeds▲ 45.4% YoY. That ranks #31 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$2.8M

Export value

1.2 kt

Export volume

#31 / 108

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$2.4

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sesame seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $497.3M · 16.7%
#2 Nigeria $414.3M · 13.9%
#3 Brazil $347.8M · 11.7%
#4 Pakistan $345.7M · 11.6%
#5 Tanzania $268.2M · 9%

Annual export data Bulgaria · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.8M	1.2 kt	$2.39
2023	$1.9M	820.7 t	$2.35
2022	$1.2M	514.6 t	$2.27
2021	$1.5M	725.5 t	$2.02
2020	$353.4K	152.6 t	$2.32

HS Code

sesame seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.40. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Bulgaria sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of sesame seeds shipped by Bulgaria in 2020 was 152 metric tons. In 2019 Bulgaria sold 86 tonnes of sesame seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Bulgaria sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone down, changing by -16.505 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports decreased by -78.28 pc netting the nation US$0.22m for the year 2019. Bulgaria's sesame seeds exports are classified as:

Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)

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Bulgaria sesame seeds export values

In 2019, Bulgaria shipped sesame seeds costing 0.22m USD, a contraction of -7.17% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 0.237m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Bulgaria sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -60.956 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Bulgaria's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -78.28 per cent compared to a variation of -16.505% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Bulgaria's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Bulgaria holds number 19 in world exports of sesame seeds.

Export markets for Bulgaria sesame seeds ( in '000$ )

Bulgaria's best performing destinations for sesame seeds are Romania, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy and Hungary.

Import/Export Trends

Bulgaria is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The annual growth of Bulgaria sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 64%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 43%, per annum.

Bulgaria imported 1,746 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.

Sesame Seeds Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest sesame seeds prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$2.92/kg United Kingdom (UK)$4.59/kg Belgium$3.50/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$3.35/kg Estonia$9.24/kg Russia$1.99/kg Ukraine$3.59/kg Georgia$11.17/kg Belarus$0.61/kg Hungary$3.00/kg Iceland$9.25/kg North Macedonia$2.71/kg Romania$3.49/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in Bulgaria

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Bulgaria:

Poppy Seeds$5.98/kg Cotton Seeds$2.38/kg Linseed (Flax)$0.79/kg Sunflower Seeds$0.48/kg

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