What is the price of poppy seeds in China?

As of January 2024, poppy seeds in China is US$ 1.92 per kg (13.46 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is China's world rank in poppy seed exports?

China ranks 10th among 46 poppy seed exporters.

Poppy Seeds Price in China - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Poppy Seeds Prices in China

US$ 1.92 / kg

13.46 CNY / kg

MoM ▲ 1.8% YoY ▲ 1.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	1.92	13.46	▲ 1.8%	▲ 1.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the poppy seeds price in China available is US$ 1.92 per kg (13.46 CNY), up 1.8% year-on-year.

China exported 2,295 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2024, valued at US$4.4 million, ranking 10th among 46 global exporters and accounting for 2.5% of world exports. Exports grew by 1.2% year-on-year, and China holds a net exporter position. The latest export unit value is US$1.9196 per kg.

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We are building a dedicated poppy seeds price series for China history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - poppy seeds in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $4.4M (2.3 kt) of poppy seeds▲ 1.2% YoY. That ranks #10 worldwide (2.5% of global exports).

$4.4M

Export value

2.3 kt

Export volume

#10 / 46

World rank

2.5%

Global share

$1.92

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top poppy seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Czech Republic $64.8M · 41.5%
#2 Hungary $23.6M · 15.1%
#3 Slovakia $16.9M · 10.8%
#4 Turkey $15.6M · 10%
#5 Netherlands $12.3M · 7.8%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$4.4M	2.3 kt	$1.92
2023	$4.4M	2.3 kt	$1.89
2022	$23.6M	9 kt	$2.61
2021	$5.9M	4.4 kt	$1.36
2020	$6.1M	3.9 kt	$1.58

HS Code

poppy seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.91. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China poppy seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China shipped 770 tonnes of poppy seeds. Across 2019 alone, the interest in China poppy seeds (oil seeds category) has decreased, with a change of -87.243 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, poppy seeds' exports went down by -88.19 pc netting the nation US$1.35m for the year 2019. China's poppy seeds exports are classified as:

Poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120791)

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China poppy seeds export values

In 2019, China supplied poppy seeds valued at 1.35m USD, a decrease of -88.80% from 2018's total poppy seeds export of 12.056m USD. The yearly change in value of China poppy seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -8.278 percent.

The annual variation in the quantity of China's poppy seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -88.19 per cent in comparison to a variation of -87.243% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's stake of the world's total poppy seeds' exports in 2019 was 21.4 pc. The country is ranked number 1 in world exports of poppy seeds.

Export markets for China poppy seeds ( in '000$ )

China's leading export markets for poppy seeds are India, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom (UK) and Israel.

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of poppy seeds. The annual growth of China poppy seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 60%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 40%, per annum.

China brought in 0 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2019.

Poppy Seeds Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest poppy seeds prices in other Asia countries:

Japan$2.68/kg Uzbekistan$10.00/kg Hong Kong$17.77/kg Singapore$2.68/kg Sri Lanka$4.74/kg Indonesia$0.09/kg Malaysia$1.49/kg Myanmar$1.44/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in China

Latest prices for other oil seeds in China:

Sesame Seeds$2.24/kg Linseed (Flax)$1.08/kg Cotton Seeds$0.40/kg Mustard Seeds$0.83/kg Melon Seeds$1.42/kg Safflower$0.89/kg Castor (Ricinus) Seeds$0.72/kg Sunflower Seeds$1.33/kg

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