What is the price of sesame seeds in China?

As of January 2024, sesame seeds in China is US$ 2.24 per kg (15.72 CNY), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

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Sesame Seeds Prices in China

US$ 2.24 / kg

15.72 CNY / kg

MoM ▲ 30.6% YoY ▲ 30.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	2.24	15.72	▲ 30.6%	▲ 30.6%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	2.35	16.48	▼ 4.5%	▼ 4.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sesame seeds price in China available is US$ 2.24 per kg (15.72 CNY), up 30.6% year-on-year.

China exported 41,206 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2024, valued at US$96.8 million, ranking ninth among 108 exporters and accounting for 3.3% of global exports. The country produced 380,000 tonnes, also ninth globally, representing 5.4% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$2.2413 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $96.8M (41.2 kt) of sesame seeds▼ 4.5% YoY. That ranks #9 worldwide (3.3% of global exports).

$96.8M

Export value

41.2 kt

Export volume

#9 / 108

World rank

3.3%

Global share

$2.35

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 China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$96.8M	41.2 kt	$2.35
2023	$101.5M	41.2 kt	$2.46
2022	$100.6M	45.1 kt	$2.23
2021	$94.1M	46.9 kt	$2.01
2020	$83.8M	44.2 kt	$1.9

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

China produced 380 kt of sesame seeds in 2024▼ 16.2% YoY. It ranks #9 among producing countries (5.4% of world output).

380 kt

mi_production

250,000 ha

Area harvested

0.15 t/ha

Yield

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

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; production - FAOSTAT (FAO); harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 China shipped 802,608 tonnes of sesame seeds. Across 2019 alone, the demand for China sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has escalated, recording a change of 20.353 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports went up by 39.29 pc earning China US$1,559.06m for the year 2019. China's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:

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

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China sesame seeds export values

In 2019, China shipped sesame seeds costing 1,559.06m USD, an increase of 23.67% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 1260.64m USD. The yearly increase in value of China sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 20.842 percent.

The annual change in the amount of China's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 39.29% in comparison to a variation of 20.353% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was 12.6 percent. China holds number 2 in world exports of sesame seeds.

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

China's leading destinations for sesame seeds are South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and Germany.

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The annual growth of China sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -17%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -9%, per annum.

China imported 12,998,176 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of sesame seeds in China was 7,488,832 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 8.23%. The country had an estimated 4,619,040.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.

Sesame Seeds Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sesame seeds prices in other Asia countries:

Bangladesh$0.65/kg Japan$5.84/kg India$2.04/kg Philippines$2.09/kg Thailand$2.66/kg Cambodia$1.65/kg Indonesia$1.88/kg Malaysia$1.97/kg Iran$2.12/kg South Korea$2.70/kg Vietnam$2.10/kg Pakistan$1.14/kg Sri Lanka$2.14/kg Uzbekistan$0.49/kg Azerbaijan$20.59/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in China

Latest prices for other oil seeds in China:

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 Poppy Seeds$1.92/kg

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