What is the price of sesame seeds in Japan?

As of January 2025, sesame seeds in Japan is US$ 5.84 per kg (806 JPY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Japan's world export rank for sesame seeds?

Japan ranks #45 out of 108 sesame seed exporters.

How much sesame seed does Japan produce?

Japan produced 14 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2024.

Is Japan a net exporter or importer of sesame seeds?

Japan is a net exporter of sesame seeds.

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

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Sesame Seeds Prices in Japan

US$ 5.84 / kg

806 JPY / kg

MoM ▲ 176.3% YoY ▲ 176.3%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (JPY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.84	806	▲ 176.3%	▲ 176.3%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sesame seeds price in Japan available is US$ 5.84 per kg (806 JPY), up 176.3% year-on-year.

Japan exported 506 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2024, valued at US$1,069,399, ranking #45 among 108 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, despite producing only 14 tonnes (world rank #65) with a yield of 0.053 t/ha. The latest export unit value is US$5.8371 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Japan exported $1.1M (506.2 t) of sesame seeds▲ 76.7% YoY. That ranks #45 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.1M

Export value

506.2 t

Export volume

#45 / 108

World rank

Global share

$2.11

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 Japan · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.1M	506.2 t	$2.11
2023	$605K	88.1 t	$6.87
2022	$651K	100.7 t	$6.46
2021	$1.2M	161.4 t	$7.28
2020	$1.2M	168.9 t	$7

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Japan produced 13.9 t of sesame seeds in 2024▼ 0.1% YoY. It ranks #65 among producing countries (0% of world output).

13.9 t

mi_production

26 ha

Area harvested

0.05 t/ha

Yield

#65

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.

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

The quantity of sesame seeds shipped by Japan in 2020 was 139 tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 294 tonnes of sesame seeds. In 2019 alone, the demand for Japan sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has gone up, changing by 84.906 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports increased by 40 pc bringing Japan US$1.63m for the year 2019. Japan's sesame seeds exports are classified as:

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

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Japan sesame seeds export values

In 2019, Japan sold sesame seeds with a value of 1.63m USD, a growth of 12.72% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 1.446m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -2.429 per cent.

The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 40% when compared to a variation of 84.906% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Japan's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 23 in world exports of sesame seeds.

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

Japan's top export markets for sesame seeds are Italy, Germany, Vietnam, the Netherlands and Paraguay.

Import/Export Trends

Japan is a net importer of sesame seeds. The annual growth of Japan sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -13%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

Japan purchased 186,161 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of sesame seeds in Japan was 13 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 0%. The country had an estimated 23.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.

Sesame Seeds Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sesame seeds prices in other Asia countries:

China$2.24/kg Bangladesh$0.65/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 Japan

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Japan:

Melon Seeds$542.30/kg Poppy Seeds$2.68/kg Sunflower Seeds$1.33/kg Cotton Seeds$9.15/kg Mustard Seeds$1.42/kg

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