What is the price of beans in Malawi?

As of May 2026, beans in Malawi is US$ 0.98 per kg (1,013 MWK), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Beans Price in Malawi - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Beans Prices in Malawi

US$ 0.98 / kg

1,013 MWK / kg

MoM ▼ 2.2% YoY ▼ 2.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (MWK)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.98	1,013	▼ 2.2%	▼ 2.2%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Global benchmark	0.47	489	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value) estimated	0.09	94.12	▼ 81.2%	▼ 81.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in Malawi available is US$ 0.98 per kg (1,013 MWK), down 2.2% year-on-year.

In 2024, Malawi exported 38 tonnes of beans valued at US$3,514, ranking #81 among 99 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports, with a 97.6% year-on-year decline. The country remains a net exporter. Malawi produced 239,774 tonnes of beans, ranking #23 globally and contributing 0.8% to world output, with a 2.0% increase from the previous year. The latest farmgate price is US$0.9826 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beans in Malawi

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Malawi exported $3.5K (38.5 t) of beans▼ 97.6% YoY. That ranks #81 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$3.5K

Export value

38.5 t

Export volume

#81 / 99

World rank

Global share

$0.09

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data Malawi · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.5K	38.5 t	$0.09
2023	$143.8K	296.6 t	$0.48
2022	$129.6K	275.5 t	$0.47
2021	$275.6K	240.5 t	$1.15
2020	$74K	134.7 t	$0.55

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Malawi produced 239.8 kt of beans in 2024▲ 2% YoY. It ranks #23 among producing countries (0.8% of world output).

239.8 kt

mi_production

388,909 ha

Area harvested

0.06 t/ha

Yield

#23

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. 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.

Malawi beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Malawi exported 3,101 tonnes of beans. In 2019 alone, the demand for Malawi beans (pulses/legumes category) has gone up, changing by 21.656 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports went up by 101.36 percent bringing Malawi US$2.40m for the year 2019. Malawi's beans exports are categorised as:

Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)

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Malawi beans export values

In 2019, Malawi sold beans worth 2.40m USD, a surge of 19.58% from 2018's total beans export of 2.007m USD. The yearly change in value of Malawi beans between 2017 to 2018 was 50.45%.

The yearly change in the volume of Malawi's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 101.36% in comparison to a variation of 21.656% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Malawi beans ( in '000$ )

Malawi's leading export markets for beans are Angola, United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Malaysia and Swaziland (Eswatini).

Malawi procured 722 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Production

The production of beans in Malawi was 1,339,002 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 1.66%. The country had approximately 2,440,144.00 hectares under beans cultivation.

Beans Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest beans prices in other Africa countries:

Uganda$0.52/kg Kenya$1.30/kg South Africa$0.79/kg Nigeria$0.39/kg Zambia$1.47/kg Zimbabwe$1.03/kg Ghana$0.77/kg Tanzania$0.61/kg Ethiopia$0.51/kg Lesotho$0.28/kg Tunisia$0.39/kg Egypt$0.45/kg Mali$0.16/kg Mozambique$1.60/kg Angola$1.46/kg

Other Pulses/Legumes Prices in Malawi

Latest prices for other pulses/legumes in Malawi:

Green peas$0.63/kg Pigeon Peas$0.59/kg Chickpeas$0.66/kg Kidney Beans$1.48/kg Peas$0.63/kg

Scientific name: Phaseolus vulgaris

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