What is the price of beans in Nepal?

As of May 2026, beans in Nepal is US$ 0.39 per kg (52.07 NPR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

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Beans Prices in Nepal

US$ 0.39 / kg

52.07 NPR / kg

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (NPR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	0.47	62.89	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	0.39	52.07	n/a	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in Nepal available is US$ 0.39 per kg (52.07 NPR).

In 2021, Nepal exported beans valued at US$206 (1 tonne), ranking #111 among 117 global exporters and maintaining a net exporter position. In 2024, Nepal produced 18,535 tonnes of beans, accounting for 0.1% of global output and ranking #61 worldwide, with a yield of 0.085 t/ha. The latest export unit value is US$0.3926 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2021

In 2021, Nepal exported $206 (0.5 t) of beans. That ranks #111 worldwide.

$206

Export value

0.5 t

Export volume

#111 / 117

World rank

$0.39

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2021

#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%

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Nepal produced 18.5 kt of beans in 2024▲ 0.3% YoY. It ranks #61 among producing countries (0.1% of world output).

18.5 kt

mi_production

21,685 ha

Area harvested

0.09 t/ha

Yield

#61

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

When is beans in season in Nepal? FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar

In Nepal, beans is mainly harvested in October, November and December, with the wider growing season running Apr–Feb.

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.

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

In 2019 Nepal exported 1,026 tonnes of beans. For 2019 alone, the market for Nepal beans (pulses/legumes category) has gone down, flactuating by -85.606 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports reduced by -93.52 percent bringing the country US$0.43m for the year 2019. Nepal's beans exports are categorised as:

Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
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 beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
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)
Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)

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Nepal beans export values

In 2019, Nepal exported beans with a value of 0.43m USD, a reduction of -83.75% from 2018's total beans export of 2.646m USD. The annual change in value of Nepal beans between 2017 to 2018 was -52.885 percent.

The per year change in the amount of Nepal's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -93.52 percent when compared to a variation of -85.606% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Nepal beans ( in '000$ )

Nepal's leading destinations for beans are US, United Kingdom (UK), Australia and India.

Nepal purchased 2,348,352 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Production

The production of beans in Nepal was 3,152,898 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -1.8%. The country had approximately 3,583,818.00 hectares under beans cultivation.

Beans Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest beans prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$0.56/kg China$0.89/kg Uzbekistan$0.57/kg Malaysia$0.92/kg Bangladesh$0.32/kg Vietnam$1.27/kg Myanmar$1.30/kg Philippines$0.72/kg India$0.72/kg Japan$0.47/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.94/kg Tajikistan$0.57/kg Sri Lanka$1.12/kg Cambodia$0.50/kg Maldives$1.37/kg

Other Pulses/Legumes Prices in Nepal

Latest prices for other pulses/legumes in Nepal:

Chickpeas$0.64/kg Lentils$1.06/kg Peas$0.92/kg Pigeon Peas$0.91/kg

Scientific name: Phaseolus vulgaris

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