What is the price of sesame seeds in Romania?

As of January 2025, sesame seeds in Romania is US$ 3.49 per kg (16.10 RON), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was Romania's world export rank for sesame seeds?

Romania ranked #70 out of 108 exporters.

What was the year-on-year change in Romania's sesame seed exports?

Exports increased by 141.2% year-on-year.

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

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Sesame Seeds Prices in Romania

US$ 3.49 / kg

16.10 RON / kg

MoM ▲ 2.6% YoY ▲ 2.6%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (RON)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.49	16.10	▲ 2.6%	▲ 2.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sesame seeds price in Romania available is US$ 3.49 per kg (16.10 RON), up 2.6% year-on-year.

Romania exported 65 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2024, valued at US$220,117, ranking #70 among 108 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The export value increased by 141.2% year-on-year. Romania is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The latest export price is US$3.4919 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Romania exported $220.1K (64.7 t) of sesame seeds▲ 141.2% YoY. That ranks #70 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$220.1K

Export value

64.7 t

Export volume

#70 / 108

World rank

Global share

$3.4

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 Romania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$220.1K	64.7 t	$3.4
2023	$91.3K	16.8 t	$5.42
2022	$140.7K	38.3 t	$3.68
2021	$269.4K	93.7 t	$2.87
2020	$209.3K	96.3 t	$2.17

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; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

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

The quantity of sesame seeds shipped by Romania in 2020 was 95 tonnes. In 2019 Romania exported 21 tonnes of sesame seeds. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Romania sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has shrunk, with a change of -12.5 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports decreased by -12.5 percent netting Romania US$0.07m for the year 2019. Romania's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:

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

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Romania sesame seeds export values

In 2019, Romania sold sesame seeds costing 0.07m USD, a growth of 6.06% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 0.066m USD. The annual growth in value of Romania sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 17.857 per cent.

The yearly variation in the quantity of Romania's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -12.5 pc in comparison to a variation of -12.5% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Romania's share of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 22 in world exports of sesame seeds.

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

Romania's best performing destinations for sesame seeds are Bulgaria, Moldova, France, Poland and Hungary.

Romania procured 3,111 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.

Sesame Seeds Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest sesame seeds prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$2.92/kg United Kingdom (UK)$4.59/kg Belgium$3.50/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$3.35/kg Bulgaria$2.40/kg Estonia$9.24/kg Russia$1.99/kg Ukraine$3.59/kg Georgia$11.17/kg Belarus$0.61/kg Hungary$3.00/kg Iceland$9.25/kg North Macedonia$2.71/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in Romania

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Romania:

Rapeseeds (Canola)$0.58/kg Sunflower Seeds$0.43/kg Mustard Seeds$1.32/kg Poppy Seeds$4.40/kg Cotton Seeds$1.74/kg Melon Seeds$91.53/kg

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