Beans Prices in Rwanda
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (RWF) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Farmgate | 1.00 | 1,123 | ▼ 18.8% | ▼ 18.8% | FAOSTAT Producer Prices |
| — | Global benchmark | 0.47 | 533 | ▲ 2.5% | ▲ 14.5% | World Bank Pink Sheet |
As of May 2026, the beans price in Rwanda is US$ 1.00 per kg (1,123 RWF), down 18.8% year-on-year.
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Beans Price History & Trend
Monthly beans price, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices.
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Rwanda beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Rwanda shipped 7,946,496 tonnes of beans. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Rwanda beans (pulses/legumes category) has reduced, changing by -23.805 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports went up by 76.68 percent netting the country US$3,889.41m for the year 2019. Rwanda's beans exports are classified as:
- Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
- Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
- Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
- Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
- Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)
- Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
- Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
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Rwanda beans export values
In 2019, Rwanda sold beans with a value of 3,889.41m USD, a contraction of -14.30% from 2018's total beans export of 4538.368m USD. The annual change in value of Rwanda beans between 2017 to 2018 was 147.84 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Rwanda's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 76.68 percent compared to a variation of -23.805% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Rwanda beans ( in '000$ )
Rwanda's top destinations for beans are South Sudan, the Netherlands, India, Kenya and Belgium.
Rwanda bought 1,846,528 tonnes of beans in 2019.
Production
The production of beans in Rwanda was 441,722,624 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 6.58%. The country had an estimated 522,978,176.00 hectares under beans cultivation.