What is the price of alfalfa seeds in South Africa?

As of January 2025, alfalfa seeds in South Africa is US$ 3.73 per kg (72.53 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in alfalfa seed exports?

South Africa ranks #16 out of 39 exporters.

What was the export value of alfalfa seeds from South Africa in 2025?

The export value was US$1,371,339.

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Alfalfa Seeds Prices in South Africa

US$ 3.73 / kg

72.53 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 164.4% YoY ▲ 164.4%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	3.73	72.53	▲ 164.4%	▲ 164.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the alfalfa seeds price in South Africa available is US$ 3.73 per kg (72.53 ZAR), up 164.4% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 367 tonnes of alfalfa seeds in 2025, valued at US$1,371,339, ranking #16 among 39 global exporters and accounting for 0.4% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 202.4% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value is US$3.733 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - alfalfa seeds in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, South Africa exported $1.4M (367.4 t) of alfalfa seeds▲ 202.4% YoY. That ranks #16 worldwide (0.4% of global exports).

$1.4M

Export value

367.4 t

Export volume

#16 / 39

World rank

0.4%

Global share

$3.73

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top alfalfa seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 US $84.4M · 23.7%
#2 Italy $66.3M · 18.6%
#3 Egypt $56.2M · 15.8%
#4 Canada $43.7M · 12.3%
#5 Australia $39.1M · 11%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$1.4M	367.4 t	$3.73
2024	$453.5K	321.2 t	$1.41
2023	$830.7K	183.1 t	$4.54
2022	$1.1M	-	-
2021	$1.4M	-	-
2020	$3.5M	9.4 kt	$0.37

HS Code

alfalfa seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1209.21. 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.

South Africa alfalfa seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 1,447,093 tonnes of alfalfa seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the market for South Africa alfalfa seeds (seeds and seedlings category) has improved, flactuating by 1434.661 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, alfalfa seeds' exports went up by 2.39 percent bringing the exporter US$50.32m for the year 2019. South Africa's alfalfa seeds exports are categorised as:

Alfalfa seed for sowing (HS code 120921)
Alfalfa meal and pellets (HS code 121410)

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South Africa alfalfa seeds export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped alfalfa seeds valued at 50.32m USD, an increment of 86.71% from 2018's total alfalfa seeds export of 26.951m USD. The annual increase in value of South Africa alfalfa seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 22.935 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of South Africa's alfalfa seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2.39% compared to a variation of 1434.661% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's portion of the world's total alfalfa seeds' exports in 2019 was 4.1 per cent. South Africa holds number 5 in world exports of alfalfa seeds.

Export markets for South Africa alfalfa seeds ( in '000$ )

South Africa's leading destinations for alfalfa seeds are United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Namibia, Botswana and Lesotho.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of alfalfa seeds. The annual growth of South Africa alfalfa seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 17%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 24%, per annum.

South Africa procured 3,678 tonnes of alfalfa seeds in 2019.

Alfalfa seeds Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest alfalfa seeds prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$8.45/kg Botswana$1.15/kg Morocco$7.07/kg Namibia$7.21/kg

Other Seeds and Seedlings Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other seeds and seedlings in South Africa:

Timothy grass Seeds $1.90/kg Fescue Grass Seed$1.49/kg Clover seeds$3.73/kg Ryegrass Seeds$1.90/kg Sugar beet seeds$45.31/kg

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