What is the price of cotton seeds in South Africa?

As of January 2025, cotton seeds in South Africa is US$ 0.50 per kg (9.75 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Cotton Seeds Price in South Africa - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cotton Seeds Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.50 / kg

9.75 ZAR / kg

MoM ▼ 0.6% YoY ▼ 0.6%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.50	9.75	▼ 0.6%	▼ 0.6%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	2.40	46.59	▼ 29.0%	▼ 29.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cotton seeds price in South Africa available is US$ 0.50 per kg (9.75 ZAR), down 0.6% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 460 tonnes of cotton seeds in 2024, valued at US$1,553,933, ranking #70 among 119 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with production reaching 26,452 tonnes in 2023, ranking #39 globally and representing 0.1% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.502 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $1.6M (460 t) of cotton seeds▲ 53.5% YoY. That ranks #70 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.6M

Export value

460 t

Export volume

#70 / 119

World rank

Global share

$3.38

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cotton seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $564.9M · 10.3%
#2 Nigeria $419.5M · 7.7%
#3 Brazil $374.2M · 6.9%
#4 Pakistan $349.2M · 6.4%
#5 Tanzania $271.5M · 5%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.6M	460 t	$3.38
2023	$1M	357 t	$2.84
2022	$654.3K	-	-
2021	$885.7K	-	-
2020	$459.3K	-	-

Production FAOSTAT · 2023

South Africa produced 26.5 kt of cotton seeds in 2023▲ 4.7% YoY. It ranks #39 among producing countries (0.1% of world output).

26.5 kt

mi_production

#39

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

cotton seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 South Africa exported 2,055,054 tonnes of cotton seeds. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa cotton seeds (oil seeds category) has escalated, with a change of 4.54 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton seeds' exports went down by -4.69% netting the nation US$0.05m for the year 2019. South Africa's cotton seeds exports are categorised as:

Cotton seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120720)
Cotton seeds (excluding for sowing) (HS code 120729)
Cotton seeds for sowing (HS code 120721)

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South Africa cotton seeds export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped cotton seeds costing 0.05m USD, a contraction of -7.41% from 2018's total cotton seeds export of 0.054m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa cotton seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -91.06 percent.

The per year change in the amount of South Africa's cotton seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -4.69 per cent in comparison to a variation of 4.54% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total cotton seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 35 in world exports of cotton seeds.

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

South Africa's best performing destinations for cotton seeds are Namibia, Lesotho, DRC Congo, Botswana and Switzerland.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of cotton seeds. The annual growth of South Africa cotton seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 30%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 26%, per annum.

South Africa bought 35,892 tonnes of cotton seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of cotton seeds in South Africa was 439,848 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of -27.95%. The country had approximately 148,812.00 hectares under cotton seeds cultivation.

Cotton Seeds Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest cotton seeds prices in other Africa countries:

Togo$0.85/kg Angola$5.20/kg Burundi$0.83/kg Nigeria$0.61/kg Egypt$2.55/kg Kenya$0.55/kg Zambia$0.31/kg Guinea$0.09/kg Mozambique$0.47/kg Senegal$0.28/kg Zimbabwe$0.57/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other oil seeds in South Africa:

Castor (Ricinus) Seeds$27.60/kg Sunflower Seeds$0.47/kg Sesame Seeds$2.18/kg Melon Seeds$5.62/kg Mustard Seeds$4.13/kg Safflower$27.60/kg Linseed (Flax)$1.73/kg

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