What is the price of millet in South Africa?

As of January 2025, millet in South Africa is US$ 1.12 per kg (21.66 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much millet did South Africa export in 2024?

227 tonnes, valued at US$324,198.

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Millet Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.12 / kg

21.66 ZAR / kg

MoM ▼ 22.0% YoY ▼ 22.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 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)	1.12	21.66	▼ 22.0%	▼ 22.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the millet price in South Africa available is US$ 1.12 per kg (21.66 ZAR), down 22.0% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 227 tonnes of millet in 2024, valued at US$324,198, ranking #13 among 46 global exporters and accounting for 1.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with production at 6,331 tonnes, ranking #52 globally. The latest export unit value is US$1.115 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - millet in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $324.2K (226.9 t) of millet▲ 222.5% YoY. That ranks #13 worldwide (1% of global exports).

$324.2K

Export value

226.9 t

Export volume

#13 / 46

World rank

Global share

$1.43

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top millet exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $11.3M · 35%
#2 Uzbekistan $6.9M · 21.3%
#3 India $6.3M · 19.4%
#4 France $1.5M · 4.7%
#5 Brazil $895K · 2.8%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$324.2K	226.9 t	$1.43
2023	$100.5K	105.6 t	$0.95
2022	$375.6K	381.7 t	$0.98
2021	$65.4K	-	-
2020	$62.3K	75.4 t	$0.83

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 6.3 kt of millet in 2024▲ 0% YoY. It ranks #52 among producing countries (0% of world output).

6.3 kt

mi_production

12,938 ha

Area harvested

0.05 t/ha

Yield

#52

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

millet is traded under Harmonized System code 1008.21. 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.

South Africa millet - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa sold 436,357 tonnes of millet. For the year 2019 alone, the market for South Africa millet (cereals/grains category) has surged, changing by 17.815 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, millet's exports went down by -9.66 pc netting the exporter US$0.37m for the year 2019. South Africa's millet exports are classified as:

Millet seed for sowing (excluding grain sorghum) (HS code 100821)
Millet (excluding grain sorghum) (HS code 100820)
Millet (excluding grain sorghum, and seed for sowing) (HS code 100829)

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South Africa millet export values

In 2019, South Africa sold millet valued at 0.37m USD, a decrease of -33.81% from 2018's total millet export of 0.559m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa millet between 2017 to 2018 was -10.987 pc.

The annual change in the amount of South Africa's millet exports between 2017 and 2019 was -9.66 pc in comparison to a variation of 17.815% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total millet's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 34 in world exports of millet.

Export markets for South Africa millet ( in '000$ )

South Africa's top destinations for millet are Namibia, Canada, Italy, Singapore and Lesotho.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of millet. The annual growth of South Africa millet in value between 2015 to 2019 was 33%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 23%, per annum.

South Africa procured 8,963 tonnes of millet in 2019.

Production

The production of millet in South Africa was 15,480 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -4.87%. The country had approximately 32,019.00 hectares under millet cultivation.

Millet Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest millet prices in other Africa countries:

Zambia$0.48/kg Nigeria$0.34/kg Uganda$0.50/kg Tanzania$0.43/kg Ghana$0.58/kg Ethiopia$0.28/kg Botswana$0.65/kg Benin$0.81/kg Mali$0.39/kg Zimbabwe$0.49/kg Kenya$0.72/kg Sudan$0.58/kg Burkina Faso$0.52/kg Angola$0.25/kg Chad$0.59/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in South Africa:

Maize$0.29/kg Rice$0.57/kg Wheat$0.29/kg Sorghum$0.21/kg Soya Beans$0.46/kg Barley$0.14/kg Wheat berries$0.37/kg Wild rice$1.51/kg Farro$1.51/kg Rye$2.76/kg Bulgur$0.78/kg Fonio$1.51/kg Other Cereals$1.48/kg Triticale$0.83/kg Buckwheet$3.97/kg

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