What is the price of plantains in South Africa?

As of January 2025, plantains in South Africa is US$ 0.65 per kg (12.58 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in plantain exports?

South Africa ranks 17th among 87 plantain exporters.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of plantains?

South Africa is a net exporter of plantains.

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

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Plantains Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.65 / kg

12.58 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 1.2% YoY ▲ 1.2%

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)	0.65	12.58	▲ 1.2%	▲ 1.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the plantains price in South Africa available is US$ 0.65 per kg (12.58 ZAR), up 1.2% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 10,579 tonnes of plantains in 2024, valued at US$6.77 million, ranking 17th among 87 global exporters and accounting for 0.8% of world exports. Exports increased by 14.4% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter of plantains. The latest export unit value is US$0.6474 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $6.8M (10.6 kt) of plantains▲ 14.4% YoY. That ranks #17 worldwide (0.8% of global exports).

$6.8M

Export value

10.6 kt

Export volume

#17 / 87

World rank

0.8%

Global share

$0.64

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top plantains exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ecuador $171.2M · 20.8%
#2 Guatemala $167.4M · 20.3%
#3 Colombia $140.5M · 17.1%
#4 Netherlands $82.1M · 10%
#5 US $36.5M · 4.4%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$6.8M	10.6 kt	$0.64
2023	$5.9M	10.2 kt	$0.58
2022	$6.1M	11.3 kt	$0.54
2021	$6.9M	9.6 kt	$0.72
2020	$4.6M	6.7 kt	$0.68

HS Code

plantains is traded under Harmonized System code 0803.10. 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 plantains - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 2,196,326 tonnes of plantains. In 2019 alone, the market for South Africa plantains (vegetables category) has climbed, changing by 63.459 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, plantains' exports went up by 96.59 pc netting South Africa US$5.14m for the year 2019. South Africa's plantains exports are categorised as:

Fresh or dried plantains (HS code 080310)

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South Africa plantains export values

In 2019, South Africa sold plantains valued at 5.14m USD, a reduction of -29.34% from 2018's total plantains export of 7.274m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa plantains between 2017 to 2018 was 2.02%.

The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's plantains exports between 2017 and 2019 was 96.59 percent in comparison to a variation of 63.459% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total plantains' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 62 in world exports of plantains.

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

South Africa's best performing export markets for plantains are Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Mozambique.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of plantains. The annual growth of South Africa plantains in value between 2015 to 2019 was -36%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -43%, per annum.

South Africa bought 1,847 tonnes of plantains in 2019.

Plantains Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest plantains prices in other Africa countries:

Ghana$0.40/kg Nigeria$1.13/kg Uganda$0.61/kg Zambia$0.14/kg Gabon$1.30/kg Benin$0.78/kg Botswana$10.72/kg Burundi$0.46/kg Central African Republic$0.65/kg Ethiopia$0.25/kg Ivory Coast$0.08/kg Tanzania$0.23/kg Guinea$0.13/kg Kenya$0.30/kg Rwanda$0.20/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other vegetables in South Africa:

Onions$0.34/kg Mushrooms$3.10/kg Tomatoes$0.61/kg Spinach$0.23/kg beetroot, salsify & celeriac$0.61/kg Cabbages$0.17/kg Asparagus$6.47/kg Celery$2.80/kg Zucchini$0.76/kg Artichoke hearts$0.92/kg Bean sprouts$0.61/kg Chicory$4.03/kg Sweet corn$0.30/kg Swiss chard$0.21/kg Hubbard squash$0.76/kg

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