What is the price of ryegrass seeds in South Africa?

As of January 2025, ryegrass seeds in South Africa is US$ 1.90 per kg (36.95 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much ryegrass seed did South Africa export in 2025?

184 tonnes, valued at US$350,670.

How did South Africa's ryegrass seed exports change year-on-year?

Exports declined by 79.1% year-on-year.

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

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Ryegrass Seeds Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.90 / kg

36.95 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 19.9% YoY ▲ 19.9%

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)	1.90	36.95	▲ 19.9%	▲ 19.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the ryegrass seeds price in South Africa available is US$ 1.90 per kg (36.95 ZAR), up 19.9% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 184 tonnes of ryegrass seeds in 2025, valued at US$350,670, ranking #25 among 39 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export volume declined by 79.1% year-on-year. The country is a net exporter of ryegrass seeds. The latest export unit value is US$1.9019 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, South Africa exported $350.7K (184.4 t) of ryegrass seeds▼ 79.1% YoY. That ranks #25 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$350.7K

Export value

184.4 t

Export volume

#25 / 39

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$1.9

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top ryegrass seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Denmark $116.5M · 26.7%
#2 US $87.1M · 20%
#3 New Zealand $53.7M · 12.3%
#4 Germany $42.8M · 9.8%
#5 Netherlands $34.8M · 8%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$350.7K	184.4 t	$1.9
2024	$1.7M	1.1 kt	$1.59
2023	$948.1K	721.5 t	$1.31
2022	$338.2K	166.9 t	$2.03
2021	$444.7K	339.4 t	$1.31
2020	$389.4K	223.3 t	$1.74

HS Code

ryegrass seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1209.25. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 South Africa sold 269,204 tonnes of ryegrass seeds. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa ryegrass seeds (seeds and seedlings category) has gone up, changing by 6.257 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ryegrass seeds' exports went up by 7.45 pc bringing the exporter US$0.36m for the year 2019. South Africa's ryegrass seeds exports are categorised as:

Ryegrass "Lolium multiflorum lam., Lolium perenne L." seed, for sowing (HS code 120925)

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South Africa ryegrass seeds export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped ryegrass seeds worth 0.36m USD, a decrease of -29.96% from 2018's total ryegrass seeds export of 0.514m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa ryegrass seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 180.874 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of South Africa's ryegrass seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.45 pc in comparison to a variation of 6.257% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's portion of the world's total ryegrass seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 44 in world exports of ryegrass seeds.

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

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of ryegrass seeds. The annual growth of South Africa ryegrass seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -12%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.

South Africa procured 3,436 tonnes of ryegrass seeds in 2019.

Ryegrass Seeds Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest ryegrass seeds prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$4.96/kg Namibia$0.13/kg Tanzania$0.48/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 Alfalfa seeds$3.73/kg Clover seeds$3.73/kg Sugar beet seeds$45.31/kg

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