What is the price of sunflower oil in South Africa?

As of May 2026, sunflower oil in South Africa is US$ 1.70 per kg (32.96 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in sunflower oil exports?

South Africa ranks 24th among 79 sunflower oil exporters.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of sunflower oil?

South Africa is a net exporter of sunflower oil.

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

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Sunflower Oil Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.70 / kg

32.96 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 27.0% YoY ▲ 27.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	1.51	29.24	▲ 1.4%	▲ 24.6%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	1.70	32.96	▲ 27.0%	▲ 27.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sunflower oil price in South Africa available is US$ 1.70 per kg (32.96 ZAR), up 27.0% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 4,590 tonnes of sunflower oil in 2024, valued at US$6,130,084, ranking 24th among 79 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Exports increased by 43.3% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter of sunflower oil. The latest export unit value is US$1.6966 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sunflower oil in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $6.1M (4.6 kt) of sunflower oil▲ 43.3% YoY. That ranks #24 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$6.1M

Export value

4.6 kt

Export volume

#24 / 79

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$1.34

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sunflower oil exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ukraine $4.4B · 53.9%
#2 Netherlands $597.5M · 7.3%
#3 Argentina $509.4M · 6.2%
#4 Bulgaria $416.9M · 5.1%
#5 Hungary $369.7M · 4.5%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$6.1M	4.6 kt	$1.34
2023	$4.3M	2.8 kt	$1.54
2022	$60.9M	28 kt	$2.18
2021	$12.5M	7.3 kt	$1.72
2020	$9.6M	8.1 kt	$1.18

HS Code

sunflower oil is traded under Harmonized System code 1512.11. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

South Africa sunflower oil - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa exported 12,873,273 tonnes of sunflower oil. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa sunflower oil (processed category) has escalated, changing by 25.597 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sunflower oil's exports grew by 3.12 percent earning the exporter US$6.66m for the year 2019. South Africa's sunflower oil exports are classified as:

Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil (HS code 151211)

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South Africa sunflower oil export values

In 2019, South Africa sold sunflower oil valued at 6.66m USD, a drop of -27.12% from 2018's total sunflower oil export of 9.138m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa sunflower oil between 2017 to 2018 was 7.823 percent.

The per year change in the volume of South Africa's sunflower oil exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.12 pc when compared to a variation of 25.597% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total sunflower oil's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 50 in world exports of sunflower oil.

Export markets for South Africa sunflower oil ( in '000$ )

South Africa's leading destinations for sunflower oil are Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Lesotho and Zambia.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of sunflower oil. The annual growth of South Africa sunflower oil in value between 2015 to 2019 was -37%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -29%, per annum.

South Africa procured 231,090 tonnes of sunflower oil in 2019.

Sunflower Oil Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sunflower oil prices in other Africa countries:

Tanzania$1.66/kg Kenya$1.07/kg Djibouti$1.51/kg Nigeria$0.97/kg Mozambique$2.12/kg Egypt$1.27/kg Malawi$0.50/kg Zambia$1.78/kg Ghana$1.51/kg Angola$4.72/kg Namibia$0.96/kg Ivory Coast$2.22/kg Algeria$1.01/kg Morocco$4.25/kg

Other Processed Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other processed in South Africa:

Raw Hides & Skins$0.62/kg Canola Oil$1.43/kg Sugar$0.68/kg Black Tea$5.22/kg Cotton$1.82/kg Molasses$0.17/kg Chocolate$5.91/kg Coffee$6.90/kg Natural Honey$4.76/kg Butter$5.47/kg Milk & Cream$0.71/kg Palm Oil$1.53/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.38/kg Tapioca$0.92/kg Heart of palm$2.70/kg

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