What is the price of sunflower seeds in South Africa?

As of January 2025, sunflower seeds in South Africa is US$ 0.47 per kg (9.13 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

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

South Africa ranks #25 among 90 exporters of sunflower seeds.

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

South Africa is a net exporter of sunflower seeds.

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

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Sunflower Seeds Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.47 / kg

9.13 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 5.7% YoY ▲ 5.7%

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	0.47	9.13	▲ 5.7%	▲ 5.7%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.94	18.26	▼ 80.4%	▼ 80.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sunflower seeds price in South Africa available is US$ 0.47 per kg (9.13 ZAR), up 5.7% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 1,988 tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2024, valued at US$9.5 million, ranking #25 among 90 global exporters and accounting for 0.2% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with production reaching 632,000 tonnes (1.2% of global output), though this represents a 12.2% decrease year-on-year. The latest farmgate price is US$0.4701 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $9.5M (2 kt) of sunflower seeds▲ 131.9% YoY. That ranks #25 worldwide (0.2% of global exports).

$9.5M

Export value

2 kt

Export volume

#25 / 90

World rank

0.2%

Global share

$4.79

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sunflower seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $819.3M · 18%
#2 Romania $724.1M · 15.9%
#3 France $555.2M · 12.2%
#4 Bulgaria $506.9M · 11.2%
#5 Turkey $345.7M · 7.6%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$9.5M	2 kt	$4.79
2023	$4.1M	744.1 t	$5.51
2022	$5.4M	1.8 kt	$3.05
2021	$4.4M	1.5 kt	$3
2020	$2.5M	1.3 kt	$1.9

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 632 kt of sunflower seeds in 2024▼ 12.2% YoY. It ranks #14 among producing countries (1.2% of world output).

632 kt

mi_production

529,000 ha

Area harvested

0.12 t/ha

Yield

#14

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sunflower seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1206.00. 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 sunflower seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa sold 7,216,995 tonnes of sunflower seeds. In 2019 alone, the market for South Africa sunflower seeds (oil seeds category) has climbed, recording a change of 21.281 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sunflower seeds' exports went up by 36.86 percent netting South Africa US$1.57m for the year 2019. South Africa's sunflower seeds exports are categorised as:

Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120600)

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South Africa sunflower seeds export values

In 2019, South Africa supplied sunflower seeds with a value of 1.57m USD, a reduction of -52.78% from 2018's total sunflower seeds export of 3.325m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa sunflower seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 9.519%.

The annual variation in the volume of South Africa's sunflower seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 36.86% compared to a variation of 21.281% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's portion of the world's total sunflower seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds number 87 in world exports of sunflower seeds.

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

South Africa's leading export markets for sunflower seeds are Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Uganda.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of sunflower seeds. The annual growth of South Africa sunflower seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -9%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -15%, per annum.

South Africa bought 1,108 tonnes of sunflower seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of sunflower seeds in South Africa was 678,000 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of -21.35%. The country had an estimated 515,350.00 hectares under sunflower seeds cultivation.

Sunflower Seeds Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sunflower seeds prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$0.34/kg Malawi$0.76/kg Uganda$0.17/kg Tanzania$0.21/kg Zambia$0.23/kg Zimbabwe$0.30/kg Algeria$1.31/kg Egypt$1.24/kg Ethiopia$0.39/kg Nigeria$1.88/kg Botswana$0.42/kg Mozambique$0.31/kg Lesotho$0.43/kg Rwanda$2.52/kg Burundi$1.30/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other oil seeds in South Africa:

Castor (Ricinus) Seeds$27.60/kg Cotton Seeds$0.50/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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