What is the price of sweetcorn in South Africa?

As of January 2022, sweetcorn in South Africa is US$ 0.30 per kg (5.89 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

South Africa ranks 6th out of 105 sweetcorn exporters.

How did South Africa's sweetcorn export value change year-on-year?

It decreased by 25.7% year-on-year.

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Sweetcorn Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.30 / kg

5.89 ZAR / kg

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2022

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.30	5.89	n/a	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sweetcorn price in South Africa available is US$ 0.30 per kg (5.89 ZAR).

South Africa exported sweetcorn worth US$813,319,787 in 2024, ranking 6th out of 105 exporters and accounting for 2.0% of global exports. Export value declined by 25.7% year-on-year. The country is a net exporter of sweetcorn. The latest export unit value is US$0.3032 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $813.3M of sweetcorn▼ 25.7% YoY. That ranks #6 worldwide (2% of global exports).

$813.3M

Export value

#6 / 105

World rank

Global share

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sweetcorn exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $14.06B · 34.2%
#2 Brazil $8.06B · 19.6%
#3 Argentina $6.51B · 15.8%
#4 Ukraine $4.95B · 12.1%
#5 France $955.7M · 2.3%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$813.3M	-	-
2023	$1.09B	-	-
2022	$1.06B	3.5 Mt	$0.3
2021	$754.9M	-	-
2020	$502.2M	-	-

HS Code

sweetcorn is traded under Harmonized System code 1005.90. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

In 2019 South Africa exported 407,665 tonnes of sweetcorn. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa sweetcorn (fruits category) has reduced, with a change of -2.345 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sweetcorn's exports decreased by -2.77% bringing South Africa US$1.00m for the year 2019. South Africa's sweetcorn exports are classified as:

Sweetcorn, uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071040)

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South Africa sweetcorn export values

In 2019, South Africa supplied sweetcorn valued at 1.00m USD, a surge of 7.07% from 2018's total sweetcorn export of 0.934m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa sweetcorn between 2017 to 2018 was -1.059 percent.

The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of South Africa's sweetcorn exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.77 percent when compared to a variation of -2.345% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's stake of the world's total sweetcorn's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 27 in world exports of sweetcorn.

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

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of sweetcorn. The annual growth of South Africa sweetcorn in value between 2015 to 2019 was 6%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -38%, per annum.

South Africa procured 2,326 tonnes of sweetcorn in 2019.

Sweetcorn Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest sweetcorn prices in other Africa countries:

DRC Congo$0.08/kg Benin$0.33/kg Mozambique$0.03/kg Tanzania$0.22/kg Kenya$1.52/kg Namibia$0.78/kg Burundi$0.27/kg

Other Fruits Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other fruits in South Africa:

Oranges$0.36/kg Lemon$0.92/kg Bananas$0.48/kg Horned melon (Kiwano)$2.21/kg Lychee$2.21/kg Passion fruit$1.33/kg Pineapples$0.60/kg Watermelon$0.24/kg Dragon fruit$2.21/kg Longan$2.21/kg Olives$2.70/kg Mangoes$0.70/kg Citrus fruit$0.49/kg Figs$1.73/kg Pears$0.54/kg

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