What is the price of tomatoes in South Africa?

As of January 2025, tomatoes in South Africa is US$ 0.61 per kg (11.84 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is South Africa's global rank in tomato exports?

South Africa ranks #43 among 104 tomato exporters.

How much did South Africa export in tomatoes in 2024?

South Africa exported 19,849 tonnes of tomatoes, valued at US$5,054,492 in 2024.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of tomatoes?

South Africa is a net exporter of tomatoes.

How much did South Africa produce in tomatoes in 2024?

South Africa produced 509,625 tonnes of tomatoes in 2024.

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Tomatoes Prices in South Africa

US$ 0.61 / kg

11.84 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 17.8% YoY ▲ 17.8%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.61	11.84	▲ 17.8%	▲ 17.8%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.24	4.60	▼ 7.0%	▼ 7.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the tomatoes price in South Africa available is US$ 0.61 per kg (11.84 ZAR), up 17.8% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 19,849 tonnes of tomatoes in 2024, valued at US$5,054,492, ranking #43 among 104 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with tomato production reaching 509,625 tonnes in 2024, ranking #45 globally and representing 0.2% of world output. The latest farmgate price is US$0.6096 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $5.1M (19.8 kt) of tomatoes▲ 6.4% YoY. That ranks #43 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$5.1M

Export value

19.8 kt

Export volume

#43 / 104

World rank

Global share

$0.25

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tomatoes exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Mexico $3.34B · 28.3%
#2 Netherlands $1.91B · 16.2%
#3 Morocco $1.21B · 10.2%
#4 Spain $1.1B · 9.3%
#5 France $716.9M · 6.1%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$5.1M	19.8 kt	$0.25
2023	$4.8M	16.5 kt	$0.29
2022	$4.9M	19.1 kt	$0.26
2021	$8.7M	18.8 kt	$0.46
2020	$7.9M	20.5 kt	$0.38

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Africa produced 509.6 kt of tomatoes in 2024▼ 4.3% YoY. It ranks #45 among producing countries (0.2% of world output).

509.6 kt

mi_production

7,804 ha

Area harvested

6.53 t/ha

Yield

#45

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

tomatoes is traded under Harmonized System code 0702.00. 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 tomatoes - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa exported 13,309,711 tonnes of tomatoes. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa tomatoes (vegetables category) has reduced, recording a change of -1.663 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tomatoes' exports increased by 1.9% netting South Africa US$10.69m for the year 2019. South Africa's tomatoes exports are categorised as:

Tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (HS code 200210)
Tomatoes, fresh or chilled (HS code 070200)
Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 200290)

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South Africa tomatoes export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped tomatoes costing 10.69m USD, a drop of -16.41% from 2018's total tomatoes export of 12.789m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa tomatoes between 2017 to 2018 was -2.649 pc.

The annual variation in the amount of South Africa's tomatoes exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.9 percent in comparison to a variation of -1.663% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

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

South Africa's top destinations for tomatoes are Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Swaziland (Eswatini) and Spain.

South Africa purchased 44,262 tonnes of tomatoes in 2019.

Production

The production of tomatoes in South Africa was 1,666,455 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 3.39%. The country had an estimated 24,834.00 hectares under tomatoes cultivation.

Tomatoes Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest tomatoes prices in other Africa countries:

Nigeria$1.13/kg Kenya$0.30/kg Uganda$0.56/kg Ethiopia$0.28/kg Zambia$0.51/kg Zimbabwe$0.79/kg Ghana$0.74/kg Malawi$0.50/kg Egypt$0.21/kg Algeria$0.48/kg Sierra Leone$0.90/kg Tanzania$0.29/kg Benin$0.78/kg DRC Congo$1.90/kg Senegal$0.68/kg

Other Vegetables Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other vegetables in South Africa:

Onions$0.34/kg Mushrooms$3.10/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 Leeks$0.69/kg

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