What is the price of beans in South Korea?

As of May 2026, beans in South Korea is US$ 0.47 per kg (632 KRW), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Korea's world rank in beans exports?

South Korea ranked #81 out of 119 beans exporters.

How much beans did South Korea produce in 2024?

South Korea produced 5,979 tonnes of beans in 2024.

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Beans Prices in South Korea

US$ 0.47 / kg

632 KRW / kg

MoM ▲ 2.5% YoY ▲ 14.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (KRW)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	0.47	632	▲ 2.5%	▲ 14.5%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value) estimated	5.15	6,869	▼ 7.0%	n/a	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beans price in South Korea available is US$ 0.47 per kg (632 KRW), up 14.5% year-on-year.

In 2023, South Korea exported 4 tonnes of beans valued at US$23,991, ranking #81 among 119 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter. In 2024, bean production reached 5,979 tonnes, placing South Korea at #74 globally with a yield of 0.143 t/ha. The latest benchmark price is US$0.4742 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beans in South Korea

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, South Korea exported $24K (4.3 t) of beans▲ 1218.9% YoY. That ranks #81 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$24K

Export value

4.3 t

Export volume

#81 / 119

World rank

Global share

$5.54

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 Morocco $340.4M · 26.8%
#2 China $251.1M · 19.8%
#3 Mexico $122.9M · 9.7%
#4 Guatemala $88.8M · 7%
#5 France $85.9M · 6.8%

Annual export data South Korea · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$24K	4.3 t	$5.54
2022	$1.8K	0.4 t	$4.63
2021	$8.5K	0.7 t	$11.82

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

South Korea produced 6 kt of beans in 2024▼ 24.2% YoY. It ranks #74 among producing countries (0% of world output).

6 kt

mi_production

4,191 ha

Area harvested

0.14 t/ha

Yield

#74

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

beans is traded under Harmonized System code 0708.20. 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 Korea beans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of beans exported by South Korea in 2020 was 1,195 tons. In 2019 South Korea sold 1,131 tonnes of beans. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea beans (pulses/legumes category) has decreased, flactuating by -3.498 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beans' exports grew by 6.5 percent netting the country US$2.21m for the year 2019. South Korea's beans exports are categorised as:

Unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200559)
Dried, shelled beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071331)
Shelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excluding frozen) (HS code 200551)
Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled (HS code 070820)
Dried, shelled broad beans "Vicia faba var. major" and horse beans "Vicia faba var. equina and Vicia faba var. minor", whether or not skinned or split (HS code 071350)
Shelled or unshelled beans "Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.", uncooked or cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, frozen (HS code 071022)
Dried, shelled beans "Vigna and Phaseolus", whether or not skinned or split (excluding beans of species "Vigna mungo [L.] Hepper or Vigna radiata [L.] Wilczek", small red "Adzuki" beans, kidney beans, Bambara beans and cow peas) (HS code 071339)

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South Korea beans export values

In 2019, South Korea supplied beans with a value of 2.21m USD, a reduction of -1.21% from 2018's total beans export of 2.237m USD. The annual change in value of South Korea beans between 2017 to 2018 was 6.778 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of South Korea's beans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6.5 per cent when compared to a variation of -3.498% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for South Korea beans ( in '000$ )

South Korea's leading destinations for beans are US, South Africa, Cameroon, United Kingdom (UK) and Canada.

South Korea bought 33,532 tonnes of beans in 2019.

Production

The production of beans in South Korea was 54,110 tonnes in 2019 and is estimated to change by an average of 0.09%. The country had approximately 47,355.00 hectares under beans cultivation.

Beans Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest beans prices in other Asia countries:

Iran$0.56/kg China$0.89/kg Uzbekistan$0.57/kg Malaysia$0.92/kg Bangladesh$0.32/kg Vietnam$1.27/kg Myanmar$1.30/kg Philippines$0.72/kg India$0.72/kg Japan$0.47/kg Kyrgyzstan$0.94/kg Nepal$0.39/kg Tajikistan$0.57/kg Sri Lanka$1.12/kg Cambodia$0.50/kg

Scientific name: Phaseolus vulgaris

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