What is the price of millet in Tanzania?

As of January 2023, millet in Tanzania is US$ 0.43 per kg (1,016 TZS), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

Millet Price in Tanzania - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Millet Prices in Tanzania

US$ 0.43 / kg

1,016 TZS / kg

MoM ▼ 6.9% YoY ▼ 6.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2023

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (TZS)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	0.43	1,016	▼ 6.9%	▼ 6.9%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	0.22	524	▲ 129.2%	▲ 129.2%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the millet price in Tanzania available is US$ 0.43 per kg (1,016 TZS), down 6.9% year-on-year.

Tanzania produced 325,000 tonnes of millet in 2024, ranking 13th globally and accounting for 1.0% of world output, with a 15.2% year-on-year increase. In 2023, Tanzania exported US$44 worth of millet (0 tonnes), ranking 52nd out of 55 exporters and representing 0.0% of global exports. The latest farmgate price is US$0.4267 per kg. Tanzania is a net exporter of millet.

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Millet Price History & Trend

We are building a dedicated millet price series for Tanzania history. The trend line shown is the closest commodity benchmark, for reference only.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - millet in Tanzania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Tanzania exported $44 (0.2 t) of millet▼ 100% YoY. That ranks #52 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$44

Export value

0.2 t

Export volume

#52 / 55

World rank

Global share

$0.22

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top millet exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 US $11.3M · 35%
#2 Uzbekistan $6.9M · 21.3%
#3 India $6.3M · 19.4%
#4 France $1.5M · 4.7%
#5 Brazil $895K · 2.8%

Annual export data Tanzania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$44	0.2 t	$0.22
2022	$96K	1 kt	$0.1
2021	$75.8K	544.5 t	$0.14
2020	$426.9K	1.1 kt	$0.37

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Tanzania produced 325 kt of millet in 2024▲ 15.2% YoY. It ranks #13 among producing countries (1% of world output).

325 kt

mi_production

300,000 ha

Area harvested

0.11 t/ha

Yield

#13

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

millet is traded under Harmonized System code 1008.21. 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.

Tanzania millet - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Tanzania exported 5,706 tonnes of millet. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Tanzania millet (cereals/grains category) has gone up, changing by 1802 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, millet's exports grew by 1326.5 percent earning the exporter US$1.80m for the year 2019. Tanzania's millet exports are classified as:

Millet seed for sowing (excluding grain sorghum) (HS code 100821)
Millet (excluding grain sorghum) (HS code 100820)
Millet (excluding grain sorghum, and seed for sowing) (HS code 100829)

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Tanzania millet export values

In 2019, Tanzania sold millet with a value of 1.80m USD, a growth of 3,650.00% from 2018's total millet export of 0.048m USD. The annual change in value of Tanzania millet between 2017 to 2018 was -23.81 percent.

The annual change in the quantity of Tanzania's millet exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1326.5 per cent compared to a variation of 1802% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Tanzania's share of the world's total millet's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 76 in world exports of millet.

Export markets for Tanzania millet ( in '000$ )

Tanzania's top export markets for millet are Kenya, Rwanda, Oman, South Sudan and Sudan.

Import/Export Trends

Tanzania is a net exporter of millet. The annual growth of Tanzania millet in value between 2015 to 2019 was 10%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.

Tanzania procured 1 tonnes of millet in 2019.

Production

The production of millet in Tanzania was 1,157,886 tonnes in 2019 and is forecast to change by an average of 22.06%. The country had an estimated 809,910.00 hectares under millet cultivation.

Millet Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest millet prices in other Africa countries:

Zambia$0.48/kg Nigeria$0.34/kg Uganda$0.50/kg Ghana$0.58/kg Ethiopia$0.28/kg Botswana$0.65/kg Benin$0.81/kg Mali$0.39/kg Zimbabwe$0.49/kg Kenya$0.72/kg Sudan$0.58/kg Burkina Faso$0.52/kg South Africa$1.12/kg Angola$0.25/kg Chad$0.59/kg

Other Cereals/Grains Prices in Tanzania

Latest prices for other cereals/grains in Tanzania:

Maize$0.22/kg Rice$0.31/kg Soya Beans$0.59/kg Wheat$0.39/kg Sorghum$0.20/kg Buckwheat$0.26/kg Buckwheet$0.26/kg Farro$0.20/kg Amaranth$0.20/kg

Scientific name: Pennisetum glaucum

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