What is the price of sesame seeds in Vietnam?

As of January 2024, sesame seeds in Vietnam is US$ 2.10 per kg (52,505 VND), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is Vietnam's world export rank for sesame seeds?

Vietnam ranks 21st among 120 sesame seed exporters.

What is Vietnam's sesame seed production in 2024?

Vietnam's sesame seed production in 2024 is 19,576 tonnes.

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Sesame Seeds Prices in Vietnam

US$ 2.10 / kg

52,505 VND / kg

MoM ▲ 0.2% YoY ▲ 0.2%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (VND)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	2.10	52,505	▲ 0.2%	▲ 0.2%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	2.09	52,343	▲ 12.5%	▲ 12.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the sesame seeds price in Vietnam available is US$ 2.10 per kg (52,505 VND), up 0.2% year-on-year.

Vietnam exported 4,309 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2023, valued at US$9 million, ranking 21st among 120 exporters and accounting for 0.3% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with 2024 production at 19,576 tonnes (0.3% of world output), ranking 31st globally. The latest farmgate price is US$2.1002 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - sesame seeds in Vietnam

Exports UN Comtrade · 2023

In 2023, Vietnam exported $9M (4.3 kt) of sesame seeds▲ 26.9% YoY. That ranks #21 worldwide (0.3% of global exports).

$9M

Export value

4.3 kt

Export volume

#21 / 120

World rank

0.3%

Global share

$2.09

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top sesame seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2023

#1 India $497.3M · 16.7%
#2 Nigeria $414.3M · 13.9%
#3 Brazil $347.8M · 11.7%
#4 Pakistan $345.7M · 11.6%
#5 Tanzania $268.2M · 9%

Annual export data Vietnam · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2023	$9M	4.3 kt	$2.09
2022	$7.1M	3.8 kt	$1.86
2021	$14.8M	8.9 kt	$1.65
2020	$20.6M	10.7 kt	$1.92

Production FAOSTAT · 2024

Vietnam produced 19.6 kt of sesame seeds in 2024▼ 11.2% YoY. It ranks #31 among producing countries (0.3% of world output).

19.6 kt

mi_production

23,042 ha

Area harvested

0.09 t/ha

Yield

#31

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

sesame seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.40. 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.

Vietnam sesame seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Vietnam exported 5,583 tonnes of sesame seeds. Through 2019 alone, the market for Vietnam sesame seeds (oil seeds category) has surged, changing by 12.925 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sesame seeds' exports decreased by -18.97% earning the exporter US$12.90m for the year 2019. Vietnam's sesame seeds exports are categorised as:

Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120740)

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Vietnam sesame seeds export values

In 2019, Vietnam sold sesame seeds costing 12.90m USD, an increment of 29.04% from 2018's total sesame seeds export of 9.997m USD. The yearly increase in value of Vietnam sesame seeds between 2017 to 2018 was -22.45 percent.

The annual change in the volume of Vietnam's sesame seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was -18.97 pc when compared to a variation of 12.925% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Vietnam's portion of the world's total sesame seeds' exports in 2019 was 7.3 percent. Vietnam holds number 6 in world exports of sesame seeds.

Export markets for Vietnam sesame seeds ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Vietnam is a net exporter of sesame seeds. The annual growth of Vietnam sesame seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was -9%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -10%, per annum.

Vietnam brought in 27,992 tonnes of sesame seeds in 2019.

Production

The production of sesame seeds in Vietnam was 23,586 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 10.99%. The country had approximately 28,761.00 hectares under sesame seeds cultivation.

Sesame Seeds Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest sesame seeds prices in other Asia countries:

China$2.24/kg Bangladesh$0.65/kg Japan$5.84/kg India$2.04/kg Philippines$2.09/kg Thailand$2.66/kg Cambodia$1.65/kg Indonesia$1.88/kg Malaysia$1.97/kg Iran$2.12/kg South Korea$2.70/kg Pakistan$1.14/kg Sri Lanka$2.14/kg Uzbekistan$0.49/kg Azerbaijan$20.59/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in Vietnam

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Vietnam:

Mustard Seeds$1.71/kg Cotton Seeds$2.44/kg Melon Seeds$462.21/kg

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