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Every observation below carries its own price type, market, grade and currency. We never blend farm-gate, auction, wholesale, export, international and indicative prices into one line — they measure different points in the supply chain.

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Farm-Gate

Zanzibar cottonii price, cooperative-marketed average — cottonii (Kappaphycus alvarezii)

Tanzania · TZS/kg · 1 observation

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DateValueSourceNotes
1 Jun 20221,475 TZS/kgGood Neighbors TanzaniaGood Neighbors 2023 field survey average.

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Indicative

Zanzibar seaweed export price (FOB, raw dried) — raw/unprocessed

Tanzania · USD/tonne · 3 observations

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Zanzibar seaweed export price (FOB, raw dried) price471031 Dec 2015: 386 USD/tonne31 Dec 2016: 471 USD/tonne31 Dec 2017: 389 USD/tonneDec 2015Dec 2017
DateValueSourceNotes
31 Dec 2017389 USD/tonneREPOAFAO / Bank of Tanzania data as reproduced in REPOA 2021, Table 1.
31 Dec 2016471 USD/tonneREPOAFAO / Bank of Tanzania data as reproduced in REPOA 2021, Table 1.
31 Dec 2015386 USD/tonneREPOAFAO / Bank of Tanzania data as reproduced in REPOA 2021, Table 1.

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Farm-Gate

Zanzibar seaweed farm-gate / collecting-agent price

Tanzania · TZS/kg · 2 observations

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Zanzibar seaweed farm-gate / collecting-agent price price75001 Jan 2012: 400 TZS/kg1 Jun 2022: 750 TZS/kgJan 2012Jun 2022
DateValueSourceNotes
1 Jun 2022750 TZS/kgGood Neighbors TanzaniaGood Neighbors 2023 field survey: collecting-agent price range TZS 500-1,000/kg; midpoint used.
1 Jan 2012400 TZS/kgUNIDOUNIDO 2013: farmgate range 300-400 TZS/kg; midpoint used.

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Indicative

Zanzibar seaweed powder price (processed, local market) — powder

Tanzania · TZS/kg · 1 observation

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DateValueSourceNotes
1 Jan 201110,000 TZS/kgREPOAMsuya 2011, as cited by REPOA 2021.

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