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D-export-parity-price Dictionary

Export parity price

The price a crop fetches abroad less the cost of getting it there

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Plain meaning
The price a crop fetches abroad less the cost of getting it there
How to use it
In a surplus market, expect prices to fall toward export parity. Check whether the venture still pays at that level.
South African benchmark
South African maize prices fall toward export parity in surplus years (Article 1).
Country notes
Zambia's record 2025/26 maize crop left an exportable surplus, pulling prices toward export parity.
Go and read
M1
Calculate it
T-M1-05 Market Price Comparator
Library sources
LIB-A001, LIB-A002, LIB-P-Maize, LIB-P-Maize-IP
See also
Import parity price, Farm-gate price
Local price band between export parity floor and import parity ceilingImport and export parityImport parity: world price + freight + duty = ceilingExport parity: world price - freight = floorLocal price moves between the two
Export parity price, shown as a diagram.

Introduced in M1 Maize.