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62 million Population
$6,994 GDP per capita
28 Median Age
68% Urban Population
1,221,000 km² Land Area

South Africa - Dairy Trade Overview

Imports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Milk Powder, Skimmed 7,070 353 $21.0 million $2.97 19.6% 29
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 France 3,900 195 $11.0 million $2.84 52.7%
2 Belgium 730 36 $2.06 million $2.83 9.8%
3 Thailand 600 30 $1.94 million $3.22 9.3%
4 Germany 440 22 $1.26 million $2.86 6.0%
5 Netherlands 390 19 $1.20 million $3.08 5.7%
All others 1,010 51 $3.46 million $3.42 16.5%
Whey 10,730 536 $19.1 million $1.78 17.9% 16
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 France 2,970 148 $8.12 million $2.74 42.6%
2 Germany 1,400 70 $4.17 million $2.97 21.9%
3 Denmark 1,890 94 $1.96 million $1.04 10.3%
4 United Kingdom 1,290 64 $1.86 million $1.45 9.8%
5 Norway 1,270 64 $751,728 $0.59 3.9%
All others 1,910 96 $2.21 million $1.16 11.6%
Other Cheese 1,840 92 $16.6 million $8.98 15.5% 25
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 690 35 $7.23 million $10.42 43.7%
2 United Kingdom 480 24 $3.26 million $6.84 19.7%
3 Germany 200 10 $1.78 million $8.73 10.8%
4 Denmark 120 6 $1.28 million $10.27 7.7%
5 Netherlands 140 7 $1.07 million $7.52 6.5%
All others 200 10 $1.94 million $9.52 11.7%
Milk Powder, Whole (Unsweetened) 4,080 204 $12.9 million $3.17 12.1% 20
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 New Zealand 2,690 135 $8.34 million $3.10 64.6%
2 Uruguay 800 40 $2.91 million $3.64 22.5%
3 Uganda 140 7 $485,719 $3.60 3.8%
4 Zambia 260 13 $453,609 $1.73 3.5%
5 Argentina 50 2 $194,431 $3.89 1.5%
All others 140 7 $525,830 $3.78 4.1%
Buttermilk, Curdled Milk, Kephir 4,710 236 $11.2 million $2.38 10.5% 21
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 France 2,450 123 $5.90 million $2.41 52.6%
2 Netherlands 980 49 $2.56 million $2.60 22.8%
3 Germany 380 19 $852,391 $2.26 7.6%
4 Sweden 250 13 $678,634 $2.70 6.0%
5 United Kingdom 170 9 $433,186 $2.53 3.9%
All others 480 24 $796,851 $1.66 7.1%
Processed Cheese 1,970 98 $9.94 million $5.05 9.3% 11
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 New Zealand 880 44 $4.25 million $4.83 42.7%
2 Germany 690 35 $2.98 million $4.32 30.0%
3 France 370 19 $2.56 million $6.86 25.8%
4 Austria 20 1 $125,399 $5.76 1.3%
5 Netherlands 0 0 $22,639 $6.96 0.2%
All others 0 0 $3,538 $4.92 0.0%
Butter 1,240 62 $7.76 million $6.28 7.3% 17
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Uruguay 350 18 $2.06 million $5.88 26.5%
2 Denmark 170 9 $1.53 million $8.80 19.7%
3 Australia 270 14 $1.45 million $5.30 18.7%
4 United Kingdom 250 12 $1.26 million $5.06 16.3%
5 Ireland 140 7 $1.12 million $8.04 14.4%
All others 50 2 $344,873 $7.00 4.4%
Cheese & Curd 420 21 $2.93 million $7.05 2.8% 10
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 90 5 $964,612 $10.44 32.9%
2 Australia 100 5 $805,066 $8.05 27.4%
3 France 80 4 $435,503 $5.34 14.8%
4 Denmark 80 4 $311,067 $4.13 10.6%
5 Netherlands 40 2 $271,962 $7.43 9.3%
All others 30 2 $144,980 $4.82 4.9%
Milk & Cream, Concentrated (Sweetened) 740 37 $2.20 million $2.96 2.1% 25
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 210 10 $1.47 million $7.14 66.8%
2 Malaysia 430 21 $516,125 $1.20 23.5%
3 Netherlands 60 3 $134,688 $2.31 6.1%
4 United Arab Emirates 20 1 $41,779 $1.77 1.9%
5 Belgium 0 0 $15,692 $7.87 0.7%
All others 20 1 $21,280 $0.93 1.0%
Blue-Veined Cheese 150 8 $1.47 million $9.67 1.4% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Denmark 80 4 $751,739 $9.76 51.3%
2 Italy 60 3 $519,498 $9.29 35.5%
3 United Kingdom 0 0 $63,244 $13.00 4.3%
4 Austria 10 0 $42,068 $6.83 2.9%
5 Germany 0 0 $33,654 $14.38 2.3%
All others 10 0 $54,956 $10.63 3.8%
Milk & Cream, Concentrated (Unsweetened) 280 14 $619,222 $2.23 0.6% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Netherlands 110 5 $258,860 $2.46 41.8%
2 Germany 120 6 $254,773 $2.10 41.1%
3 Belgium 30 2 $69,639 $2.01 11.2%
4 United Arab Emirates 20 1 $35,750 $2.10 5.8%
5 Malaysia 0 0 $110 $13.80 0.0%
All others 0 0 $87 $8.77 0.0%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (>10% Fat) 150 7 $353,093 $2.42 0.3% 10
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Denmark 110 5 $243,269 $2.28 68.9%
2 Germany 20 1 $61,510 $2.55 17.4%
3 France 10 0 $26,521 $3.83 7.5%
4 United Kingdom 10 0 $15,825 $2.40 4.5%
5 Italy 0 0 $5,221 $5.50 1.5%
All others 0 0 $745 $2.19 0.2%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (1-6% Fat) 110 6 $331,582 $2.93 0.3% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 France 40 2 $180,955 $4.72 54.6%
2 Germany 70 4 $148,458 $2.02 44.8%
3 Special Categories 0 0 $1,531 $4.01 0.5%
4 Bulgaria 0 0 $425 $195.96 0.1%
5 USA 0 0 $111 $33.21 0.0%
All others 0 0 $100 $0.11 0.0%
Grated & Powdered Cheese 50 2 $313,364 $6.51 0.3% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 France 40 2 $186,480 $5.11 59.5%
2 Denmark 10 0 $81,340 $10.09 26.0%
3 Netherlands 0 0 $42,784 $13.77 13.7%
4 Italy 0 0 $2,405 $8.02 0.8%
5 New Zealand 0 0 $230 $1.78 0.1%
All others 0 0 $121 $12.16 0.0%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (<=1% Fat) 70 4 $181,375 $2.58 0.2% 7
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 China 70 3 $179,379 $2.60 98.9%
2 Other Asia, nes 0 0 $936 $8.70 0.5%
3 Nigeria 0 0 $717 $0.69 0.4%
4 Special Categories 0 0 $219 $0.95 0.1%
5 South Africa 0 0 $109 $13.81 0.1%
All others 0 0 $12 $0.40 0.0%
Milk Powder, Whole (Sweetened) 10 0 $18,386 $1.96 0.0% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Special Categories 10 0 $18,086 $1.93 98.4%
2 USA 0 0 $231 $25.37 1.3%
3 Japan 0 0 $47 $10.41 0.3%
4 Angola 0 0 $10 $1.08 0.1%
5 Nigeria 0 0 $4 $0.40 0.0%
All others 0 0 $5 $0.52 0.0%
Dairy Spreads 0 0 $11,611 $25.99 0.0% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Special Categories 0 0 $11,598 $26.12 99.9%
2 United Kingdom 0 0 $6 $4.88 0.1%
3 United Arab Emirates 0 0 $5 $11.50 0.1%
4 Netherlands 0 0 $0 $0.84 0.0%
TOTAL 33,610 1,680 $107 million $3.18

Exports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Other Cheese 10,040 502 $43.2 million $4.31 18.4% 49
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 2,430 121 $11.8 million $4.86 27.3%
2 Saudi Arabia 1,840 92 $7.87 million $4.27 18.2%
3 Botswana 1,500 75 $6.24 million $4.17 14.4%
4 Zambia 790 40 $3.39 million $4.27 7.8%
5 Mozambique 620 31 $2.94 million $4.76 6.8%
All others 2,860 143 $11.0 million $3.84 25.5%
Milk Powder, Skimmed 8,720 436 $32.8 million $3.76 14.0% 39
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 2,050 102 $9.44 million $4.61 28.8%
2 Zambia 1,740 87 $7.11 million $4.08 21.7%
3 Namibia 1,420 71 $3.47 million $2.44 10.6%
4 Eswatini 650 32 $3.31 million $5.11 10.1%
5 Zimbabwe 990 50 $3.30 million $3.33 10.1%
All others 1,870 93 $6.15 million $3.29 18.8%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (<=1% Fat) 40,440 2,022 $29.8 million $0.74 12.7% 28
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Lesotho 9,480 474 $10.2 million $1.07 34.0%
2 Botswana 17,400 870 $7.72 million $0.44 25.9%
3 Eswatini 7,460 373 $4.33 million $0.58 14.5%
4 Mozambique 3,150 157 $4.11 million $1.31 13.8%
5 Namibia 2,010 100 $1.74 million $0.87 5.8%
All others 940 47 $1.79 million $1.89 6.0%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (1-6% Fat) 37,770 1,889 $29.4 million $0.78 12.5% 31
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 14,980 749 $10.7 million $0.72 36.5%
2 Mozambique 9,680 484 $8.30 million $0.86 28.2%
3 Eswatini 5,090 254 $3.23 million $0.63 11.0%
4 Mauritius 1,770 89 $1.98 million $1.12 6.7%
5 Botswana 1,300 65 $911,779 $0.70 3.1%
All others 4,940 247 $4.26 million $0.86 14.5%
Buttermilk, Curdled Milk, Kephir 13,050 652 $18.2 million $1.39 7.7% 34
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 4,520 226 $5.50 million $1.22 30.3%
2 Mozambique 2,590 129 $3.90 million $1.51 21.5%
3 Lesotho 1,710 86 $2.90 million $1.70 16.0%
4 Namibia 1,360 68 $2.00 million $1.47 11.0%
5 Eswatini 1,710 85 $1.47 million $0.86 8.1%
All others 1,160 58 $2.38 million $2.05 13.1%
Milk Powder, Whole (Unsweetened) 3,390 169 $13.7 million $4.05 5.8% 23
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zambia 2,420 121 $9.41 million $3.88 68.6%
2 Zimbabwe 580 29 $2.46 million $4.22 17.9%
3 Eswatini 90 5 $737,571 $7.80 5.4%
4 Namibia 130 7 $652,274 $4.99 4.8%
5 Malawi 30 2 $155,934 $4.76 1.1%
All others 120 6 $306,756 $2.49 2.2%
Processed Cheese 2,800 140 $12.0 million $4.28 5.1% 30
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 880 44 $3.77 million $4.28 31.4%
2 Namibia 540 27 $2.66 million $4.89 22.1%
3 Botswana 490 25 $1.47 million $2.98 12.3%
4 Zambia 330 17 $1.34 million $4.04 11.1%
5 Eswatini 200 10 $1.03 million $5.12 8.6%
All others 350 18 $1.74 million $4.92 14.5%
Milk Powder, Whole (Sweetened) 2,880 144 $10.9 million $3.77 4.6% 20
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 1,000 50 $3.44 million $3.44 31.7%
2 Mozambique 600 30 $2.12 million $3.51 19.5%
3 Lesotho 180 9 $1.66 million $9.04 15.3%
4 Namibia 460 23 $1.65 million $3.60 15.2%
5 Mauritius 150 8 $613,520 $4.04 5.7%
All others 480 24 $1.38 million $2.84 12.7%
Butter 1,980 99 $9.37 million $4.72 4.0% 28
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 500 25 $2.04 million $4.05 21.8%
2 Mauritius 180 9 $1.37 million $7.57 14.6%
3 Botswana 350 18 $1.07 million $3.04 11.5%
4 Zambia 160 8 $961,300 $5.92 10.3%
5 Mozambique 140 7 $913,298 $6.65 9.8%
All others 650 32 $3.01 million $4.66 32.1%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (>10% Fat) 19,390 970 $8.55 million $0.44 3.6% 20
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 16,540 827 $5.94 million $0.36 69.4%
2 Eswatini 1,890 94 $1.39 million $0.74 16.3%
3 Lesotho 720 36 $753,224 $1.05 8.8%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 100 5 $157,492 $1.62 1.8%
5 Mozambique 70 3 $115,424 $1.67 1.4%
All others 80 4 $198,716 $2.46 2.3%
Grated & Powdered Cheese 1,690 85 $6.80 million $4.02 2.9% 23
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zimbabwe 840 42 $3.34 million $3.97 49.1%
2 Mauritius 300 15 $1.20 million $3.96 17.6%
3 Zambia 110 5 $397,279 $3.75 5.8%
4 Ghana 90 5 $345,981 $3.75 5.1%
5 Seychelles 60 3 $322,704 $5.81 4.8%
All others 300 15 $1.20 million $4.05 17.6%
Milk & Cream, Concentrated (Sweetened) 2,530 126 $4.80 million $1.90 2.0% 32
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 360 18 $1.01 million $2.80 21.1%
2 Botswana 370 18 $818,447 $2.23 17.1%
3 Mozambique 500 25 $598,756 $1.19 12.5%
4 Zimbabwe 400 20 $487,105 $1.21 10.2%
5 Eswatini 240 12 $405,885 $1.71 8.5%
All others 660 33 $1.47 million $2.25 30.7%
Cheese & Curd 1,310 65 $4.75 million $3.64 2.0% 26
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zimbabwe 260 13 $1.26 million $4.96 26.6%
2 Namibia 350 18 $1.22 million $3.44 25.6%
3 Zambia 200 10 $653,482 $3.21 13.8%
4 Eswatini 100 5 $517,489 $5.44 10.9%
5 Mozambique 90 4 $387,380 $4.56 8.2%
All others 310 16 $713,322 $2.27 15.0%
Milk & Cream, Concentrated (Unsweetened) 18,550 928 $4.61 million $0.25 2.0% 15
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 18,370 919 $4.20 million $0.23 91.2%
2 Namibia 90 4 $185,226 $2.11 4.0%
3 Mauritius 50 3 $160,100 $3.14 3.5%
4 Angola 20 1 $13,781 $0.62 0.3%
5 Mozambique 0 0 $12,233 $3.04 0.3%
All others 10 1 $34,227 $2.54 0.7%
Milk & Cream, Unconcentrated (6-10% Fat) 1,260 63 $2.36 million $1.88 1.0% 18
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 410 21 $945,619 $2.31 40.1%
2 Botswana 370 18 $509,922 $1.39 21.6%
3 Namibia 260 13 $492,318 $1.90 20.9%
4 Zambia 70 4 $181,112 $2.50 7.7%
5 Lesotho 70 4 $86,227 $1.17 3.7%
All others 70 4 $142,167 $1.98 6.0%
Whey 1,680 84 $2.32 million $1.39 1.0% 20
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zambia 980 49 $1.21 million $1.23 52.1%
2 Zimbabwe 400 20 $565,247 $1.41 24.3%
3 Eswatini 80 4 $125,312 $1.61 5.4%
4 Malaysia 10 1 $83,409 $6.45 3.6%
5 Botswana 20 1 $77,436 $3.40 3.3%
All others 180 9 $261,276 $1.48 11.2%
Dairy Spreads 270 14 $936,047 $3.45 0.4% 19
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Lesotho 100 5 $488,664 $4.90 52.2%
2 Mozambique 70 4 $173,918 $2.42 18.6%
3 Namibia 30 2 $73,674 $2.30 7.9%
4 Malawi 20 1 $63,811 $3.68 6.8%
5 United Rep. of Tanzania 10 1 $57,355 $4.63 6.1%
All others 40 2 $78,622 $2.07 8.4%
Blue-Veined Cheese 60 3 $187,145 $3.34 0.1% 14
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 20 1 $74,283 $3.03 39.7%
2 Namibia 0 0 $30,108 $7.41 16.1%
3 Mozambique 10 0 $29,058 $5.60 15.5%
4 Zambia 10 0 $27,955 $3.38 14.9%
5 Eswatini 10 1 $10,589 $1.01 5.7%
All others 0 0 $15,148 $4.20 8.1%
TOTAL 167,810 8,391 $235 million $1.40

Data sourced from UN Comtrade

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