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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 - Meat Trade Overview

Imports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Frozen Chicken (Not Cut) 262,520 13,126 $159 million $0.61 45.7% 19
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Brazil 230,420 11,521 $134 million $0.58 83.9%
2 Spain 8,000 400 $11.7 million $1.46 7.3%
3 Argentina 11,660 583 $6.95 million $0.60 4.4%
4 Netherlands 4,760 238 $2.33 million $0.49 1.5%
5 Poland 3,060 153 $1.87 million $0.61 1.2%
All others 4,610 231 $2.88 million $0.62 1.8%
Frozen Chicken Cuts & Offal 137,090 6,854 $108 million $0.79 30.9% 20
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Brazil 97,350 4,867 $66.8 million $0.69 62.0%
2 USA 11,960 598 $12.8 million $1.07 11.9%
3 Argentina 14,050 703 $10.9 million $0.77 10.1%
4 Ireland 7,240 362 $8.36 million $1.16 7.8%
5 Spain 4,450 222 $6.19 million $1.39 5.7%
All others 2,040 102 $2.72 million $1.34 2.5%
Other Frozen Pork 17,500 875 $45.3 million $2.59 13.0% 17
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Brazil 3,800 190 $10.9 million $2.86 24.0%
2 France 2,770 139 $8.85 million $3.19 19.5%
3 United Kingdom 3,290 165 $7.94 million $2.41 17.5%
4 Spain 2,850 143 $7.45 million $2.61 16.4%
5 Netherlands 2,280 114 $4.42 million $1.93 9.8%
All others 2,490 125 $5.82 million $2.33 12.8%
Frozen Turkey Cuts 13,910 696 $24.1 million $1.73 6.9% 8
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Brazil 9,210 461 $16.3 million $1.77 67.8%
2 USA 1,700 85 $3.01 million $1.78 12.5%
3 Spain 1,820 91 $2.89 million $1.59 12.0%
4 Ireland 460 23 $843,069 $1.85 3.5%
5 Australia 440 22 $808,933 $1.84 3.4%
All others 290 14 $231,417 $0.80 1.0%
Frozen Boneless Beef 2,180 109 $6.13 million $2.80 1.8% 6
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 890 45 $3.24 million $3.63 52.8%
2 Namibia 1,060 53 $2.34 million $2.20 38.1%
3 Uruguay 150 8 $358,095 $2.34 5.8%
4 Special Categories 50 2 $102,714 $2.09 1.7%
5 Australia 30 1 $47,062 $1.62 0.8%
All others 0 0 $44,677 $40.25 0.7%
Other Fresh/Chilled Pork 590 29 $1.86 million $3.16 0.5% 9
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Brazil 210 11 $638,700 $3.03 34.4%
2 France 170 9 $592,737 $3.42 31.9%
3 Netherlands 50 3 $210,416 $3.90 11.3%
4 Ireland 50 3 $175,565 $3.38 9.4%
5 United Kingdom 50 2 $118,692 $2.38 6.4%
All others 50 2 $123,261 $2.50 6.6%
Frozen Bone-in Beef 1,210 61 $1.57 million $1.29 0.5% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 870 44 $1.20 million $1.37 76.2%
2 Australia 310 15 $298,482 $0.97 19.0%
3 USA 0 0 $50,100 $35.04 3.2%
4 New Zealand 30 2 $25,736 $0.76 1.6%
Other Salted/Dried/Smoked Pork 120 6 $1.54 million $12.68 0.4% 6
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Italy 110 6 $1.43 million $12.62 92.9%
2 Spain 10 0 $107,041 $13.45 6.9%
3 France 0 0 $1,882 $27.36 0.1%
4 USA 0 0 $51 $17.14 0.0%
5 Br. Virgin Isds 0 0 $34 $143.68 0.0%
All others 0 0 $2 $192106671603.71 0.0%
Fresh/Chilled Boneless Beef 110 6 $529,074 $4.64 0.1% 5
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 90 4 $283,480 $3.33 53.6%
2 South Africa 20 1 $156,256 $6.30 29.5%
3 USA 0 0 $44,759 $34.72 8.5%
4 Argentina 0 0 $44,521 $16.91 8.4%
5 United Kingdom 0 0 $55 $21.51 0.0%
Frozen Boneless Sheep Meat 390 20 $403,832 $1.03 0.1% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Australia 220 11 $243,043 $1.09 60.2%
2 New Zealand 170 8 $160,136 $0.95 39.6%
3 Namibia 0 0 $651 $6.84 0.2%
4 Sweden 0 0 $1 $0.18 0.0%
Fresh/Chilled Lamb Carcasses 90 4 $158,000 $1.83 0.1% 2
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 90 4 $157,997 $1.83 100.0%
2 Nepal 0 0 $3 $6.79 0.0%
Horse, Ass & Mule Meat 20 1 $24,781 $1.54 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Botswana 20 1 $24,781 $1.54 100.0%
Frozen Lamb Carcasses 0 0 $21,479 $5.39 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 0 0 $21,479 $5.39 100.0%
Fresh/Chilled Bone-in Beef 10 0 $17,180 $2.26 0.0% 4
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 USA 0 0 $12,110 $33.15 70.5%
2 Namibia 0 0 $3,148 $1.16 18.3%
3 Botswana 0 0 $1,909 $0.42 11.1%
4 Eswatini 0 0 $10 $2.18 0.1%
Bacon & Ham (Salted/Smoked) 0 0 $862 $0.29 0.0% 2
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Special Categories 0 0 $544 $0.18 63.1%
2 Italy 0 0 $318 $12.36 36.9%
Fresh/Chilled Boneless Sheep Meat 0 0 $7 $38.20 0.0% 1
# Supplier Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 0 0 $7 $38.19 100.0%
TOTAL 435,760 21,788 $349 million $0.80

Exports (Period: 2024)

Product ▲▼ Tonnage ▲▼ Containers ▲▼ Value ▲▼ $/kg ▲▼ Share ▲▼ Partners ▲▼
Fresh/Chilled Boneless Beef 18,890 944 $109 million $5.76 31.4% 39
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 United Arab Emirates 4,150 207 $27.7 million $6.68 25.5%
2 Jordan 4,490 224 $25.7 million $5.72 23.6%
3 Kuwait 3,550 177 $20.0 million $5.63 18.4%
4 Qatar 1,800 90 $11.6 million $6.47 10.7%
5 Mozambique 1,470 73 $5.52 million $3.76 5.1%
All others 3,440 172 $18.2 million $5.29 16.7%
Frozen Boneless Beef 12,540 627 $63.1 million $5.03 18.2% 52
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 China 3,320 166 $16.8 million $5.05 26.6%
2 Egypt 1,870 94 $8.75 million $4.68 13.9%
3 United Arab Emirates 1,470 73 $7.30 million $4.97 11.6%
4 Mozambique 1,000 50 $5.54 million $5.51 8.8%
5 Jordan 940 47 $5.22 million $5.58 8.3%
All others 3,940 197 $19.5 million $4.95 30.9%
Fresh/Chilled Lamb Carcasses 8,780 439 $57.6 million $6.56 16.6% 35
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Kuwait 2,100 105 $14.6 million $6.97 25.3%
2 United Arab Emirates 2,680 134 $13.6 million $5.10 23.7%
3 Iran 1,380 69 $11.9 million $8.63 20.7%
4 Jordan 890 44 $7.30 million $8.25 12.7%
5 Qatar 1,170 59 $6.00 million $5.12 10.4%
All others 570 28 $4.14 million $7.28 7.2%
Frozen Chicken Cuts & Offal 28,270 1,413 $44.7 million $1.58 12.9% 26
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 7,110 355 $13.7 million $1.93 30.7%
2 Lesotho 11,890 594 $12.6 million $1.06 28.1%
3 Namibia 4,490 225 $7.47 million $1.66 16.7%
4 United Arab Emirates 1,300 65 $3.42 million $2.63 7.6%
5 Botswana 1,370 69 $3.29 million $2.39 7.4%
All others 2,110 105 $4.25 million $2.02 9.5%
Frozen Chicken (Not Cut) 20,380 1,019 $24.8 million $1.22 7.1% 22
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 3,530 177 $8.17 million $2.31 33.0%
2 Namibia 5,410 271 $5.22 million $0.96 21.1%
3 Botswana 4,510 225 $4.34 million $0.96 17.5%
4 Eswatini 3,310 165 $3.06 million $0.93 12.4%
5 Lesotho 960 48 $1.55 million $1.62 6.3%
All others 2,670 133 $2.42 million $0.91 9.8%
Other Frozen Pork 7,440 372 $18.9 million $2.55 5.5% 32
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 4,020 201 $10.7 million $2.66 56.4%
2 Zimbabwe 490 24 $1.86 million $3.81 9.8%
3 Lesotho 1,310 65 $1.64 million $1.25 8.7%
4 Namibia 640 32 $1.28 million $2.00 6.7%
5 Seychelles 250 13 $926,348 $3.69 4.9%
All others 730 37 $2.55 million $3.48 13.5%
Frozen Bone-in Beef 3,700 185 $11.7 million $3.16 3.4% 39
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 China 2,100 105 $4.00 million $1.90 34.2%
2 United Arab Emirates 320 16 $1.49 million $4.61 12.7%
3 Angola 210 11 $1.08 million $5.05 9.2%
4 Lesotho 300 15 $852,215 $2.85 7.3%
5 Mozambique 170 8 $763,608 $4.50 6.5%
All others 600 30 $3.53 million $5.92 30.1%
Fresh/Chilled Bone-in Beef 1,720 86 $7.97 million $4.62 2.3% 32
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 440 22 $1.82 million $4.11 22.9%
2 Lesotho 580 29 $1.77 million $3.02 22.1%
3 Qatar 170 8 $1.01 million $6.00 12.7%
4 Jordan 130 6 $962,097 $7.48 12.1%
5 United Arab Emirates 110 6 $660,905 $5.90 8.3%
All others 290 14 $1.75 million $6.06 22.0%
Other Fresh/Chilled Pork 1,280 64 $2.81 million $2.19 0.8% 23
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Lesotho 600 30 $1.24 million $2.06 44.3%
2 Mozambique 420 21 $1.02 million $2.41 36.4%
3 Namibia 100 5 $252,805 $2.66 9.0%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 30 1 $129,451 $4.48 4.6%
5 Zambia 110 6 $52,258 $0.47 1.9%
All others 20 1 $109,337 $5.29 3.9%
Frozen Turkey Cuts 550 27 $1.50 million $2.75 0.4% 8
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Eswatini 250 13 $578,855 $2.28 38.6%
2 Lesotho 50 3 $446,250 $8.88 29.7%
3 Mozambique 170 8 $368,350 $2.18 24.6%
4 Namibia 40 2 $60,182 $1.39 4.0%
5 Zambia 30 1 $23,229 $0.89 1.6%
All others 0 0 $23,826 $9.73 1.6%
Frozen Boneless Sheep Meat 180 9 $1.34 million $7.48 0.4% 21
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Ethiopia 100 5 $869,989 $8.56 64.8%
2 Seychelles 10 1 $86,101 $7.71 6.4%
3 Qatar 10 1 $73,049 $7.02 5.4%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 10 0 $70,952 $8.92 5.3%
5 Mauritius 10 0 $43,701 $8.27 3.2%
All others 40 2 $198,957 $4.62 14.8%
Other Salted/Dried/Smoked Pork 280 14 $950,059 $3.34 0.3% 25
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Namibia 60 3 $327,921 $5.05 34.5%
2 Seychelles 40 2 $201,104 $5.36 21.2%
3 Mozambique 110 6 $167,193 $1.51 17.6%
4 Ghana 20 1 $70,123 $3.65 7.4%
5 Nigeria 10 0 $36,617 $6.89 3.9%
All others 50 2 $147,099 $3.15 15.5%
Fresh/Chilled Pork Hams & Shoulders 360 18 $867,312 $2.38 0.2% 12
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 210 11 $532,061 $2.49 61.4%
2 Lesotho 140 7 $306,735 $2.12 35.4%
3 Seychelles 0 0 $8,687 $5.90 1.0%
4 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0 0 $5,882 $5.91 0.7%
5 Namibia 0 0 $3,788 $24.78 0.4%
All others 0 0 $10,156 $2.85 1.2%
Bacon & Ham (Salted/Smoked) 140 7 $702,755 $4.91 0.2% 19
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Seychelles 40 2 $237,187 $5.42 33.8%
2 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 30 1 $124,939 $4.25 17.8%
3 Namibia 20 1 $103,594 $5.66 14.7%
4 Mozambique 10 1 $72,368 $4.95 10.3%
5 Lesotho 10 1 $40,432 $3.97 5.8%
All others 30 1 $124,232 $4.60 17.7%
Frozen Lamb Carcasses 100 5 $594,218 $6.10 0.2% 10
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 30 1 $165,733 $6.52 27.9%
2 Seychelles 30 1 $146,299 $5.02 24.6%
3 Kuwait 20 1 $128,361 $5.55 21.6%
4 Iran 10 0 $68,931 $7.65 11.6%
5 Nigeria 0 0 $40,536 $12.08 6.8%
All others 10 0 $44,355 $6.03 7.5%
Fresh/Chilled Boneless Sheep Meat 50 2 $238,853 $4.86 0.1% 15
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Nigeria 0 0 $53,747 $12.25 22.5%
2 Qatar 10 0 $51,569 $9.46 21.6%
3 Dem. Rep. of the Congo 0 0 $40,155 $9.04 16.8%
4 Eswatini 20 1 $28,520 $1.89 11.9%
5 Lesotho 10 1 $21,609 $1.97 9.1%
All others 10 0 $43,250 $4.90 18.1%
Frozen Pork Carcasses 20 1 $79,577 $3.37 0.0% 5
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Mozambique 20 1 $65,158 $3.69 81.9%
2 Lesotho 10 0 $14,060 $2.37 17.7%
3 United Arab Emirates 0 0 $179 $199.99 0.2%
4 Saint Helena 0 0 $117 $6.41 0.1%
5 Malawi 0 0 $60 $6.77 0.1%
Fresh/Chilled Turkey (Not Cut) 40 2 $73,751 $1.98 0.0% 4
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 Zambia 30 1 $39,646 $1.45 53.8%
2 Lesotho 10 0 $31,526 $3.39 42.8%
3 Mozambique 0 0 $2,548 $3.65 3.5%
4 Saint Helena 0 0 $29 $7.45 0.0%
Horse, Ass & Mule Meat 10 0 $23,845 $4.00 0.0% 2
# Buyer Tonnage Containers Value $/kg Share
1 United Arab Emirates 10 0 $23,716 $4.03 99.5%
2 Mozambique 0 0 $128 $1.61 0.5%
TOTAL 104,740 5,237 $347 million $3.31

Data sourced from UN Comtrade

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