What is the price of beef per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa beef is between US$ 10.51 and US$ 18.15 per kilogram or between US$ 4.76 and US$ 8.23 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beef in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for beef is between ZAR 204.12 and ZAR 352.57 per kilogram or between ZAR 92.57 and ZAR 159.90 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa beef is between US$ 7.35 and US$ 12.70 per kilogram or between US$ 3.34 and US$ 5.76 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Beef Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2014, the export price was 7.03 US$ per Kg, in 2015 it was 8.01 US$ per Kg, in 2016 it was 8.32 US$ per Kg, in 2017 it was 8.37US$ per Kg and in 2018 it was 14.00 US$ per Kg. For 2023, the predicted export price is approximately 14.01 US$ per Kg.
The South Africa beef exports are categorised as:
- Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
- Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
- Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
- Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
- Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
- Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
- Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
- Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
- Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
South Africa Beef Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beef into South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $4.14, followed by $4.22 in 2018, $4.08 in 2019, $3.90 in 2020 and $4.64 in 2021. This indicates an overall upward trend in the import price of Beef into South Africa. The highest price was recorded in 2021 at $4.64 per kilogram, while the lowest was in 2020 at $3.90 per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Beef into South Africa will be $5.17 in 2023 and $5.44 in 2024.Export values for South Africa beef
The total values in export for beef in South Africa were US$ 143,609, US$ 151,643, US$ 148,197 and US$ 123,981 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Meat category in South Africa: Pork, Mutton, Goat Meat, Horse Meat, Chicken Meat, Turkey Meat, Duck Meat, Geese Meat, Guinea Fowls Meat & Rabbit Meat.
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South Africa beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 12,264,508 tonnes of beef. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa beef (meat category) has escalated, flactuating by 6.693 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports grew by 12.82% earning the nation US$123.98m for the year 2019. South Africa's beef exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
- Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
- Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
- Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
- Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
- Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
- Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
- Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
- Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
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South Africa beef export values
In 2019, South Africa exported beef costing 123.98m USD, a drop of -16.34% from 2018's total beef export of 148.197m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa beef between 2017 to 2018 was -2.272 percent.
The annual variation in the volume of South Africa's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.82 pc compared to a variation of 6.693% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total beef's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds number 26 in world exports of beef.
Export markets for South Africa beef ( in '000$ )
South Africa's top destinations for beef are Swaziland (Eswatini), Lesotho, Norway, Mozambique and China.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of beef. The annual growth of South Africa beef in value between 2015 to 2019 was 12%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -10%, per annum.
South Africa purchased 64,780 tonnes of beef in 2019.