What is the price of chicken meat per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa chicken meat is between US$ 3.10 and US$ 6.30 per kilogram or between US$ 1.41 and US$ 2.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chicken meat in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for chicken meat is between ZAR 60.28 and ZAR 122.47 per kilogram or between ZAR 27.34 and ZAR 55.54 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa chicken meat is between US$ 2.17 and US$ 4.41 per kilogram or between US$ 0.98 and US$ 2.00 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Chicken Meat Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Chicken Meat from South Africa has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2021, the price was 1.52 US$ per kg, which is a decrease of 0.32 US$ per kg from the price in 2017. The price in 2020 was 1.41 US$ per kg, a decrease of 0.09 US$ per kg from the previous year. In 2019, the price was 1.56 US$ per kg, a decrease of 0.04 US$ per kg from 2018. The price in 2018 was 1.66 US$ per kg, a decrease of 0.07 US$ per kg from 2017. The price in 2017 was 1.5 US$ per kg, a decrease of 0.69 US$ per kg from 2016. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Chicken Meat from South Africa in 2023 will be 1.44 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be 1.36 US$ per kg.The chicken meat exports from South Africa are classified as:
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
South Africa Chicken Meat Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 1.50 US dollars per kg, followed by 1.66 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.56 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 1.41 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 1.52 US dollars per kg in 2021, and further increased to 1.68 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Chicken Meat into South Africa in 2023 will be 1.76 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be 1.84 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa chicken meat
The total values in export for chicken meat in South Africa were US$ 167,832, US$ 196,872, US$ 171,164 and US$ 160,934 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, Turkey Meat, Duck Meat, Geese Meat, Guinea Fowls Meat, Rabbit Meat & Frog Legs.
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South Africa chicken meat - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa exported 34,916,946 tonnes of chicken meat. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa chicken meat (meat category) has improved, changing by 2.245 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chicken meat's exports increased by 145.18 pc netting the country US$160.93m for the year 2019. South Africa's chicken meat exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020713)
- Frozen cuts and edible offal of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (HS code 020714)
- Fresh or chilled fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020711)
- Frozen fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces (HS code 020712)
- Meat or offal of fowls of the species "Gallus domesticus", prepared or preserved (excluding sausages and similar products, finely homogenised preparations put up for retail sale as infant food or for dietetic purposes, in containers of a net weight of <= 250 g, preparations of liver and meat extracts and juices) (HS code 160232)
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South Africa chicken meat export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied chicken meat worth 160.93m USD, a drop of -5.98% from 2018's total chicken meat export of 171.164m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa chicken meat between 2017 to 2018 was -13.058 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of South Africa's chicken meat exports between 2017 and 2019 was 145.18 pc when compared to a variation of 2.245% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total chicken meat's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked position 8 in world exports of chicken meat.
Export markets for South Africa chicken meat ( in '000$ )
South Africa's leading export markets for chicken meat are Poland, Lesotho, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Mozambique and Brazil.
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of chicken meat. The annual growth of South Africa chicken meat in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 41%, per annum.
South Africa bought 1,022,634 tonnes of chicken meat in 2019.