What is the price of ham per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa ham is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of ham in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for ham is between ZAR 18.77 and ZAR 37.54 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.51 and ZAR 17.03 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa ham is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Ham Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Ham from South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.86 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 3.88 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2022, when it reached 4.03 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2016, when it was 2.24 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Ham from South Africa will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 4.20 US $ per kg in 2023 and 4.40 US $ per kg in 2024.South Africa Ham Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Ham into South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 2.86 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2018 to 3.15 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price dropped further to 2.32 US dollars per kg, the lowest in the five year period. However, the price has been on the rise since then, reaching 2.64 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 3.88 US dollars per kg in 2021. The latest data shows that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Africa is 4.03 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the current trend, it is expected that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Africa will continue to rise in the next two years. We predict that the import price per kilogram of Ham into South Africa will be 4.18 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 4.33 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for South Africa ham
The total values in export for ham in South Africa were US$ 1,624, US$ 1,873, US$ 1,225 and US$ 1,206 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa ham - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 274,006 tonnes of ham. For 2019 alone, the market for South Africa ham (meat category) has reduced, with a change of -1.294 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ham's exports increased by 9.9% netting South Africa US$1.21m for the year 2019. South Africa's ham exports are classified as:
- Hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, salted, in brine, dried or smoked, with bone in (HS code 021011)
- Hams of swine and cuts thereof, prepared or preserved (HS code 160241)
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South Africa ham export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied ham with a value of 1.21m USD, a decrease of -1.22% from 2018's total ham export of 1.225m USD. The annual reduction in value of South Africa ham between 2017 to 2018 was -34.597 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of South Africa's ham exports between 2017 and 2019 was 9.9 percent when compared to a variation of -1.294% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total ham's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds position 29 in world exports of ham.
Export markets for South Africa ham ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of ham. The annual growth of South Africa ham in value between 2015 to 2019 was 16%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 11%, per annum.
South Africa brought in 128 tonnes of ham in 2019.