What is the price of live horses per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US live horses is between US$ 3.00 and US$ 3.39 per kilogram or between US$ 1.36 and US$ 1.54 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live horses in US
The retail price range in Euro for live horses is between EUR 2.75 and EUR 3.11 per kilogram or between EUR 1.25 and EUR 1.41 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US live horses is between US$ 2.10 and US$ 2.37 per kilogram or between US$ 0.95 and US$ 1.08 per pound(lb).
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US Live Horses Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Horses from the US has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the export price was 2.80 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it was 2.92 US$ per kg. The highest export price was recorded in 2018, at 3.49 US$ per kg. The most recent export price in 2022 was 2.75 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price for 2023 will be around 2.88 US$ per kg, and for 2024 it will be around 2.81 US$ per kg.The exports of live horses from US are categorised as:
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
US Live Horses Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram for Live Horses into the US over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 2.80 US$/kg, which increased to 3.49 US$/kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 3.06 US$/kg in 2019 and further to 3.10 US$/kg in 2020. In 2021, the price decreased to 2.92 US$/kg and further to 2.75 US$/kg in 2022. Looking at the trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram for Live Horses into the US will remain around the same level in 2023 and 2024, with a slight decrease to 2.70 US$/kg in 2023 and 2.65 US$/kg in 2024.Export values for US live horses
The total values in export for live horses in US were US$ 417,225, US$ 448,618, US$ 514,533 and US$ 370,633 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in US: Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Cattle, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Sheep, Live Goats, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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US live horses - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live horses shipped by US in 2020 was 95,460 tonnes. In 2019 US exported 121,473 tonnes of live horses. Across 2019 alone, the interest in US live horses (livestock category) has decreased, changing by -17.488 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live horses' exports decreased by -24.1 percent bringing US US$370.63m for the year 2019. US' live horses exports are classified as:
- Pure-bred breeding horses and asses (HS code 010110)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010119)
- Live asses, mules and hinnies (HS code 010120)
- Live horses (excluding pure-bred for breeding) (HS code 010129)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010111)
- Pure-bred breeding horses (HS code 010121)
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US live horses export values
In 2019, US supplied live horses worth 370.63m USD, a contraction of -27.97% from 2018's total live horses export of 514.533m USD. The annual reduction in value of US live horses between 2017 to 2018 was 14.693 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of US' live horses exports between 2017 and 2019 was -24.1% in comparison to a variation of -17.488% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for US live horses ( in '000$ )
US' best performing destinations for live horses are Poland, India, Portugal, the Dominican Republic and Colombia.
US imported 19,103 tonnes of live horses in 2019.