What is the price of beef per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia beef is between US$ 6.66 and US$ 10.25 per kilogram or between US$ 3.02 and US$ 4.65 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of beef in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for beef is between ZMW 125.64 and ZMW 193.16 per kilogram or between ZMW 56.98 and ZMW 87.60 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia beef is between US$ 4.67 and US$ 7.17 per kilogram or between US$ 2.12 and US$ 3.25 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Beef Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Beef from Zambia over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the export price was 3.36 US $ per kg, but by 2016, it had dropped to 1.74 US $ per kg. In 2017, the price decreased further to 1.66 US $ per kg, and in 2018, it reached its lowest point of 1.01 US $ per kg. Since then, the export price has been gradually increasing, reaching 3.60 US $ per kg in 2019 and 2.42 US $ per kg in 2021. The latest data shows that the export price is 2.65 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Beef from Zambia will be 2.88 US $ per kg in 2023 and 3.11 US $ per kg in 2024.The exports of beef from Zambia 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 offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
- Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
- Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
- Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
- Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
- Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
- Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
Zambia Beef Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Beef into Zambia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 3.36 US dollars per kg, which then increased to 7.69 US dollars per kg in 2013. This was followed by a slight decrease to 9.84 US dollars per kg in 2014. In 2015, the price dropped significantly to 2.83 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 1.74 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then remained relatively stable at 1.66 US dollars per kg in 2017 and 1.01 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 3.60 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 2.09 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased again to 2.42 US dollars per kg in 2021 and 2.65 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Beef into Zambia in 2023 will be 2.88 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 3.11 US dollars per kg.Export values for Zambia beef
The total values in export for beef in Zambia were US$ 136, US$ 312, US$ 175 and US$ 1,098 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Zambia beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia shipped 305 tonnes of beef. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Zambia beef (meat category) has improved, flactuating by 75.287 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports increased by 62.23% earning the country US$1.10m for the year 2019. Zambia's beef exports are classified as:
- Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
- Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
- Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
- Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
- Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
- Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
- Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
- Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
- Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
- Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
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Zambia beef export values
In 2019, Zambia supplied beef valued at 1.10m USD, a growth of 528.57% from 2018's total beef export of 0.175m USD. The annual increase in value of Zambia beef between 2017 to 2018 was -43.91 per cent.
The annual variation in the volume of Zambia's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was 62.23 pc compared to a variation of 75.287% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Zambia beef ( in '000$ )
Zambia's top export markets for beef are DRC Congo, Tanzania and Malawi.
Zambia procured 161 tonnes of beef in 2019.