Poultry Meat in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $88M in Poultry Meat, making it the 30th largest exporter of Poultry Meat in the world. At the same year, Poultry Meat was the 155th most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Poultry Meat exports from South Africa are: Lesotho ($37.7M), Mozambique ($26.1M), Namibia ($11.1M), Botswana ($3.79M), and Eswatini ($3.25M).

The fastest growing export markets for Poultry Meat of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Mozambique ($15.3M), Lesotho ($4.41M), and United Arab Emirates ($894k).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $283M in Poultry Meat, becoming the 34th largest importer of Poultry Meat in the world. At the same year, Poultry Meat was the 75th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Poultry Meat primarily from: Brazil ($200M), United States ($47.8M), Argentina ($23.7M), Spain ($2.39M), and Chile ($1.72M).

The fastest growing import markets in Poultry Meat for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Argentina ($1.33M), Eswatini ($957k), and Netherlands ($669k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Poultry Meat from South Africa to the United States.

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January 2024

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Overview In January 2024 South Africa's Poultry Meat exports accounted up to ZAR48.6M and imports accounted up to ZAR508M, resulting in a negative trade balance of ZAR460M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Poultry Meat have decreased by ZAR-47.1M (-49.2%) from ZAR95.7M to ZAR48.6M, while imports increased by ZAR53.1M (11.7%) from ZAR455M to ZAR508M.

Destinations In January 2024, Poultry Meat were exported mostly to Mozambique (ZAR24.4M), Lesotho (ZAR21.7M), Namibia (ZAR1.58M), Botswana (ZAR420k), and Zambia (ZAR106k), and were imported mostly from Brazil (ZAR340M), Spain (ZAR47.6M), Argentina (ZAR47.3M), United States (ZAR31M), and Ireland (ZAR26.5M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Poultry Meat's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Namibia (ZAR-3.63M or -36.1%), Zambia (ZAR-2.14M or -91.9%), and Nigeria (ZAR-292k or -74.4%). In January 2024, the increase in Poultry Meat's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Argentina (ZAR28.9M or 132%), Australia (ZAR4.07M or 126%), and Eswatini (ZAR1.6M or 144k%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

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Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR-47.1M(-49.2%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR53.1M(11.7%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)KomatipoortZAR24.4M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)MozambiqueZAR24.4M

This section shows Poultry Meat's exports and imports data at subnational level for South Africa. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Poultry Meat over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$88M

IMPORTS (2022)$283M

NET TRADE (2022)-$195M

In 2022, South Africa exported $88M in Poultry Meat. The main destinations of South Africa exports on Poultry Meat were Lesotho ($37.7M), Mozambique ($26.1M), Namibia ($11.1M), Botswana ($3.79M), and Eswatini ($3.25M).

In 2022, South Africa imported $283M in Poultry Meat, mainly from Brazil ($200M), United States ($47.8M), Argentina ($23.7M), Spain ($2.39M), and Chile ($1.72M).

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