Bovine Meat in South Africa | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, South Africa exported $97.3M in Bovine Meat, making it the 25th largest exporter of Bovine Meat in the world. At the same year, Bovine Meat was the 142nd most exported product in South Africa. The main destination of Bovine Meat exports from South Africa are: Kuwait ($25.2M), Jordan ($17.1M), United Arab Emirates ($15.7M), Qatar ($12.7M), and Mozambique ($8.61M).

The fastest growing export markets for Bovine Meat of South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Jordan ($3.74M), Qatar ($2.01M), and Netherlands ($1.38M).

Imports In 2022, South Africa imported $2.81M in Bovine Meat, becoming the 92nd largest importer of Bovine Meat in the world. At the same year, Bovine Meat was the 876th most imported product in South Africa. South Africa imports Bovine Meat primarily from: Botswana ($2.17M), Namibia ($268k), United Kingdom ($106k), United States ($70.9k), and Australia ($68.6k).

The fastest growing import markets in Bovine Meat for South Africa between 2021 and 2022 were Botswana ($145k), Argentina ($41.1k), and France ($40.8k).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as were at the forefront of shipping Bovine 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 Bovine Meat exports accounted up to ZAR163M and imports accounted up to ZAR20.1k, resulting in a positive trade balance of ZAR163M. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of South Africa's Bovine Meat have increased by ZAR61M (59.7%) from ZAR102M to ZAR163M, while imports decreased by ZAR-3.16M (-99.4%) from ZAR3.18M to ZAR20.1k.

Destinations In January 2024, Bovine Meat were exported mostly to United Arab Emirates (ZAR41.4M), Jordan (ZAR28.8M), Kuwait (ZAR25.3M), Qatar (ZAR23.8M), and Mozambique (ZAR13.2M), and were imported mostly from Botswana (ZAR20k) and South Africa (ZAR60).

Growth In January 2024, the increase in Bovine Meat's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Mozambique (ZAR1.86M or 19.4%), Malawi (ZAR1.13M or 291%), and Mauritius (ZAR647k or 25.2%). In January 2024, the decrease in Bovine Meat's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by a decrease in imports from Namibia (ZAR-730k or -97.8%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)ZAR61M(59.7%)

IMPORT GROWTH (August 2022 - January 2024)ZAR-3.16M(-99.4%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)DurbanZAR89.1M

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United Arab EmiratesZAR41.4M

This section shows Bovine 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 Bovine Meat over time.

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