What is the price of butter in South Africa?

As of January 2025, butter in South Africa is US$ 5.47 per kg (106 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Butter Price in South Africa - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Butter Prices in South Africa

US$ 5.47 / kg

106 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 15.9% YoY ▲ 15.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	5.47	106	▲ 15.9%	▲ 15.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the butter price in South Africa available is US$ 5.47 per kg (106 ZAR), up 15.9% year-on-year.

South Africa exported US$9.37 million (1,984 tonnes) of butter in 2024, ranking #33 among 109 exporters and accounting for 0.1% of global exports, with a 6.4% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter, producing 15,900 tonnes in 2023 (world rank #46, 0.3% of global output, up 3.2% YoY). The latest export unit value is US$5.4728 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - butter in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $9.4M (2 kt) of butter▲ 6.4% YoY. That ranks #33 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$9.4M

Export value

2 kt

Export volume

#33 / 109

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$4.72

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top butter exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ireland $1.78B · 18.4%
#2 New Zealand $1.72B · 17.8%
#3 Netherlands $1.38B · 14.3%
#4 Germany $832.2M · 8.6%
#5 France $784.9M · 8.1%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$9.4M	2 kt	$4.72
2023	$8.8M	2.2 kt	$4.03
2022	$8.4M	2 kt	$4.23
2021	$7.6M	1.8 kt	$4.23
2020	$7.5M	1.8 kt	$4.22

Production FAOSTAT · 2023

South Africa produced 15.9 kt of butter in 2023▲ 3.2% YoY. It ranks #46 among producing countries (0.3% of world output).

15.9 kt

mi_production

#46

World rank

Production by year (tonnes)

HS Code

butter is traded under Harmonized System code 0405.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; production - FAOSTAT (FAO). Values are official reported figures.

South Africa butter - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa exported 49,105 tonnes of butter. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa butter (processed category) has reduced, recording a change of -97.515 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, butter's exports went down by -97.35 percent earning the nation US$9.65m for the year 2019. South Africa's butter exports are classified as:

Butter (excluding dehydrated butter and ghee) (HS code 040510)
Dairy spreads of a fat content, by weight, of >= 39% but < 80% (HS code 040520)
Fats and oils derived from milk, and dehydrated butter and ghee (excluding natural butter, recombined butter and whey butter) (HS code 040590)

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South Africa butter export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped butter worth 9.65m USD, a decrease of -17.98% from 2018's total butter export of 11.766m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa butter between 2017 to 2018 was 14.189 percent.

The per year variation in the quantity of South Africa's butter exports between 2017 and 2019 was -97.35 pc in comparison to a variation of -97.515% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total butter's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked number 15 in world exports of butter.

Export markets for South Africa butter ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of butter. The annual growth of South Africa butter in value between 2015 to 2019 was 61%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 42%, per annum.

South Africa purchased 4,358 tonnes of butter in 2019.

Butter Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest butter prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$3.00/kg Ethiopia$4.80/kg Nigeria$1.29/kg Morocco$5.48/kg Tanzania$10.61/kg Egypt$8.78/kg Algeria$7.72/kg Botswana$3.28/kg Djibouti$3.76/kg Uganda$4.80/kg Zambia$6.24/kg Benin$1.58/kg Angola$2.18/kg Cape Verde$15.14/kg Ghana$1.96/kg

Other Processed Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other processed in South Africa:

Raw Hides & Skins$0.62/kg Canola Oil$1.43/kg Sugar$0.68/kg Black Tea$5.22/kg Cotton$1.82/kg Molasses$0.17/kg Sunflower Oil$1.70/kg Chocolate$5.91/kg Coffee$6.90/kg Natural Honey$4.76/kg Milk & Cream$0.71/kg Palm Oil$1.53/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.38/kg Tapioca$0.92/kg Heart of palm$2.70/kg

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