What is the price of eggs in South Africa?

As of January 2025, eggs in South Africa is US$ 1.24 per dozen (24.09 ZAR), sourced from FAOSTAT Producer Prices.

What is South Africa's world rank in egg exports?

South Africa ranks #61 out of 86 egg exporters.

How much did South Africa export in eggs in 2024?

South Africa exported 163 tonnes of eggs worth US$427,998 in 2024.

Is South Africa a net exporter or importer of eggs?

South Africa is a net exporter of eggs.

What was the year-on-year change in South Africa's egg exports?

Egg exports increased by 0.3% year-on-year.

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

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Eggs Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.24 / dozen

24.09 ZAR / dozen

MoM ▲ 22.9% YoY ▲ 22.9%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: FAOSTAT Producer Prices

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/dozen)	Local (ZAR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Farmgate	1.24	24.09	▲ 22.9%	▲ 22.9%	FAOSTAT Producer Prices
-	Export (unit value)	1.69	32.84	▼ 35.6%	▼ 35.6%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the eggs price in South Africa available is US$ 1.24 per dozen (24.09 ZAR), up 22.9% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 163 tonnes of eggs in 2024, valued at US$427,998, ranking #61 among 86 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with exports increasing by 0.3% year-on-year. The latest farmgate generic price is US$1.24 per dozen.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $428K (163 t) of eggs▲ 0.3% YoY. That ranks #61 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$428K

Export value

163 t

Export volume

#61 / 86

World rank

Global share

$2.63

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top eggs exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $567.1M · 19.2%
#2 Poland $453.7M · 15.4%
#3 China $206.8M · 7%
#4 Turkey $184.1M · 6.2%
#5 US $180.6M · 6.1%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$428K	163 t	$2.63
2023	$426.9K	227.2 t	$1.88
2022	$339.7K	215.3 t	$1.58
2021	$150.9K	86.9 t	$1.74
2020	$1.2M	1 kt	$1.17

HS Code

eggs is traded under Harmonized System code 0407.21. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

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

In 2019 South Africa shipped 190,772 tonnes of eggs. In 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa eggs (agro commodities category) has gone down, with a change of -56.673 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, eggs' exports went down by -55.55 percent earning South Africa US$24.84m for the year 2019. South Africa's eggs exports are categorised as:

Fresh birds' eggs, in shell (excluding of domestic fowls, and fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040729)
Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked (HS code 040700)
Fresh eggs of domestic fowls, in shell (excluding fertilised for incubation) (HS code 040721)
Dried egg yolks, whether or not sweetened (HS code 040811)
Fertilised birds' eggs for incubation (excluding of domestic fowls) (HS code 040719)
Dried birds' eggs, not in shell, whether or not sweetened (excluding egg yolks) (HS code 040891)
Birds' eggs, not in shell, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040899)
Egg yolks, fresh, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not sweetened (excluding dried) (HS code 040819)
Fertilised eggs for incubation, of domestic fowls (HS code 040711)
Birds' eggs, in shell, preserved or cooked (HS code 040790)

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South Africa eggs export values

In 2019, South Africa shipped eggs valued at 24.84m USD, a surge of 13.74% from 2018's total eggs export of 21.839m USD. The annual increase in value of South Africa eggs between 2017 to 2018 was -8.182 pc.

The annual change in the amount of South Africa's eggs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -55.55% when compared to a variation of -56.673% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

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

South Africa's leading destinations for eggs are Nigeria, Ivory Coast (CÃ´te d'Ivoire

), Seychelles, Mozambique and Tanzania.

South Africa purchased 556 tonnes of eggs in 2019.

Eggs Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest eggs prices in other Africa countries:

Uganda$1.29/dozen Kenya$1.54/dozen Ghana$1.44/dozen DRC Congo$3.88/dozen Zambia$3.02/dozen Cameroon$0.43/dozen Morocco$2.19/dozen Tanzania$0.06/dozen Malawi$2.61/dozen Benin$3.75/dozen Ethiopia$2.28/dozen Senegal$4.95/dozen Rwanda$2.04/dozen Egypt$2.15/dozen Mozambique$2.64/dozen

Other Agro Commodities Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other agro commodities in South Africa:

Seaweed$1.92/kg Glucose$0.56/kg Bamboo$0.68/kg Mucilages and thickeners$8.13/kg Natural Gum Arabic$6.95/kg Bamboo shoots$1.72/kg Bulgur wheat$2.06/kg Kapok Fibre (Stuffing)$0.76/kg Pyrethrum Extracts$2.55/kg Wood Ear$3.26/kg Sugarcane$0.05/kg

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