What is the price of mutton in South Africa?

As of January 2025, mutton in South Africa is US$ 6.67 per kg (130 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of South African mutton in 2024?

The export value was US$1,486,109.

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

South Africa ranks #20 among 63 exporters.

What is the latest export price for South African mutton?

The latest export unit value is US$6.6678 per kg.

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

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Mutton Prices in South Africa

US$ 6.67 / kg

130 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 23.7% YoY ▲ 23.7%

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)	6.67	130	▲ 23.7%	▲ 23.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the mutton price in South Africa available is US$ 6.67 per kg (130 ZAR), up 23.7% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 276 tonnes of mutton in 2024, valued at US$1,486,109, ranking #20 among 63 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. Export values increased by 47.8% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value for mutton is US$6.6678 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $1.5M (275.7 t) of mutton▲ 47.8% YoY. That ranks #20 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$1.5M

Export value

275.7 t

Export volume

#20 / 63

World rank

Global share

$5.39

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top mutton exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 New Zealand $1.36B · 45.2%
#2 Australia $1.34B · 44.4%
#3 Netherlands $92M · 3%
#4 Germany $34.6M · 1.1%
#5 Uruguay $34.4M · 1.1%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.5M	275.7 t	$5.39
2023	$1M	378.2 t	$2.66
2022	$794.7K	137.8 t	$5.77
2021	$1.4M	986.6 t	$1.43
2020	$861.7K	214.2 t	$4.02

HS Code

mutton is traded under Harmonized System code 0204.42. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

In 2019 South Africa shipped 1,274,565 tonnes of mutton. For 2019 alone, the market for South Africa mutton (meat category) has improved, with a change of 1.607 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mutton's exports went up by 7.21 percent netting the country US$3.44m for the year 2019. South Africa's mutton exports are categorised as:

Frozen cuts of sheep, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020442)
Fresh or chilled boneless cuts of sheep (HS code 020423)
Fresh or chilled cuts of sheep, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020422)
Frozen sheep carcases and half-carcases (excluding lambs) (HS code 020441)
Frozen boneless cuts of sheep (HS code 020443)
Fresh or chilled lamb carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020410)
Fresh or chilled sheep carcases and half-carcases (excluding lambs) (HS code 020421)
Frozen lamb carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020430)

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South Africa mutton export values

In 2019, South Africa exported mutton with a value of 3.44m USD, an increment of 8.72% from 2018's total mutton export of 3.164m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa mutton between 2017 to 2018 was -5.833 percent.

The annual/yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's mutton exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.21 percent in comparison to a variation of 1.607% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total mutton's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 24 in world exports of mutton.

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

South Africa's leading destinations for mutton are Lesotho, Mozambique, Botswana, China and Thailand.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of mutton. The annual growth of South Africa mutton in value between 2015 to 2019 was -39%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -62%, per annum.

South Africa brought in 4,046 tonnes of mutton in 2019.

Mutton Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest mutton prices in other Africa countries:

Kenya$12.99/kg Morocco$8.82/kg Tanzania$3.49/kg Uganda$0.59/kg Angola$1.77/kg Benin$16.93/kg Ethiopia$6.07/kg Senegal$14.14/kg Ghana$7.83/kg

Other Meat Prices in South Africa

Latest prices for other meat in South Africa:

Rabbit Meat$6.14/kg Camel Meat$8.44/kg Pork$2.99/kg Beef$6.66/kg Goat Meat$8.59/kg Chicken Meat$1.43/kg Geese Meat$2.31/kg Horse Meat$4.00/kg Frog Legs$5.67/kg Ossein and bones$18.93/kg Pig Fat$0.94/kg Chicken Fat$0.97/kg Duck Meat$3.52/kg

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