What is the price of ossein and bones in South Africa?

As of January 2025, ossein and bones in South Africa is US$ 18.93 per kg (368 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is South Africa's world rank in ossein and bones exports?

South Africa ranks #4 among 20 exporters.

How much ossein and bones did South Africa export in 2024?

South Africa exported 73 tonnes of ossein and bones in 2024.

What was the export value of ossein and bones from South Africa in 2024?

The export value was US$1,326,464.

Ossein and bones Price in South Africa - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Ossein And Bones Prices in South Africa

US$ 18.93 / kg

368 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 4.0% YoY ▲ 4.0%

Checked: Jun 10, 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)	18.93	368	▲ 4.0%	▲ 4.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the ossein and bones price in South Africa available is US$ 18.93 per kg (368 ZAR), up 4.0% year-on-year.

South Africa exported ossein and bones worth US$1,326,464 in 2024, totaling 73 tonnes and ranking #4 among 20 global exporters with 2.6% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 27.9% year-on-year, and the country is a net exporter. The latest export unit value is US$18.9348 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - ossein and bones in South Africa

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $1.3M (72.9 t) of ossein and bones▲ 27.9% YoY. That ranks #4 worldwide (2.6% of global exports).

$1.3M

Export value

72.9 t

Export volume

#4 / 20

World rank

2.6%

Global share

$18.21

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top ossein and bones exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Belgium $30.5M · 60.2%
#2 India $11.4M · 22.5%
#3 Thailand $4.6M · 9.1%
#4 South Africa $1.3M · 2.6%
#5 Australia $1.3M · 2.5%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$1.3M	72.9 t	$18.21
2023	$1M	65.8 t	$15.76
2022	$1M	67.2 t	$15.4
2021	$564.3K	34.4 t	$16.42
2020	$737.7K	42.2 t	$17.49

HS Code

ossein and bones is traded under Harmonized System code 0506.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

South Africa ossein and bones - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 South Africa shipped 780,895 tonnes of ossein and bones. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa ossein and bones (meat category) has shrunk, flactuating by -0.64734225 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ossein and bones' exports went down by -17.8% bringing the exporter US$1.66m for the year 2019. South Africa's ossein and bones exports are classified as:

Ossein and bones treated with acid (HS code 050610)
Bones and horn-cores and their powder and waste, unworked, defatted, degelatinised or simply prepared (excluding ossein and bones treated with acid and cut to shape) (HS code 050690)

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South Africa ossein and bones export values

In 2019, South Africa sold ossein and bones costing 1.66m USD, a drop of -19.85% from 2018's total ossein and bones export of 2.071m USD. The annual reduction in value of South Africa ossein and bones between 2017 to 2018 was 56.657 per cent.

The yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's ossein and bones exports between 2017 and 2019 was -17.8 percent compared to a variation of -0.64734225% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total ossein and bones' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 69 in world exports of ossein and bones.

Export markets for South Africa ossein and bones ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net exporter of ossein and bones. The annual growth of South Africa ossein and bones in value between 2015 to 2019 was -55%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -74%, per annum.

South Africa procured 27 tonnes of ossein and bones in 2019.

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 Mutton$6.67/kg Frog Legs$5.67/kg Pig Fat$0.94/kg Chicken Fat$0.97/kg Duck Meat$3.52/kg

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