What is the price of whey in South Africa?

As of January 2025, whey in South Africa is US$ 1.40 per kg (27.16 ZAR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

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

South Africa ranks 39th out of 79 whey exporters.

What percentage of global whey exports does South Africa account for?

South Africa accounts for 0.1% of global whey exports.

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

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Whey Prices in South Africa

US$ 1.40 / kg

27.16 ZAR / kg

MoM ▲ 0.8% YoY ▲ 0.8%

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)	1.40	27.16	▲ 0.8%	▲ 0.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the whey price in South Africa available is US$ 1.40 per kg (27.16 ZAR), up 0.8% year-on-year.

South Africa exported 1,676 tonnes of whey in 2024, valued at US$2.32 million, ranking 39th out of 79 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. Export value declined by 21.3% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$1.398 per kg. South Africa is a net exporter of whey.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, South Africa exported $2.3M (1.7 kt) of whey▼ 21.3% YoY. That ranks #39 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$2.3M

Export value

1.7 kt

Export volume

#39 / 79

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$1.39

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top whey exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $609.7M · 17.6%
#2 Germany $464.9M · 13.4%
#3 France $358.9M · 10.4%
#4 Netherlands $302.3M · 8.7%
#5 Ireland $251.6M · 7.3%

Annual export data South Africa · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.3M	1.7 kt	$1.39
2023	$3M	1.6 kt	$1.9
2022	$3.3M	1.3 kt	$2.63
2021	$1.7M	935.1 t	$1.8
2020	$549.4K	407.1 t	$1.35

HS Code

whey is traded under Harmonized System code 0404.10. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

In 2019 South Africa shipped 3,190,497 tonnes of whey. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa whey (processed category) has gone down, flactuating by -4.163 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, whey's exports reduced by -6.64% earning South Africa US$0.23m for the year 2019. South Africa's whey exports are classified as:

Whey and modified whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (HS code 040410)

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South Africa whey export values

In 2019, South Africa sold whey worth 0.23m USD, a drop of -41.33% from 2018's total whey export of 0.392m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa whey between 2017 to 2018 was -88.235%.

The annual/yearly change in the volume of South Africa's whey exports between 2017 and 2019 was -6.64 pc compared to a variation of -4.163% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

South Africa's share of the world's total whey's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds number 34 in world exports of whey.

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

South Africa's leading export markets for whey are Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC Congo, Malawi and Nigeria.

Import/Export Trends

South Africa is a net importer of whey. The annual growth of South Africa whey in value between 2015 to 2019 was 45%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 68%, per annum.

South Africa procured 20,674 tonnes of whey in 2019.

Whey Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest whey prices in other Africa countries:

Cameroon$0.37/kg Kenya$1.76/kg Morocco$10.68/kg Djibouti$3.70/kg Egypt$1.29/kg Rwanda$0.33/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 Butter$5.47/kg Milk & Cream$0.71/kg Palm Oil$1.53/kg Oil cake (Press cake)$0.38/kg Tapioca$0.92/kg

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