SOUTH AFRICA IMPORT LIVE BOVINE

This page contains an overview of the imports of live bovine in SOUTH AFRICA.
The monthly and cumulative data concerning quantities, values and prices refer to the different types divided into sub-categories and codes.

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This country has not imported significant quantities in the last available month!
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March 2026QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20252026± su 202520252026± su 20252026± su 2025
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 86
-30.08%
3.3073.004
-9.17%
535,87
+29.92%
IMPORT TOTAL86-30.08%3.3073.004-9.17% 
This country has not importato significant quantities in the current year!
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January - March 2026QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20252026± su 202520252026± su 20252026± su 2025
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 526
-89.18%
8.3073.004
-63.84%
535,87
+234.11%
IMPORT TOTAL526-89.18%8.3073.004-63.84% 
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January - December 2022QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20212022± su 202120212022± su 20212022± su 2021
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 347347
-0.10%
157.938171.433
+8.54%
494,55
+8.65%
Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010221 00
> +1000%
27147
+442.88%
890,50
-96.71%
IMPORT TOTAL347347-0.05%157.965171.580+8.62% 
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January - December 2023QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20222023± su 202220222023± su 20222023± su 2022
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 347397
+14.55%
171.433102.380
-40.28%
257,82
-47.87%
Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010221 01
+331.52%
147325
+121.39%
456,86
-48.70%
IMPORT TOTAL347398+14.71%171.580102.705-40.14% 
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January - December 2024QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20232024± su 202320232024± su 20232024± su 2023
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 397390
-1.76%
102.380100.310
-2.02%
257,12
-0.27%
Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010221 10
-61.52%
325128
-60.72%
466,31
+2.07%
IMPORT TOTAL398390-1.86%102.705100.438-2.21% 
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January - December 2025QUANTITY (n. of heads x 1000)VALUES ('000 USD)PRICES (US$ / capo)
20242025± su 202420242025± su 20242025± su 2024
Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010229 390100
-74.49%
100.31031.712
-68.39%
318,60
+23.91%
Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals HS. 010221 00
-83.21%
12811
-91.71%
230,15
-50.65%
IMPORT TOTAL390100-74.49%100.43831.723-68.42% 
Processed by CLAL on IHS data
Last Update: 06 May 2026
** Extended description of the monitored customs codes (Information note)
010221: Cattle; live, pure-bred breeding animals
010229: Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals

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