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Beef: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in beef totaled $69 billion (11.8 million tonnes). The top exporters were Brazil (17%), Australia (13%) and the United States (13%); the top importers were China (18%), the United States (16%) and South Korea (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 34%.

Summary

World trade
$69billion
Tonnes
11.8million tonnes
Price per tonne
$5,832
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Brazil$11.6 billion · 16.8%
    see destinations
  2. Australia$9.2 billion · 13.4%
    see destinations
  3. United States$8.9 billion · 12.9%
    see destinations
  4. India$3.7 billion · 5.3%
    see destinations
  5. Canada$3.2 billion · 4.7%
    see destinations
  6. Netherlands$3.2 billion · 4.6%
    re-exports · see destinations
  7. Argentina$3.1 billion · 4.5%
    see destinations
  8. Ireland$2.9 billion · 4.2%
    see destinations
  9. New Zealand$2.7 billion · 3.9%
    see destinations
  10. Poland$2.6 billion · 3.7%
    see destinations
  11. Uruguay$2 billion · 3%
    see destinations
  12. Mexico$2 billion · 2.9%
    see destinations
  13. Germany$1.7 billion · 2.5%
    see destinations
  14. Paraguay$1.7 billion · 2.4%
    see destinations
  15. Spain$1.5 billion · 2.1%
    see destinations
  16. France$1.4 billion · 2%
  17. Italy$917 million · 1.3%
  18. Belgium$823 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  19. Nicaragua$765 million · 1.1%
  20. United Kingdom$643 million · 0.93%

Top importers

  1. China$12.4 billion · 18%
    see sources
  2. United States$10.8 billion · 15.6%
    see sources
  3. South Korea$3.7 billion · 5.3%
    see sources
  4. Japan$3.1 billion · 4.5%
    see sources
  5. Italy$2.7 billion · 3.9%
    see sources
  6. Germany$2.5 billion · 3.7%
    see sources
  7. Netherlands$2.4 billion · 3.5%
    re-exports · see sources
  8. France$2 billion · 2.9%
    see sources
  9. United Kingdom$1.8 billion · 2.6%
    see sources
  10. Mexico$1.6 billion · 2.4%
    see sources
  11. Chile$1.5 billion · 2.1%
    see sources
  12. United Arab Emirates$1.4 billion · 2%
  13. Taiwan$1.3 billion · 1.9%
  14. Canada$1.3 billion · 1.9%
  15. Spain$1.1 billion · 1.6%
  16. Portugal$991 million · 1.4%
  17. Saudi Arabia$963 million · 1.4%
  18. Israel$946 million · 1.4%
  19. Hong Kong$938 million · 1.4%
    re-exports
  20. Egypt$920 million · 1.3%

Trend

Who sells it

Brazil has been the top exporter since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Brazil 11.6
  • Australia 9.2
  • United States 8.9
  • India 3.7
  • Canada 3.2

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
Country19952024
Brazil0.1811.6
Australia2.29.2
United States2.88.9
India0.193.7
Canada0.413.2

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 77% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $5,832

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$3,290
1996$2,854
1997$2,704
1998$2,725
1999$2,644
2000$2,552
2001$2,476
2002$2,480
2003$2,835
2004$3,114
2005$3,296
2006$3,554
2007$3,868
2008$4,662
2009$4,118
2010$4,372
2011$5,048
2012$4,937
2013$4,831
2014$5,117
2015$4,944
2016$4,665
2017$4,849
2018$5,074
2019$5,023
2020$5,039
2021$5,811
2022$6,349
2023$5,855
2024$5,832

What it includes

Fresh, chilled and frozen; excludes live cattle and prepared meat.

  • 0201 · Fresh beef
  • 0202 · Frozen beef

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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