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Live cattle: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in live cattle totaled $11.4 billion (3.3 million tonnes). The top exporters were Canada (15%), France (14%) and Mexico (11%); the top importers were the United States (26%), Italy (14%) and Turkey (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 19%.

Summary

World trade
$11.4billion
Tonnes
3.3million tonnes
Price per tonne
$3,494
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Canada$1.7 billion · 14.8%
    see destinations
  2. France$1.6 billion · 14.2%
    see destinations
  3. Mexico$1.2 billion · 11%
  4. Australia$811 million · 7.1%
  5. Brazil$780 million · 6.8%
  6. United States$526 million · 4.6%
  7. Germany$342 million · 3%
  8. Czechia$323 million · 2.8%
  9. Hungary$301 million · 2.6%
  10. Uruguay$298 million · 2.6%
  11. Netherlands$296 million · 2.6%
    re-exports
  12. Spain$281 million · 2.5%
  13. Ireland$272 million · 2.4%
  14. Belgium$222 million · 2%
    re-exports
  15. Romania$195 million · 1.7%
  16. Colombia$187 million · 1.6%
  17. Bulgaria$180 million · 1.6%
  18. Croatia$136 million · 1.2%
  19. Thailand$131 million · 1.2%
  20. Portugal$124 million · 1.1%

Top importers

  1. United States$2.9 billion · 25.7%
    see sources
  2. Italy$1.6 billion · 13.6%
    see sources
  3. Turkey$871 million · 7.6%
  4. Iraq$519 million · 4.6%
  5. Indonesia$503 million · 4.4%
  6. Canada$445 million · 3.9%
  7. Spain$398 million · 3.5%
  8. Netherlands$380 million · 3.3%
    re-exports
  9. Morocco$346 million · 3%
  10. Lebanon$298 million · 2.6%
  11. Israel$290 million · 2.5%
  12. Egypt$249 million · 2.2%
  13. Belgium$238 million · 2.1%
    re-exports
  14. Poland$213 million · 1.9%
  15. Croatia$185 million · 1.6%
  16. Vietnam$171 million · 1.5%
  17. South Africa$122 million · 1.1%
  18. Austria$115 million · 1%
  19. China$96 million · 0.84%
  20. Hungary$86 million · 0.75%

Trend

Who sells it

Canada has been the top exporter since 2024

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

  • Canada 1.7
  • France 1.6
  • Mexico 1.2
  • Australia 0.81
  • Brazil 0.78

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Canada0.891.7
France1.41.6
Mexico0.551.2
Australia0.220.81
Brazil< 0.010.78

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 71% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $3,494

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$2,043
1996$1,787
1997$1,748
1998$1,817
1999$1,662
2000$1,891
2001$1,869
2002$1,637
2003$1,822
2004$2,285
2005$2,411
2006$2,309
2007$2,407
2008$2,775
2009$2,308
2010$2,638
2011$2,806
2012$3,073
2013$3,127
2014$3,129
2015$3,005
2016$2,760
2017$2,895
2018$3,038
2019$2,944
2020$2,763
2021$3,063
2022$3,214
2023$3,400
2024$3,494

What it includes

  • 0102 · Live cattle

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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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