Lesotho | Imports and Exports | World | Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
| Commodity | Reporter | Partner | Trade flow | Indicator | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| 04. Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included | Lesotho | World | Exports | Value (US$) | 443,753.00 | 521,134.24 | 333,090.63 | 57,992.45 | 86,198.57 | 38,961.81 | 20,871.58 | 27,920.42 | 73,399.91 | 78,380.01 | 92,379.27 | 28,740.24 |
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | -21.51 | 17.43 | -36.08 | -82.58 | 48.63 | -54.79 | -46.43 | 33.77 | 162.88 | 6.78 | 17.86 | -68.88 | ||||
| Imports | Value (US$) | 23,032,948.00 | 24,354,160.76 | 20,968,671.31 | 17,791,098.25 | 18,063,884.17 | 23,898,931.08 | 18,152,656.98 | 15,952,139.46 | 15,419,563.88 | 19,008,150.11 | 22,006,265.52 | 20,462,385.63 | |||
| Value Growth, YoY (%) | 9.74 | 5.73 | -13.90 | -15.15 | 1.53 | 32.30 | -24.04 | -12.12 | -3.33 | 23.27 | 15.77 | -7.01 |
The value of exports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" from Lesotho totalled $ 28 thousand in 2023. Sales of commodity group 04 from Lesotho decreased by 68% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" decreased by $ 63 thousand (cumulative exports of commodity group 04 from Lesotho amounted $92 thousand in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" amounted to 0.003% of total exports from Lesotho (cumulative merchandise exports from Lesotho totalled $ 829 million in 2023). The share of commodity group 04 in total exports from Lesotho decreased by 0.006 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.01% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Lesotho were equal to $ 899 million).
Where does Lesotho export Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included?
Top export destinations of "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" from Lesotho in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 99% (28 thousand US$)
- Ethiopia - 77 US$
Exports structure of 04 - Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included - from Lesotho in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 46% (13.2 thousand US$): 0401 - Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 21% (6.14 thousand US$): 0406 - Cheese and curd
- 15.1% (4.36 thousand US$): 0402 - Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
- 9.57% (2.75 thousand US$): 0408 - Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 7.79% (2.23 thousand US$): 0403 - Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
The value of imports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" to Lesotho totalled $ 20 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 04 to Lesotho decreased by 7.01% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" decreased by $ 1.54 million (the value of imports of commodity group 04 to Lesotho was equal to $22 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 04 "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included" accounted for 1.18% of total import flow to Lesotho (in 2023, total imports to Lesotho amounted to $ 1.72 billion). The share of commodity group 04 in total imports to Lesotho increased by 0.011 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 1.17% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Lesotho were equal to $ 1.86 billion).
Where does Lesotho import Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included from?
Top trading partners (import of "Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included") of Lesotho in 2023:
- South Africa with a share of 100% (20 million US$)
Imports structure of 04 - Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included - to Lesotho in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 63% (13 million US$): 0401 - Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
- 14.4% (2.96 million US$): 0403 - Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
- 8.38% (1.71 million US$): 0402 - Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
- 7.81% (1.59 million US$): 0406 - Cheese and curd
- 3.05% (624 thousand US$): 0404 - Whey, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; products consisting of natural milk constituents, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, not elsewhere specified or included.
- 0.943% (193 thousand US$): 0409 - Natural honey
- 0.733% (150 thousand US$): 0407 - Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh, preserved or cooked
- 0.703% (143 thousand US$): 0405 - Butter and other fats and oils derived from milk; dairy spreads.
- 0% (159 US$): 0408 - Birds' eggs, not in shell, and egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
