Majority of Namibian beef exported to Netherlands

A total of more than 1.6 million kilograms of beef was exported to various destinations during the first quarter of this year.This compared to the more than 2.03 million kg exported during the same period in 2022.Of the total beef exported during the period under review, 61.7% went to the Netherlands, 16.6% to China, 11% to South Africa and 8.2% to the United Kingdom, while beef exports to the Norwegian market only made up 2.3% of total exports.The remaining 0.2% went to Angola and Botswana.This is according to the livestock and meat industry first quarter report by the Meat Board of Namibia.GrowthMutton exports recorded a growth of 270.6% during the first three months of 2023, largely due to increased production volumes.A total of 158 634 kg of mutton was exported to South Africa while 59 979 kg was exported to Norway.Meanwhile, the importation of meat and meat products dropped significantly during the first quarter of the year. Beef imports totalled 268 141 kg in 2023 compared to 539 689 kg imported during the same period in 2022, registering a decline of 50.3%.Of these imports, 47.3% originated from South Africa in the form of canned beef, 33.5% came from the European Union (EU), 19.0% from the United States while 0.3% originated from Australia.The Meat Board said that these imports were made up of processed beef products (47.3%) and beef offal (52.7%).Year-on-year, mutton imports dropped by 71.1% during the reporting period.“This may be attributed to the improved availability of offal that usually makes the bulk of imports which was now provisioned by local abattoirs as slaughtering improved.”Goats, porkAccording to the report, the total goats marketed during the first quarter of this year dropped by 13.5% in comparison to the same period in 2022.A total of 20 046 heads were marketed during the 2023 period relative to 20 184 marketed in 2022.Live exports of goats declined by 15%, the Meat Board said.Meanwhile, an estimated 11 111 pigs were slaughtered at Meat Board-registered abattoirs during the first quarter of 2023, relative to 10 935 slaughtered during the same period in 2022. This translates to a growth of 1.6%.During the period under review, local pork production catered for 31.5% of the domestic pork consumption requirements and the remaining 68.5% was serviced by imports, inclusive of offal and processed products.Pork imports - primarily from Germany (52.8%), Spain (24.5%), South Africa (9.2%) and the EU (13.4%) - increased by 4.9% during the first quarter of 2023, it said.

Majority of Namibian beef exported to Netherlands

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-17

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Majority of Namibian beef exported to Netherlands

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