What is the price of beef in China?

As of May 2026, beef in China is US$ 13.74 per kg (96.34 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

How much beef did China export in 2024?

China exported 177 tonnes of beef in 2024.

What is China's world rank among beef exporters?

China ranks #45 out of 80 beef exporters.

What is the latest export price for Chinese beef?

The latest export unit value is US$13.7377 per kg.

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Beef Prices in China

US$ 13.74 / kg

96.34 CNY / kg

MoM ▼ 14.4% YoY ▼ 14.4%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	7.95	55.75	▼ 3.2%	▲ 20.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	13.74	96.34	▼ 14.4%	▼ 14.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beef price in China available is US$ 13.74 per kg (96.34 CNY), down 14.4% year-on-year.

In 2024, China exported 177 tonnes of beef (HS code 0201.30), valued at US$2,434,942, ranking #45 out of 80 beef exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The export volume showed a significant year-on-year increase of 27,151.7%. The latest export unit value for Chinese beef is US$13.7377 per kg. China is a net exporter of beef.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beef in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $2.4M (177.2 t) of beef▲ 27151.7% YoY. That ranks #45 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$2.4M

Export value

177.2 t

Export volume

#45 / 80

World rank

Global share

$13.74

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beef exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $4.14B · 17.3%
#2 Australia $3.36B · 14%
#3 Netherlands $2.37B · 9.9%
#4 Canada $2.25B · 9.4%
#5 Ireland $2.07B · 8.6%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$2.4M	177.2 t	$13.74
2023	$8.9K	0.6 t	$16.04

HS Code

beef is traded under Harmonized System code 0201.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China sold 624 tonnes of beef. In 2019 alone, the demand for China beef (meat category) has decreased, changing by -40.458 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports reduced by -69.53% netting the exporter US$3.41m for the year 2019. China's beef exports are classified as:

Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)
Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)

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China beef export values

In 2019, China supplied beef costing 3.41m USD, a drop of -48.02% from 2018's total beef export of 6.56m USD. The annual change in value of China beef between 2017 to 2018 was -59.056%.

The per year variation in the quantity of China's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was -69.53 per cent compared to a variation of -40.458% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's portion of the world's total beef's exports in 2019 was 4.6 pc. The country holds position 3 in world exports of beef.

Export markets for China beef ( in '000$ )

China's top destinations for beef are Burundi, the Gambia, the Philippines, Liberia and Nigeria.

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of beef. The annual growth of China beef in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -17%, per annum.

China brought in 3,373,490 tonnes of beef in 2019.

Beef Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest beef prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$6.27/kg Pakistan$4.17/kg India$4.19/kg Bangladesh$7.95/kg Malaysia$3.83/kg Mongolia$3.78/kg Vietnam$8.11/kg Sri Lanka$3.15/kg South Korea$7.95/kg Japan$7.95/kg Azerbaijan$8.82/kg Kazakhstan$4.59/kg Hong Kong$30.69/kg Myanmar$5.00/kg Thailand$17.33/kg

Other Meat Prices in China

Latest prices for other meat in China:

Pork$4.42/kg Goat Meat$9.02/kg Frog Legs$8.35/kg Chicken Meat$2.47/kg Rabbit Meat$4.39/kg Mutton$10.93/kg Horse Meat$2.85/kg Duck Meat$1.17/kg Geese Meat$3.60/kg Tallow Fat$1.72/kg Chicken Fat$1.72/kg Ossein and bones$2.00/kg

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