What is the price of live goats per kilogram/pound in Lesotho today?
The retail price range for Lesotho live goats is between US$ 9.72 and US$ 14.59 per kilogram or between US$ 4.41 and US$ 6.61 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live goats in Lesotho
The retail price range in Rand for live goats is between ZAR 188.89 and ZAR 283.33 per kilogram or between ZAR 85.66 and ZAR 128.50 per pound(lb) in Maseru and Leribe.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Lesotho live goats is between US$ 6.81 and US$ 10.21 per kilogram or between US$ 3.09 and US$ 4.63 per pound(lb).
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Lesotho Live Goats Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Goats from Lesotho over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2010, the price was 3.11 US dollars per kg. This dropped to 3.02 US dollars per kg in 2012, before rising to 8.62 US dollars per kg in 2014. The price then increased further to 10.5 US dollars per kg in 2015, before dropping to 0.98 US dollars per kg in 2016 and 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 1.6 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 1.59 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 1.37 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped to 0.0 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Goats from Lesotho will be 0.98 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.37 US dollars per kg in 2024.Lesotho Live Goats Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Goats into Lesotho over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017 and 2016, the price was $0.98 per kg, while in 2015 it was $10.50 per kg. In 2014, the price was $8.62 per kg, and in 2012 it was $3.02 per kg. The price has been steadily decreasing since 2015, with the lowest price of $1.37 per kg in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Goats into Lesotho in 2023 will be $1.17 per kg, and in 2024 it will be $0.97 per kg.Export values for Lesotho live goats
The total values in export for live goats in Lesotho were US$ 96, US$ 99, US$ 104 and US$ 169 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Livestock category in Lesotho: Live Horses, Live Donkeys, Live Mules, Live Cattle, Live Buffalo, Live Pigs, Live Sheep, Live Chicken, Live Turkey & Live Ducks.
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Lesotho live goats - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Lesotho sold 106 tonnes of live goats. In 2019 alone, the demand for Lesotho live goats (livestock category) has surged, recording a change of 63.077 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live goats' exports went up by 4.95% netting Lesotho US$0.17m for the year 2019. Lesotho's live goats exports are classified as:
- Live goats (HS code 010420)
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Lesotho live goats export values
In 2019, Lesotho sold live goats valued at 0.17m USD, an improvement of 63.46% from 2018's total live goats export of 0.104m USD. The annual increase in value of Lesotho live goats between 2017 to 2018 was 5.051 pc.
The per year change in the volume of Lesotho's live goats exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4.95 percent when compared to a variation of 63.077% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Lesotho live goats ( in '000$ )
Lesotho brought in 11 tonnes of live goats in 2019.