Zambia
U.S. Trade with Zambia in 2022
Export Market Rank
#170 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$1.06 Million
3-Year Average
$1.02 Million
Compound Average Growth
2.2% (2013-2022)
Total Export Value 2013 - 2022
Export Value by Commodity 2022
Top 10 Exports to Zambia in 2022
| Commodity | Total Value (USD) | Total Volume (Metric Tons) | 10-Year Average Value (USD) | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs & Products | $298,700 | --- | $346,125 | --- |
| Planting Seeds | $192,000 | 0 | $139,637 | 138% |
| Food Preparations | $172,864 | 39 | $116,885 | 1550% |
| Other Consumer Oriented | $135,984 | 39 | $80,892 | --- |
| Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders | $80,620 | 14 | $25,367 | --- |
| Other Intermediate Products | $69,705 | --- | $148,596 | -84% |
| Poultry Meat & Prods. (excl. eggs) | $32,450 | 27 | $102,085 | --- |
| Forest Products | $29,346 | --- | $10,293 | --- |
| Pork & Pork Products | $12,000 | 3 | $56,762 | --- |
| Chocolate & Cocoa Products | $10,289 | 1 | $7,429 | --- |
Data and Analysis
Despite lower production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23, Zambia’s production of its staple crop, corn, will be sufficient to meet domestic demand. Zambia’s corn crop is forecast to decline by 25 percent to 2.7 million metric tons (MMT) in MY 2022/23, after producing a record crop 3.6 MMT in MY 2021/22.
Zambia produced its largest corn crop on record in the 2021/22 MY. This bumper corn crop of 3.6 million tons follows on Zambia’s third largest corn crop of 3.4 million tons produced in the 2020/21 MY.
In the 2020/21 MY, Zambia produced its second highest corn crop on record. This bumper corn crop of 3.4 million tons is 69 percent higher than the previous season’s crop of 2.0 million tons.
News and Features
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Multimedia
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