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Agriculture and food: Mexico and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Mexico sold USD 29.8 million of agricultural and food products to South Africa and bought USD 22.2 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in agricultural and food products runs both ways in similar amounts: Mexico sold USD 29.8 million and South Africa sold USD 22.2 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products is 51 percent below its 2023 peak of USD 107 million.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Mexico's exports to South Africa: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Mexico

2019: 65.8Low 23.1 / High 65.82025: 29.8

201965.8
202024.3
202139.5
202223.1
202328.1
202427.9
202529.8

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Mexico's imports from South Africa: agricultural and food products

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Mexico

2019: 7.8Low 5.1 / High 792025: 22.2

20197.8
20206.5
20215.1
202229
202379
202418.1
202522.2

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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