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Beef and buffalo meat market in Madagascar

Release date: Mar 30, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

From 2018 to 2019, beef and buffalo meat production in Madagascar increased slightly from 37 005 t to 37 410 t, despite a sharp spike in beef prices that typically pressures local consumption. The suspension of meat and live cattle exports from 2019 onward did not prevent this growth. However, production dropped significantly to 31 358 t in 2020.

In 2021, production fell further to 26 680 t, driven by a shortage of zebu meat on the market due to social tensions, including a veterinarians' strike that disrupted supply. The decline continued in 2022 to 23 943 t, even as authorities prepared to resume beef and small ruminant carcass exports by establishing an international-standard slaughterhouse, supported by the International Finance Corporation and the Ministry of Livestock, alongside pilot projects to improve breeds and rebuild herds.

Production rebounded sharply to 31 953 t in 2023, coinciding with controversial government plans to restart beef exports, which included mandatory traceability systems, and private-sector initiatives like the BOVIMA project backed by the World Bank to diversify livestock farming and target regional markets. By 2024, factors pointed to persistent price rises and meat scarcity at slaughterhouses, with consumers shifting to beef as poultry prices also increased, though full-year production data for 2024 was not available.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2024
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2024
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Madagascar
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, t
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Imports
1. 6.1. Imports (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.1.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.1.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.1.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.1.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.1.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.1.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.1.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
2. 6.2. Imports (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. Imports - Total information
  2. 6.2.2. Imports in kind, kg
    1. 6.2.2.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, kg
    3. 6.2.2.3. Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2018-2024
  3. 6.2.3. Imports in value, $ US
    1. 6.2.3.1. Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US
    3. 6.2.3.3. Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2018-2024
  4. 6.2.4. Average price of product's imports, $ US/kg
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Madagascar by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/kg
7. Trade balance
1. 7.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 7.1.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.1.2. In value, $ US
2. 7.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 7.2.1. In kind, kg
  2. 7.2.2. In value, $ US
8. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2024
1. 8.1. Direct Data
  1. 8.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 8.2. Mirror Data
  1. 8.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 8.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production beef and buffalo meat in Madagascar

In kind, 2017-2020, t

Top producers of beef and buffalo meat, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of beef and buffalo meat, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Madagascar produced 31 354 tonnes of beef and buffalo meat in 2020, marking a 16.2% year-on-year decline. Over the 2017-2020 period, production fell by 26.9%, with a compound annual growth rate of -9.9%. The only increase during this time occurred in 2019, when production rose by 1.1%.

Annual dynamics of production in Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020, t

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	(13.7%)	1.1%	(16.2%)	(9.9%)

Source: SHEV.io

Exports beef and buffalo meat from Madagascar

Desk-based research indicates that Madagascar did not export any beef and buffalo meat from 2017 to 2020.

Imports beef and buffalo meat to Madagascar

Imports in kind, kg

In 2020, Madagascar imported 3 480 kg of beef and buffalo meat, representing an 833.0% increase compared to the previous year.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	833.0%	-

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, France was the sole source of beef and buffalo meat imports to Madagascar, accounting for 100.0% of the total volume.

Structure of product's imports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Madagascar in kind, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Imports in value, $ US

Madagascar imported beef and buffalo meat worth $US {value_last_year} in 2020, a sharp rise of 2,949.3% from the year before.

Annual dynamics of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	2 949.3%	-

Source: SHEV.io

Between 2017 and 2020, imports of beef and buffalo meat to Madagascar in value terms were entirely concentrated on France, which made up 100.0% of the total.

Structure of product's imports in value by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's imports to Madagascar in value, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io