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Plums and sloes market in Malawi

Release date: Mar 28, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

Between 2018 and 2023, the market volume for fresh plums and sloes in Malawi showed considerable variability. After increasing to 183.4 tons in 2019, consumption dropped to 168.0 tons in 2020, marking the lowest point in the period. The market partially recovered in the following years, stabilizing around 171–174 tons.

These fluctuations in total market size were largely attributable to changes in import volumes, which ranged from a high of 33.4 tons in 2019 to a low of 18.1 tons in 2020. Domestic production, in contrast, remained steady at approximately 150 tons per year throughout the period.

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 Malawi
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Malawi in kind, 2018-2023, t
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Malawi 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 Malawi in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.1.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Malawi 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 Malawi in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.1.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Malawi 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/t
    1. 6.1.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Malawi, 2018-2024, $ US/t
    2. 6.1.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Malawi by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/t
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 Malawi in kind, 2018-2024, kg
    2. 6.2.2.2. Dynamics of product's imports in kind to Malawi 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 Malawi in value, 2018-2024, $ US
    2. 6.2.3.2. Dynamics of product's imports in value to Malawi 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/t
    1. 6.2.4.1. Annual dynamics of average price of product's imports to Malawi, 2018-2024, $ US/t
    2. 6.2.4.2. Dynamics of average price of product's imports to Malawi by countries, 2018-2024, $ US/t
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 plums and sloes in Malawi

In kind, 2017-2020, t

Top producers of plums and sloes, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of plums and sloes, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Malawi's production of plums and sloes remained stable in 2020, with 149.9 tons produced, showing little change from 2019. The largest decline occurred in 2018, at 1.3%, while the largest increase was recorded in 2019, at 0.0%.

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

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	(1.3%)	-	(0.1%)	(0.5%)

Source: SHEV.io

Exports plums and sloes from Malawi

Market research indicates that Malawi did not export any plums and sloes from 2017 to 2020.

Imports plums and sloes to Malawi

Imports in kind, kg

In 2020, Malawi imported 18 110 kg of plums and sloes, a sharp decrease of 45.7% compared to 2019. Imports peaked in 2019 at 33 378 kg, with the largest increase that year at 26.2%. Over the period from 2017 to 2020, imports fell by 39.3%, equivalent to an annualized decline of 15.3%.

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

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	(11.3%)	26.2%	(45.7%)	(15.3%)

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, South Africa was the primary source for Malawi's imports of plums and sloes in kind, representing 98.4% of total imports.

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

Source: SHEV.io

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

Source: SHEV.io

Imports in value, $ US

Plums and sloes imports to Malawi declined for the second year in a row in 2020, reaching 24 529 US dollars, a decrease of 30.2% from the previous year. The maximum value was recorded in 2018 at 45 679 US dollars, with the largest increase that year at 3.5%. Between 2017 and 2020, imports dropped by 44.4%, with a compound annual growth rate of -17.8%.

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

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	3.5%	(23.1%)	(30.2%)	(17.8%)

Source: SHEV.io

During 2017–2020, South Africa served as the main supplier of plums and sloes to Malawi in value terms, consistently accounting for 97.0% of total imports.

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

Source: SHEV.io

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

Source: SHEV.io