# South Africa Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) price positioning (HS 261690) Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/price-exporter/zaf/261690 Publisher: Yugalinks (https://www.yugalinks.com) ## Answer South Africa has a median reported export price of $6.6K/t across 29 markets. Across the reported period, the highest observed price is $15.3M/t in USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands; the lowest is $232.9/t in Australia. ## Summary - Price spread: 231,454.9% - Total trade value: $3.7B - Average quantity: 851 metric tons - Latest year: 2023 ## Price by market | Market | Latest year | Latest price | Vs median | Year-over-year change | Change since first reported year | Trade value (reported period) | Years reported | Position | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---| | Germany | 2023 | $1.7M/t | +15,226.5% | +76.9% | +1,290.4% | $2.5B | 5 | Above | | United Kingdom | 2023 | $269.6K/t | +790.1% | -98.1% | -84.1% | $1.1B | 5 | Above | | Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $2.9K/t | +16% | -64.7% | -71.8% | $56.8M | 4 | Mid | | China | 2023 | $1.6K/t | -40.1% | -51.6% | -10.2% | $56.0M | 5 | Below | | Belgium | 2023 | $5.8K/t | -39.2% | +9.2% | -12.2% | $20.4M | 5 | Below | | Malaysia | 2017 | $2.9K/t | +0% | Not reported | +0% | $1.4M | 1 | Mid | | Senegal | 2023 | $2.2K/t | +0% | -64% | -64% | $1.1M | 2 | Mid | | Philippines | 2019 | $66.6K/t | +488.2% | Not reported | +0% | $70.8K | 1 | Above | | Ghana | 2022 | $59.8K/t | +0% | Not reported | +0% | $48.1K | 1 | Mid | | France | 2017 | $23.6K/t | +0% | Not reported | +0% | $21.3K | 1 | Mid | | United Rep. of Tanzania | 2019 | $58.0K/t | +0% | Not reported | +0% | $5.8K | 1 | Mid | | Namibia | 2023 | $570.7K/t | +81,965% | +14,648.1% | +6,009.3% | $6.5M | 5 | Above | | Austria | 2020 | $1.1K/t | -84.8% | Not reported | +0% | $4.9K | 1 | Below | | Ethiopia | 2020 | $61.8K/t | +0% | Not reported | +0% | $2.0K | 1 | Mid | | Zambia | 2020 | $1.8K/t | +0% | -99% | -99% | $3.1K | 2 | Mid | | Australia | 2023 | $5.1K/t | -90.9% | +2,070.9% | +63.1% | $123.0K | 5 | Below | | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | 2019 | $846.2/t | -53.1% | -100% | -100% | $6.6M | 2 | Below | ## Price history - Germany: 2017 $124.4K/t, 2019 $33.0K/t, 2020 $21.3K/t, 2022 $977.7K/t, 2023 $1.7M/t - United Kingdom: 2017 $1.7M/t, 2019 $501.0K/t, 2020 $4.0M/t, 2022 $14.2M/t, 2023 $269.6K/t - Other Asia, nes: 2019 $10.5K/t, 2020 $3.7K/t, 2022 $8.4K/t, 2023 $2.9K/t - China: 2017 $1.8K/t, 2019 $1.9K/t, 2020 $2.3K/t, 2022 $3.4K/t, 2023 $1.6K/t - Belgium: 2017 $6.6K/t, 2019 $4.1K/t, 2020 $5.0K/t, 2022 $5.3K/t, 2023 $5.8K/t ## Annual price trend and growth | Year | Weighted unit value | Change vs prior reported year | Trade value | Markets | |---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | 2017 | $29.9K/t | Not reported | $313.0M | 12 | | 2019 | $6.9K/t | -76.9% | $70.4M | 15 | | 2020 | $9.9K/t | +42.5% | $105.5M | 15 | | 2022 | $221.7K/t | +2,149.4% | $2.0B | 11 | | 2023 | $79.5K/t | -64.1% | $1.3B | 13 | ## Methodology Price = reported trade value in USD / reported quantity in metric tons. The median is calculated across reported market unit values for the same product and year. Price spread = (highest market price - lowest market price) / median market price x 100. Vs median = (market unit value - market median) / market median x 100. Price position is not a profitability claim. Coverage: 2017-2023; 29 importer markets; 66 reported market-year observations. ## FAQ ### What does South Africa price positioning show for HS 261690? It compares South Africa's reported unit values across markets with each market's median for the same product and year. ### What does above or below median mean? Above median means the observed unit value is higher than the market median; below median means it is lower. It does not by itself indicate profit or quality. ### How is the export price calculated? The reported unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity, expressed per metric ton when quantity is available. ### Can I compare this with the wider Precious metal ores and concentrates: (excluding silver) market? Yes. Use the product overview and methodology links to compare price positioning with market size, exporter reach, and reported trade history. ## Complete structured values { "pageType": "exporter-price-positioning", "source": "reported", "exporter": "ZAF", "hs_code": "261690", "summary": { "num_markets": 29, "highest_price_importer_iso3": "USA", "highest_price_usd_per_ton": 15342974.418604651, "lowest_price_importer_iso3": "AUS", "lowest_price_usd_per_ton": 232.94908741594622, "median_price_across_markets": 6628.825825655934, "price_spread_pct": 231454.88919222046, "avg_quantity_metric_tons": 851.3316666666667, "total_trade_value_usd": 3721201076 }, "marketRows": [ { "year": 2023, "exporter_iso3": "ZAF", "importer_iso3": "DEU", "hs_code": "261690", "unit_value_usd_per_ton": 1729517.4283882044, "quantity_metric_tons": 488.083, "trade_value_usd": 844148055, "market_median_price_usd_per_ton": 11284.47854047253, "price_vs_median_pct": 15226.516171617284, "price_position": "Premium" }, { 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