# Of Sheep (Including Lamb) buyer markets and demand | HS...

China is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $906.5M.

## Buyer market evidence

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers | Leading supplier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $906.5M | -10.3% | 7 | New Zealand |
| USA | $401.9M | +3.3% | 10 | New Zealand |
| United Kingdom | $200.2M | +12.4% | 17 | New Zealand |
| Malaysia | $151.1M | +5.3% | 10 | Australia |
| Netherlands | $100.6M | +7.5% | 37 | New Zealand |
| Saudi Arabia | $97.8M | +7.9% | 15 | Australia |
| Germany | $89.8M | +3.3% | 38 | New Zealand |
| Canada | $69.4M | +1.9% | 8 | New Zealand |
| France | $56.9M | +6.3% | 24 | New Zealand |
| Republic of Korea | $52.1M | +2.6% | 11 | Australia |
| Papua New Guinea | $48.2M | +4.2% | 2 | Australia |
| Jordan | $44.6M | +10.4% | 12 | New Zealand |
| Belgium | $39.7M | +15.6% | 15 | New Zealand |
| Sweden | $34.5M | +11.2% | 16 | New Zealand |
| Taiwan | $34.3M | +2.5% | 5 | New Zealand |
| Singapore | $34.0M | +0.5% | 18 | Australia |
| United Arab Emirates | $31.2M | +7.5% | 23 | Australia |
| Iraq | $28.5M | +61.4% | 13 | Australia |
| Fiji | $28.2M | +9.3% | 2 | New Zealand |
| Brazil | $25.4M | -1.6% | 4 | Uruguay |
| Japan | $25.0M | +7.4% | 12 | Australia |
| Spain | $24.6M | +8% | 20 | Greece |
| Oman | $22.2M | +3.7% | 21 | Australia |
| Iran | $21.6M | -0.9% | 5 | Mongolia |
| Mexico | $21.0M | +3.9% | 6 | Australia |
| Italy | $20.9M | +3.3% | 23 | Netherlands |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $20.7M | -6.5% | 13 | New Zealand |
| Qatar | $20.4M | +21.3% | 13 | Australia |
| Greece | $19.0M | +5.5% | 16 | New Zealand |
| Kuwait | $14.6M | +6.8% | 16 | Australia |
| Brunei | $14.3M | +28.9% | 3 | Australia |
| Mauritius | $14.0M | +4.4% | 5 | Australia |
| Egypt | $13.6M | +23.6% | 4 | Australia |
| Israel | $12.9M | +5.4% | 8 | Spain |
| Bahrain | $11.8M | +6.9% | 18 | Australia |

## Buyer market price evidence

| Buyer market | Year | Trade value | USD per ton |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2023 | $1.3B | $3,864.64 |
| USA | 2023 | $391.7M | $9,814.05 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | $137.4M | $6,061.71 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | $121.7M | $4,242.19 |
| Republic of Korea | 2023 | $97.4M | $7,445.16 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | $93.6M | $9,875.85 |
| Germany | 2023 | $85.4M | $9,868.56 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | $79.9M | $5,545.29 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2023 | $72.2M | $3,156.43 |
| Canada | 2023 | $67.0M | $6,248.31 |
| France | 2023 | $56.9M | $7,481.69 |
| Other Asia, nes | 2023 | $45.1M | $4,811.69 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | $39.1M | $5,964.31 |
| Jordan | 2023 | $37.0M | $6,125.14 |
| Iran | 2023 | $33.1M | $3,583.61 |
| Sweden | 2023 | $32.4M | $7,255.72 |
| Singapore | 2023 | $30.4M | $4,403.07 |
| Fiji | 2023 | $26.8M | $4,072.05 |
| Belgium | 2023 | $26.5M | $11,045 |
| Brazil | 2023 | $24.8M | $6,528.64 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._