The country’s meat exports in 2023 amounted to 14,701 tonnes worth of $86.3 million, which is over 4,200 tonnes more in comparison with 2022, according to Tanzania’s 2023 State of the Economy report.

“The increase in meat exports was due to improved business
and investment environments as well as strengthened meat
markets in countries such as Hong Kong, Vietnam, Kuwait,
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Oman, Jordan,
Bahrain, Kenya, and Comoros,” the report read in part.

However, there was a decline in the country’s leather exports with 4,933 tonnes of leather pieces exported in 2023 and 7,472 tonnes exported in 2022, the report noted.

“This decline was caused by some traders halting leather
exports to Nigeria due to the general elections in that country,
which accounts for over 90 percent of Tanzania’s leather
exports,” the report stated.