By: Nghiinomenwa-vali Hangala
For the nine months ending in August 2025, abattoirs sourcing locally for beef exports only slaughtered 89,466 head of cattle compared to 157,525 cattle slaughtered in the same period last year.
This is according to the monthly statistics for August 2025, which were released by the Livestock and Livestock Products Board of Namibia this week.
The data showed that the beef sector continues to face challenges in accessing slaughter-ready animals (throughput). Despite this, the country, however, is still exporting live animals (weaners) to the South African market – which the southern neighbours fatten through their commercial scale feedlots to supply their abattoirs.
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