Insects; Live, Bees Price in Switzerland - 2023

Insects; Live, Bees Price in Switzerland (CIF) - 2022

In 2022, the average insects; live, bees import price amounted to $0.6 per unit, with an increase of 18% against the previous year. In general, import price indicated strong growth from 2012 to 2022: its price increased at an average annual rate of +6.6% over the last decade. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. Based on 2022 figures, insects; live, bees import price decreased by -0.6% against 2020 indices. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2014 when the average import price increased by 64%. The import price peaked at $0.6 per unit in 2020; however, from 2021 to 2022, import prices failed to regain momentum.

Prices varied noticeably by country of origin: amid the top importers, the country with the highest price was Belgium ($2.6 per unit), while the price for France ($0.2 per unit) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2022, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Belgium (+29.9%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced mixed trend patterns.

Insects; Live, Bees Imports in Switzerland

In 2022, after three years of growth, there was significant decline in purchases abroad of insects; live, beeses, when their volume decreased by -8% to 952K units. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +5.5% from 2019 to 2022; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with somewhat noticeable fluctuations being observed throughout the analyzed period. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2021 with an increase of 22% against the previous year. As a result, imports reached the peak of 1M units, and then shrank in the following year.

In value terms, insects; live, bees imports expanded notably to $569K in 2022. The total import value increased at an average annual rate of +9.0% over the period from 2019 to 2022; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2020 with an increase of 16% against the previous year. Imports peaked in 2022 and are likely to see steady growth in years to come.

Import of Insects; Live, Bees in Switzerland (Thousand USD)
COUNTRY	2019	2020	2021	2022	CAGR, 2019-2022
Belgium	145	138	147	224	15.6%
Germany	11.7	6.4	4.8	150	134.0%
Netherlands	122	127	109	108	-4.0%
United Kingdom	1.4	0.2	7.4	38.8	202.6%
Italy	2.4	4.7	39.9	32.6	138.6%
France	6.2	27.7	0.7	4.5	-10.1%
Others	151	206	218	11.7	-57.4%
Total	440	509	527	569	8.9%