What is the price of crustaceans per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada crustaceans is between US$ 6.72 and US$ 12.48 per kilogram or between US$ 3.05 and US$ 5.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crustaceans in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for crustaceans is between CAD 9.07 and CAD 16.85 per kilogram or between CAD 4.11 and CAD 7.64 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada crustaceans is between US$ 4.70 and US$ 8.74 per kilogram or between US$ 2.13 and US$ 3.96 per pound(lb).
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Canada Crustaceans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from Canada over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 7.16 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 9.54 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 7.95 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 8.4 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 8.5 US dollars per kg in 2021, before reaching its highest point of 10.2 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from Canada will be 10.35 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 10.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.Canada Crustaceans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into Canada has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 10.25 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 8.49 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then rose to 10.52 US dollars per kg in 2014, before dropping to 9.75 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2016, the price rose again to 10.41 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 7.16 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then rose to 9.54 US dollars per kg in 2018, before dropping to 7.95 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose to 8.4 US dollars per kg in 2020, before rising again to 8.5 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price of Crustaceans into Canada was 10.2 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into Canada will be 10.35 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 10.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Canada crustaceans
The total values in export for crustaceans in Canada were US$ 1,916, US$ 2,490, US$ 2,975 and US$ 5,112 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Canada crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crustaceans shipped by Canada in 2020 was 424 tonnes. In 2019 Canada sold 643 tonnes of crustaceans. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Canada crustaceans (seafood category) has climbed, recording a change of 106.09 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports went up by 84.77 pc netting Canada US$5.11m for the year 2019. Canada's crustaceans exports are categorised as:
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
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Canada crustaceans export values
In 2019, Canada shipped crustaceans with a value of 5.11m USD, an increment of 71.76% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 2.975m USD. The yearly growth in value of Canada crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 19.478 pc.
The per year variation in the quantity of Canada's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 84.77 percent when compared to a variation of 106.09% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Canada crustaceans ( in '000$ )
Canada procured 418 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.