What is the price of live fish per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China live fish is between US$ 3.45 and US$ 8.81 per kilogram or between US$ 1.56 and US$ 4.00 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live fish in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for live fish is between CNY 24.16 and CNY 61.79 per kilogram or between CNY 10.96 and CNY 28.02 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China live fish is between US$ 2.41 and US$ 6.17 per kilogram or between US$ 1.09 and US$ 2.80 per pound(lb).
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China Live Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Fish from China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 5.75 US$ per kg, followed by 6.08 US$ per kg in 2018, 5.94 US$ per kg in 2019, 5.85 US$ per kg in 2020, and 7.03 US$ per kg in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2022, at 7.42 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Fish from China in 2023 will be around 7.50 US$ per kg, and in 2024, around 7.90 US$ per kg.China Live Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Fish into China has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2017, the price was 5.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 7.03 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 22.3%. The highest price was recorded in 2022, when the import price was 7.42 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was in 2015, when the import price was 6.29 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Fish into China in 2023 will be 7.81 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 8.22 US dollars per kg.Export values for China live fish
The total values in export for live fish in China were US$ 292,834, US$ 256,037, US$ 289,775 and US$ 310,790 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China live fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 52,324 tonnes of live fish. Across 2019 alone, the interest in China live fish (fish category) has climbed, recording a change of 9.862 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live fish's exports increased by 17.46 percent netting the country US$310.79m for the year 2019. China's live fish exports are classified as:
- Live fish (excluding ornamental fish, trout [Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster], eels [Anguilla spp.], carp [Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus], Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna [Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis] and southern bluefin tuna [Thunnus maccoyii]) (HS code 030199)
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China live fish export values
In 2019, China exported live fish worth 310.79m USD, an increment of 7.25% from 2018's total live fish export of 289.775m USD. The yearly change in value of China live fish between 2017 to 2018 was 13.177 pc.
The annual variation in the amount of China's live fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 17.46 percent in comparison to a variation of 9.862% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for China live fish ( in '000$ )
China procured 25,408 tonnes of live fish in 2019.