What is the price of blue mussel per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia blue mussel is between US$ 10.73 and US$ 15.61 per kilogram or between US$ 4.87 and US$ 7.08 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of blue mussel in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for blue mussel is between AUD 16.14 and AUD 23.48 per kilogram or between AUD 7.32 and AUD 10.65 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia blue mussel is between US$ 7.51 and US$ 10.93 per kilogram or between US$ 3.41 and US$ 4.96 per pound(lb).
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Australia Blue Mussel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from Australia has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 8.75 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a slight decrease to 7.02 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.01 US dollars per kilogram, before increasing again to 6.42 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then rose to 6.64 US dollars per kilogram in 2021 and 6.65 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from Australia will be 6.87 US dollars in 2023 and 7.09 US dollars in 2024.Australia Blue Mussel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into Australia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 8.75 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 7.02 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped further to 5.01 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 6.42 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose slightly to 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2021, before settling at 6.65 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into Australia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be 6.65 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.66 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Australia blue mussel
The total values in export for blue mussel in Australia were US$ 1,305, US$ 2,003, US$ 2,163 and US$ 1,394 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia blue mussel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of blue mussel sold by Australia in 2020 was 241 metric tons. In 2019 Australia shipped 278 tonnes of blue mussel. In 2019 alone, the demand for Australia blue mussel (seafood category) has gone down, with a change of -9.74 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, blue mussel's exports increased by 21.4 pc bringing Australia US$1.39m for the year 2019. Australia's blue mussel exports are categorised as:
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", frozen, even in shell (HS code 030732)
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030739)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030731)
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Australia blue mussel export values
In 2019, Australia shipped blue mussel costing 1.39m USD, a drop of -35.74% from 2018's total blue mussel export of 2.163m USD. The yearly change in value of Australia blue mussel between 2017 to 2018 was 7.988 pc.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Australia's blue mussel exports between 2017 and 2019 was 21.4% compared to a variation of -9.74% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Australia blue mussel ( in '000$ )
Australia brought in 2,193 tonnes of blue mussel in 2019.