What is the price of crab per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia crab is between US$ 11.12 and US$ 11.71 per kilogram or between US$ 5.04 and US$ 5.31 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crab in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for crab is between AUD 16.73 and AUD 17.61 per kilogram or between AUD 7.59 and AUD 7.99 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia crab is between US$ 7.79 and US$ 8.20 per kilogram or between US$ 3.53 and US$ 3.72 per pound(lb).
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Australia Crab Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crab from Australia has seen a lot of fluctuation over the past five years. In 2017, the price was 8.00 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 19.56 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 10.70 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 14.38 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 16.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Currently, the export price per kilogram of Crab from Australia is 6.67 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crab from Australia will be around 8.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 10.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Australia Crab Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crab into Australia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 8.00 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 19.56 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 10.70 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 14.38 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 6.67 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crab into Australia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around 8.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 9.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Australia crab
The total values in export for crab in Australia were US$ 8, US$ 176 and US$ 246 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia crab - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of crab shipped by Australia in 2020 was 16 metric tonnes. In 2019 Australia exported 23 tonnes of crab. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Australia crab (seafood category) has improved, flactuating by 155.556 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crab's exports increased by 2200 percent netting the nation US$0.25m for the year 2019. Australia's crab exports are categorised as:
- Crab, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160510)
- Crabs, fresh or chilled, dried, salted, smoked or in brine (HS code 0306Xe)
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Australia crab export values
In 2019, Australia supplied crab worth 0.25m USD, an increase of 42.05% from 2018's total crab export of 0.176m USD. The annual change in value of Australia crab between 2017 to 2018 was 2100 percent.
The per year variation in the volume of Australia's crab exports between 2017 and 2019 was 2200% in comparison to a variation of 155.556% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Australia crab ( in '000$ )
Australia bought 344 tonnes of crab in 2019.