What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia fish is between US$ 18.06 and US$ 53.23 per kilogram or between US$ 8.19 and US$ 24.14 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for fish is between AUD 27.17 and AUD 80.07 per kilogram or between AUD 12.32 and AUD 36.31 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia fish is between US$ 12.64 and US$ 37.26 per kilogram or between US$ 5.73 and US$ 16.90 per pound(lb).
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Australia Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Australia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2011, the export price was 9.18 US dollars per kg, while in 2017 it was 3.57 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the export price increased slightly to 4.27 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 4.18 US dollars per kg in 2019. The export price then decreased further to 3.32 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 3.86 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the export price for 2022 is 3.94 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price for 2023 will be around 3.80 US dollars per kg and for 2024 around 3.65 US dollars per kg.Australia Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Australia over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 9.60 US dollars per kg, and by 2016, it had dropped to 2.92 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price rose slightly to 3.57 US dollars per kg, before dropping again in 2018 to 4.27 US dollars per kg. The price then remained relatively stable, with 2019 and 2020 seeing prices of 4.18 and 3.32 US dollars per kg respectively. 2021 saw a slight increase to 3.86 US dollars per kg, and 2022 saw a further increase to 3.94 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Australia in 2023 will be around 4.04 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, around 4.14 US dollars per kg.Export values for Australia fish
The total values in export for fish in Australia were US$ 19,507, US$ 15,217, US$ 14,360 and US$ 15,620 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of fish shipped by Australia in 2020 was 4,193 tonnes. In 2019 Australia shipped 3,737 tonnes of fish. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Australia fish (fish category) has improved, with a change of 11.154 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports decreased by -12.26 pc bringing Australia US$15.62m for the year 2019. Australia's fish exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
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Australia fish export values
In 2019, Australia supplied fish with a value of 15.62m USD, an improvement of 8.77% from 2018's total fish export of 14.36m USD. The yearly increase in value of Australia fish between 2017 to 2018 was -5.632 pc.
The per year change in the quantity of Australia's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -12.26% when compared to a variation of 11.154% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Australia's share of the world's total fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 42 in world exports of fish.
Export markets for Australia fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Australia is a net exporter of fish. The annual growth of Australia fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -19%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -20%, per annum.
Australia procured 31,431 tonnes of fish in 2019.