What is the price of live tuna per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia live tuna is between US$ 2.94 and US$ 63.67 per kilogram or between US$ 1.33 and US$ 28.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live tuna in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for live tuna is between AUD 4.42 and AUD 95.78 per kilogram or between AUD 2.00 and AUD 43.44 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia live tuna is between US$ 2.06 and US$ 44.57 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 20.21 per pound(lb).
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Australia Live Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Tuna from Australia has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 356.00 US dollars per kg, but by 2016, it had dropped to 42.27 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has fluctuated, reaching a peak of 62.37 US dollars per kg in 2022. The most recent price in 2021 was 39.29 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price of Live Tuna from Australia will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of 43.94 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 55.63 US dollars per kg in 2024.Australia Live Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Tuna into Australia over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the price was 356.00 US dollars per kg, but by 2016, this had dropped to 42.27 US dollars per kg. This trend continued in 2017, with the price falling to 42.21 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price dropped further to 33.22 US dollars per kg, and in 2019, it rose slightly to 43.94 US dollars per kg. The most recent year, 2020, saw the price increase to 55.63 US dollars per kg. This year, 2021, the price has dropped to 39.29 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Tuna into Australia will continue to fluctuate. Based on the data, it is predicted that the price in 2023 will be 62.37 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it is expected to be around 55.63 US dollars per kg.Export values for Australia live tuna
The total values in export for live tuna in Australia were US$ 2,617, US$ 2,691 and US$ 3,427 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia live tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of live tuna exported by Australia in 2020 was 46 metric tonnes. In 2019 Australia sold 78 tonnes of live tuna. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Australia live tuna (fish category) has gone down, recording a change of -3.704 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live tuna's exports increased by 25.81 pc bringing the exporter US$3.43m for the year 2019. Australia's live tuna exports are classified as:
- Live southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030195)
- Live Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030194)
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Australia live tuna export values
In 2019, Australia sold live tuna costing 3.43m USD, a surge of 27.46% from 2018's total live tuna export of 2.691m USD. The yearly change in value of Australia live tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 2.828 per cent.
The per year variation in the amount of Australia's live tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 25.81 pc when compared to a variation of -3.704% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Australia's stake of the world's total live tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 23 in world exports of live tuna.
Export markets for Australia live tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Australia is a net importer of live tuna. The annual growth of Australia live tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 5%, per annum.
Australia procured 0 tonnes of live tuna in 2019.