What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia seaweed is between US$ 10.84 and US$ 16.75 per kilogram or between US$ 4.92 and US$ 7.60 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for seaweed is between AUD 16.31 and AUD 25.20 per kilogram or between AUD 7.39 and AUD 11.43 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia seaweed is between US$ 7.59 and US$ 11.73 per kilogram or between US$ 3.44 and US$ 5.32 per pound(lb).
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Australia Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Seaweed from Australia has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.18 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 3.46 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 58.3%. The highest price was in 2021 at 3.46 US$ per kg, and the lowest was in 2016 at 1.96 US$ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Seaweed from Australia will be 3.71 US$ per kg in 2023 and 3.96 US$ per kg in 2024.Australia Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Seaweed into Australia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.18 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 2.83 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, in 2019, the price dropped to 1.94 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 3.06 US dollars per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 3.46 US dollars per kg, before dropping slightly to 3.18 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Seaweed into Australia in 2023 will be 3.30 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be 3.42 US dollars per kg.Export values for Australia seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in Australia were US$ 1,715, US$ 2,207, US$ 2,465 and US$ 2,098 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of seaweed exported by Australia in 2020 was 646 tonnes. In 2019 Australia exported 1,082 tonnes of seaweed. In 2019 alone, the demand for Australia seaweed (agro commodities category) has gone up, with a change of 24.368 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports grew by 6.92 percent earning the exporter US$2.10m for the year 2019. Australia's seaweed exports are categorised as:
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
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Australia seaweed export values
In 2019, Australia exported seaweed valued at 2.10m USD, a contraction of -14.81% from 2018's total seaweed export of 2.465m USD. The annual reduction in value of Australia seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was 11.69 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Australia's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was 6.92 percent in comparison to a variation of 24.368% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Australia seaweed ( in '000$ )
Australia ordered 17,534 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.