What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia shrimps & prawns is between US$ 10.49 and US$ 17.16 per kilogram or between US$ 4.76 and US$ 7.78 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for shrimps & prawns is between AUD 15.77 and AUD 25.81 per kilogram or between AUD 7.15 and AUD 11.71 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia shrimps & prawns is between US$ 7.34 and US$ 12.01 per kilogram or between US$ 3.33 and US$ 5.45 per pound(lb).
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Australia Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from Australia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 12.23 US $ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 14.24 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 11.54 US $ per kg and further decreased to 11.47 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 14.3 US $ per kg in 2021 and dropped again to 10.1 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from Australia in 2023 will be around 12.20 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 11.50 US $ per kg.Australia Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Australia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 13.51 US dollars per kg, and by 2017, it had dropped to 12.23 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price saw a slight increase to 14.24 US dollars per kg, but it has since dropped again to 11.54 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 11.47 US dollars per kg in 2020. 2021 saw a slight increase to 14.3 US dollars per kg, and the most recent data shows a further decrease to 10.1 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Australia will continue to decrease in 2023 and 2024, with an estimated price of 9.70 US dollars per kg and 9.30 US dollars per kg respectively.Export values for Australia shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in Australia were US$ 84,182, US$ 83,397, US$ 58,567 and US$ 75,836 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Australia shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of shrimps & prawns shipped by Australia in 2020 was 4,637 metric tonnes. In 2019 Australia sold 6,573 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Australia shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has climbed, flactuating by 59.849 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports went down by -3.59 percent bringing the exporter US$75.84m for the year 2019. Australia's shrimps & prawns exports are classified as:
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
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Australia shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, Australia sold shrimps & prawns worth 75.84m USD, an increment of 29.49% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 58.567m USD. The annual change in value of Australia shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -29.773 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Australia's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -3.59 per cent when compared to a variation of 59.849% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Australia shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
Australia purchased 28,500 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.