What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in Australia today?
The retail price range for Australia tuna is between US$ 3.91 and US$ 19.56 per kilogram or between US$ 1.77 and US$ 8.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in Australia
The retail price range in Australian Dollar for tuna is between AUD 5.88 and AUD 29.42 per kilogram or between AUD 2.67 and AUD 13.34 per pound(lb) in Canberra and Melbourne.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Australia tuna is between US$ 2.74 and US$ 13.69 per kilogram or between US$ 1.24 and US$ 6.21 per pound(lb).
Related: Kenya Tuna prices, South Africa Tuna prices, Malaysia Tuna prices, Philippines Tuna prices, India Tuna prices, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuna prices, Canada Tuna prices, US Tuna prices, New Zealand Tuna prices, Germany Tuna prices, Netherlands Tuna prices, Spain Tuna prices, United Kingdom (UK) Tuna prices,
Price Finder Tool
Search for prices of Australia tuna and other products in different countries.
Australia Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from Australia has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 17.97 US dollars per kg, while in 2021 it was 9.20 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2015, when it was 9.66 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has been gradually increasing, reaching 10.94 US dollars per kg in 2019. The current price is 8.46 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from Australia will be 10.10 US dollars per kg in 2022 and 10.30 US dollars per kg in 2023. In 2024, the price is expected to be 10.50 US dollars per kg.Australia Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into Australia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 10.76 US dollars per kg, followed by 10.46 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased slightly to 10.60 US dollars per kg, before rising to 10.94 US dollars per kg in 2019. However, the price dropped to 8.46 US dollars per kg in 2020, before increasing again to 9.20 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into Australia was 10.10 US dollars in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into Australia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. It is expected that the price will be 10.10 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 10.20 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Australia tuna
The total values in export for tuna in Australia were US$ 114,205, US$ 109,360, US$ 110,406 and US$ 119,398 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in Australia: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
See prices of tuna in other countries across Oceania: Fiji tuna, French Polynesia tuna, Guam tuna, Micronesia tuna, New Caledonia tuna, Papua New Guinea tuna, Samoa tuna, Solomon Islands tuna, Tonga tuna & Vanuatu tuna.
Australia tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of tuna sold by Australia in 2020 was 10,938 metric tons. In 2019 Australia exported 10,916 tonnes of tuna. Across 2019 alone, the market for Australia tuna (fish category) has escalated, recording a change of 4.77 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports grew by 4.45 pc bringing the country US$119.40m for the year 2019. Australia's tuna exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
Are you a producer of tuna or other products?
Sign up today for FREE to buy or sell tuna.
Australia tuna export values
In 2019, Australia shipped tuna valued at 119.40m USD, a surge of 8.15% from 2018's total tuna export of 110.406m USD. The annual change in value of Australia tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 0.95647403 percent.
The yearly change in the volume of Australia's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4.45% in comparison to a variation of 4.77% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Australia's stake of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was 45.1%. The country holds number 1 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for Australia tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Australia is a net exporter of tuna. The annual growth of Australia tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 7%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 1%, per annum.
Australia bought 576 tonnes of tuna in 2019.