What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada crabs is between US$ 10.62 and US$ 14.48 per kilogram or between US$ 4.82 and US$ 6.57 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for crabs is between CAD 14.34 and CAD 19.55 per kilogram or between CAD 6.50 and CAD 8.87 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada crabs is between US$ 7.44 and US$ 10.14 per kilogram or between US$ 3.37 and US$ 4.60 per pound(lb).
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Canada Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Canada over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 15.89 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a slight dip in 2018 to 17.81 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price dropped to 17.53 US$ per kg, before rising again to 16.35 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the highest price of 25.1 US$ per kg. Looking ahead, we predict that the export price of Crabs from Canada will be 21.80 US$ per kg in 2022 and 22.50 US$ per kg in 2023.Canada Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Canada over the last five years has been steadily increasing. In 2017, the price was $15.89, followed by $17.81 in 2018 and $17.53 in 2019. In 2020, the price dropped slightly to $16.35, before rising again to $25.10 in 2021 and $21.80 in 2022. This indicates that the import price of Crabs into Canada is likely to continue to increase in the coming years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Crabs into Canada in 2023 will be around $27.00 and in 2024 will be around $29.00.Export values for Canada crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Canada were US$ 812,095, US$ 1,123,409, US$ 998,763 and US$ 1,101,545 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Canada crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crabs exported by Canada in 2020 was 61,223 tonnes. In 2019 Canada exported 62,849 tonnes of crabs. For 2019 alone, the interest in Canada crabs (seafood category) has increased, changing by 12.076 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went down by -11.12 pc earning the country US$1,101.54m for the year 2019. Canada's crabs exports are classified as:
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
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Canada crabs export values
In 2019, Canada exported crabs costing 1,101.54m USD, a surge of 10.29% from 2018's total crabs export of 998.763m USD. The yearly growth in value of Canada crabs between 2017 to 2018 was -11.095 percent.
The annual change in the amount of Canada's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.12 pc compared to a variation of 12.076% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 41 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Canada crabs ( in '000$ )
Canada brought in 10,579 tonnes of crabs in 2019.