What is the price of herring per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada herring is between US$ 3.92 and US$ 9.79 per kilogram or between US$ 1.78 and US$ 4.44 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of herring in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for herring is between CAD 5.29 and CAD 13.22 per kilogram or between CAD 2.40 and CAD 5.99 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada herring is between US$ 2.74 and US$ 6.85 per kilogram or between US$ 1.24 and US$ 3.11 per pound(lb).
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Canada Herring Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Herring from Canada has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.10 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it was 3.01 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 44.3%. The highest price was in 2021, at 3.33 US$ per kg, and the lowest was in 2014, at 2.11 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Herring from Canada in 2023 will be 3.65 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 3.99 US$ per kg.Canada Herring Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Herring into Canada over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 2.10 US dollars per kilogram, which was a slight decrease from the previous year. In 2018, the price rose to 2.59 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping again in 2019 to 2.80 US dollars per kilogram. In 2020, the price dropped further to 2.70 US dollars per kilogram, before rising again in 2021 to 3.01 US dollars per kilogram. Finally, in 2022, the price rose to 3.33 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Herring into Canada will continue to rise in 2023 and 2024, with an estimated price of 3.56 US dollars per kilogram and 3.83 US dollars per kilogram respectively.Export values for Canada herring
The total values in export for herring in Canada were US$ 39,384, US$ 40,285, US$ 42,950 and US$ 43,732 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Canada herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of herring shipped by Canada in 2020 was 18,370 metric tons. In 2019 Canada exported 15,632 tonnes of herring. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Canada herring (fish category) has decreased, with a change of -5.723 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports reduced by -18.56 percent earning the exporter US$43.73m for the year 2019. Canada's herring exports are categorised as:
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
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Canada herring export values
In 2019, Canada shipped herring costing 43.73m USD, a surge of 1.82% from 2018's total herring export of 42.95m USD. The annual growth in value of Canada herring between 2017 to 2018 was 6.615 percent.
The per year change in the volume of Canada's herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was -18.56 per cent when compared to a variation of -5.723% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's share of the world's total herring's exports in 2019 was 9.4%. Canada holds position 4 in world exports of herring.
Export markets for Canada herring ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net exporter of herring. The annual growth of Canada herring in value between 2015 to 2019 was -14%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -22%, per annum.
Canada imported 2,431 tonnes of herring in 2019.