What is the price of live eels per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada live eels is between US$ 13.75 and US$ 34.37 per kilogram or between US$ 6.23 and US$ 15.59 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live eels in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for live eels is between CAD 18.56 and CAD 46.40 per kilogram or between CAD 8.42 and CAD 21.04 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada live eels is between US$ 9.62 and US$ 24.06 per kilogram or between US$ 4.36 and US$ 10.91 per pound(lb).
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Canada Live Eels Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Eels from Canada has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 221.23 US $ per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 234.41 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2018, when it reached 535.72 US $ per kg. In 2020, the price dropped to 269.89 US $ per kg, and in 2021, it decreased further to 234.41 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Live Eels from Canada will continue to increase in the next two years, reaching approximately 280 US $ per kg in 2023 and 300 US $ per kg in 2024.Canada Live Eels Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Eels into Canada over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was $143.35, which was followed by a sharp increase to $221.23 in 2017. This was followed by a significant jump to $535.72 in 2018, before dropping to $421.28 in 2019. The price then decreased further to $269.89 in 2020, before rising to $234.41 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Live Eels into Canada was $265.18 in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Eels into Canada will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. It is predicted that the price will increase to $275.00 in 2023 and $285.00 in 2024.Export values for Canada live eels
The total values in export for live eels in Canada were US$ 24,513, US$ 33,627, US$ 73,394 and US$ 127,649 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Canada live eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of live eels shipped by Canada in 2020 was 162 metric tonnes. In 2019 Canada shipped 303 tonnes of live eels. For 2019 alone, the market for Canada live eels (fish category) has improved, recording a change of 121.168 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live eels' exports went up by 99.34 percent bringing the country US$127.65m for the year 2019. Canada's live eels exports are classified as:
- Live eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030192)
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Canada live eels export values
In 2019, Canada supplied live eels with a value of 127.65m USD, a growth of 73.92% from 2018's total live eels export of 73.394m USD. The yearly growth in value of Canada live eels between 2017 to 2018 was 118.259%.
The per year variation in the volume of Canada's live eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was 99.34 percent compared to a variation of 121.168% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's share of the world's total live eels' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Canada holds number 19 in world exports of live eels.
Export markets for Canada live eels ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net exporter of live eels. The annual growth of Canada live eels in value between 2015 to 2019 was -29%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -35%, per annum.
Canada brought in 25 tonnes of live eels in 2019.