What is the price of sea bass per kilogram/pound in Canada today?
The retail price range for Canada sea bass is between US$ 7.58 and US$ 17.93 per kilogram or between US$ 3.44 and US$ 8.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sea bass in Canada
The retail price range in Canadian Dollar for sea bass is between CAD 10.23 and CAD 24.20 per kilogram or between CAD 4.64 and CAD 10.98 per pound(lb) in Ottawa and Montréal.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Canada sea bass is between US$ 5.30 and US$ 12.55 per kilogram or between US$ 2.40 and US$ 5.69 per pound(lb).
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Canada Sea Bass Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sea Bass from Canada has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2020, the price was 5.33 US dollars per kilogram, down from 8.75 US dollars per kilogram in 2015. The lowest price was recorded in 2018, at 3.75 US dollars per kilogram. Prices have since increased slightly, with the latest figure being 5.55 US dollars per kilogram in 2019. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sea Bass from Canada will remain relatively stable, with an estimated price of 5.33 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 5.35 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Canada Sea Bass Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sea Bass into Canada has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 5.18 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.62 US dollars per kg in 2017, 3.75 US dollars per kg in 2018, 5.55 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 5.33 US dollars per kg in 2020. This indicates a downward trend in the import price of Sea Bass into Canada. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Sea Bass into Canada in 2023 will be 4.90 US dollars per kg and in 2024 it will be 4.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for Canada sea bass
The total values in export for sea bass in Canada were US$ 57, US$ 171, US$ 15 and US$ 61 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Canada sea bass - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of sea bass exported by Canada in 2020 was 39 metric tons. In 2019 Canada exported 11 tonnes of sea bass. In 2019 alone, the market for Canada sea bass (seafood category) has gone up, recording a change of 175 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sea bass' exports reduced by -70.27 pc bringing the nation US$0.06m for the year 2019. Canada's sea bass exports are classified as:
- Frozen sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp." (HS code 030384)
- Fresh or chilled sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp." (HS code 030284)
- Frozen sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Dicentrarchus punctatus) (HS code 030377)
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Canada sea bass export values
In 2019, Canada exported sea bass costing 0.06m USD, a surge of 300.00% from 2018's total sea bass export of 0.015m USD. The yearly increase in value of Canada sea bass between 2017 to 2018 was -91.228 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Canada's sea bass exports between 2017 and 2019 was -70.27 per cent in comparison to a variation of 175% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Canada's share of the world's total sea bass' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Canada holds position 11 in world exports of sea bass.
Export markets for Canada sea bass ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Canada is a net exporter of sea bass. The annual growth of Canada sea bass in value between 2015 to 2019 was -1%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 7%, per annum.
Canada imported 1,262 tonnes of sea bass in 2019.
What is Sea Bass?
Sea basses are a range of marine fish from diverse families and species but which nevertheless go by the same name. The most common species sold in Canada are Dicentrarchus labrax and D. punctatus.
Worldwide, sea basses can be as small as just several centimetres to 2 metres long. They also range from just a few pounds to 500 pounds in weight. The exception is the giant goliath grouper or Epinephelus itajara species that reaches 900 pounds.
Though Canada prides in high lobster, crab and salmon exports, it is a net importer of sea bass. In 2021, the country imported US$263,000 of sea bass.
The main import sources, according to a World Bank report of 2018, are Argentina, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus and Greece.
Sea bass farming in Canada
Farmed sea bass has become an attractive aquarium opportunity for fish farmers in Nova Scotia. A government-sponsored project began in the province in 2008. With it, fish farmers can obtain loans to begin the sustainable practice of raising sea bass at home.
Buying sea bass in Canada
Current price: from CAD 10.69 (US$7.80) per kg for white sea bass to CA$47 (US$34.31) per Ib for Chilean sea bass
You can choose to buy by variety or by such metrics as fresh, gutted, frozen or imported sea bass. Each option has its price tag. The most popular options in fish markets and retail stores include:
1. Chilean sea bass: the price of this import from the Pacific waters of Chile is around 47 Canadian dollars per pound in 2023.
3. Fresh scaled and gutted sea bass: this frozen fish sells by the half pound or such measures as 600 to 800 g in most stores. It is among the least costly, as it is almost a 1/5th of the price of the Chilean import.
2. Whole sea bass; because sea basses vary in size, whole sea bass prices in Canada vary by the species and size. Rare species like giant sea bass cost more than common types. A 1.5 kilo whole white sea bass, for example, starts at 16 Canadian dollars or CA$10 per kilo while wild striped sea bass goes for 37 Canadian dollars for a full 2 kg weight.