What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Chile today?
The retail price range for Chile octopus is between US$ 9.60 and US$ 12.48 per kilogram or between US$ 4.35 and US$ 5.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Chile
The retail price range in Unidad de Fomento for octopus is between CLP 7,680.31 and CLP 9,986.71 per kilogram or between CLP 3,483.13 and CLP 4,529.12 per pound(lb) in Santiago and Salamanca.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Chile octopus is between US$ 6.72 and US$ 8.74 per kilogram or between US$ 3.05 and US$ 3.96 per pound(lb).
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Chile octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of octopus sold by Chile in 2020 was 564 metric tonnes. In 2019 Chile exported 1,619 tonnes of octopus. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Chile octopus (seafood category) has surged, changing by 51.167 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports went down by -20.01 pc earning the country US$10.59m for the year 2019. Chile's octopus exports are categorised as:
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
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Chile octopus export values
In 2019, Chile sold octopus valued at 10.59m USD, an increment of 2.50% from 2018's total octopus export of 10.332m USD. The annual growth in value of Chile octopus between 2017 to 2018 was -11.73 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the amount of Chile's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was -20.01 pc in comparison to a variation of 51.167% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Chile octopus ( in '000$ )
Chile ordered 132 tonnes of octopus in 2019.