What is the price of blue mussel per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China blue mussel is between US$ 3.88 and US$ 5.30 per kilogram or between US$ 1.76 and US$ 2.40 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of blue mussel in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for blue mussel is between CNY 27.22 and CNY 37.19 per kilogram or between CNY 12.35 and CNY 16.86 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China blue mussel is between US$ 2.72 and US$ 3.71 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 1.68 per pound(lb).
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China Blue Mussel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Blue Mussel from China has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 4.17 US dollars, followed by 5.29 US dollars in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 3.08 US dollars, but then rose again to 2.44 US dollars in 2020. The price then decreased slightly to 2.33 US dollars in 2021, before increasing to 2.54 US dollars in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Blue Mussel from China will be 2.65 US dollars in 2023 and 2.76 US dollars in 2024.China Blue Mussel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into China over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 2.70 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2017 to 4.17 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price further increased to 5.29 US dollars per kg, the highest in the last five years. However, in 2019, the price dropped to 3.08 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 2.44 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price has been relatively stable in 2021 and 2022, with 2.33 US dollars per kg and 2.54 US dollars per kg respectively. Based on the trend of the last five years, it is expected that the import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into China in 2023 will be around 2.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 2.90 US dollars per kg.Export values for China blue mussel
The total values in export for blue mussel in China were US$ 6,367, US$ 8,905, US$ 15,701 and US$ 10,044 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China blue mussel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 3,257 tonnes of blue mussel. Across 2019 alone, the market for China blue mussel (seafood category) has increased, with a change of 9.737 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, blue mussel's exports increased by 52.62 percent bringing the nation US$10.04m for the year 2019. China's blue mussel exports are categorised as:
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030739)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030731)
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", frozen, even in shell (HS code 030732)
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China blue mussel export values
In 2019, China sold blue mussel costing 10.04m USD, a reduction of -36.06% from 2018's total blue mussel export of 15.701m USD. The yearly change in value of China blue mussel between 2017 to 2018 was 76.317 percent.
The per year change in the volume of China's blue mussel exports between 2017 and 2019 was 52.62% compared to a variation of 9.737% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total blue mussel's exports in 2019 was 30.7 percent. China holds number 2 in world exports of blue mussel.
Export markets for China blue mussel ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net exporter of blue mussel. The annual growth of China blue mussel in value between 2015 to 2019 was -47%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -46%, per annum.
China brought in 4,789 tonnes of blue mussel in 2019.