What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China crabs is between US$ 14.46 and US$ 21.39 per kilogram or between US$ 6.56 and US$ 9.70 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for crabs is between CNY 101.43 and CNY 150.00 per kilogram or between CNY 46.00 and CNY 68.03 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China crabs is between US$ 10.12 and US$ 14.97 per kilogram or between US$ 4.59 and US$ 6.79 per pound(lb).
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China Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from China has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 8.81 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 8.34 US $ per kg. This represents a 5.6% decrease in the export price. The lowest price was in 2019, when it was 6.84 US $ per kg. This was a 20.2% decrease from the highest price in 2014, which was 10.96 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Crabs from China in 2023 will be 8.00 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 8.68 US $ per kg.China Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into China over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 8.81 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it was 8.34 US dollars per kg. This represents a 5.7% decrease in the price of Crabs over the five year period. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when the import price was 6.84 US dollars per kg. This was a decrease of 21.2% from the 2017 price. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price of Crabs into China will continue to decrease in the next two years. We predict that the import price in 2023 will be 8.14 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be 7.94 US dollars per kg.Export values for China crabs
The total values in export for crabs in China were US$ 407,310, US$ 369,125, US$ 329,948 and US$ 295,303 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China shipped 43,144 tonnes of crabs. Through 2019 alone, the interest in China crabs (seafood category) has improved, recording a change of 2.783 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports grew by 3.03% bringing the exporter US$295.30m for the year 2019. China's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
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China crabs export values
In 2019, China sold crabs valued at 295.30m USD, a decrease of -10.50% from 2018's total crabs export of 329.948m USD. The yearly change in value of China crabs between 2017 to 2018 was -10.613 pc.
The yearly change in the amount of China's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.03 percent when compared to a variation of 2.783% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 1.6 per cent. China is ranked number 15 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for China crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of crabs. The annual growth of China crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 7%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 24%, per annum.
China purchased 72,941 tonnes of crabs in 2019.