What is the price of cuttlefish & squid per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 3.34 and US$ 6.20 per kilogram or between US$ 1.51 and US$ 2.81 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cuttlefish & squid in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for cuttlefish & squid is between CNY 23.41 and CNY 43.48 per kilogram or between CNY 10.62 and CNY 19.72 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for China cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 2.34 and US$ 4.34 per kilogram or between US$ 1.06 and US$ 1.97 per pound(lb).
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China Cuttlefish & Squid Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from China has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 5.90 US $ per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 6.09 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it reached 6.36 US $ per kg. The current price is 6.46 US $ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from China will be 6.56 US $ per kg in 2023 and 6.66 US $ per kg in 2024.China Cuttlefish & Squid Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into China has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2016, the price was $6.26, which was the highest of the five-year period. In 2017, the price dropped to $5.90, and then increased slightly to $5.77 in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to $5.93, and then increased again to $6.36 in 2020. The price then dropped to $6.09 in 2021, before increasing to $6.46 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into China will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of $6.50 in 2023 and $6.55 in 2024.Export values for China cuttlefish & squid
The total values in export for cuttlefish & squid in China were US$ 2,241,304, US$ 2,307,554, US$ 2,248,330 and US$ 2,079,510 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China cuttlefish & squid - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 350,053 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for China cuttlefish & squid (seafood category) has decreased, changing by -10.209 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cuttlefish & squid's exports went down by -10.44 pc bringing China US$2,079.51m for the year 2019. China's cuttlefish & squid exports are categorised as:
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030741)
- Cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030749)
- Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell (HS code 030743)
- Cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell (HS code 030742)
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China cuttlefish & squid export values
In 2019, China supplied cuttlefish & squid with a value of 2,079.51m USD, a decrease of -7.51% from 2018's total cuttlefish & squid export of 2248.33m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China cuttlefish & squid between 2017 to 2018 was -2.567 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of China's cuttlefish & squid exports between 2017 and 2019 was -10.44 pc compared to a variation of -10.209% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for China cuttlefish & squid ( in '000$ )
China imported 355,051 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid in 2019.