What is the price of herring per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China herring is between US$ 2.38 and US$ 9.52 per kilogram or between US$ 1.08 and US$ 4.32 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of herring in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for herring is between CNY 16.68 and CNY 66.74 per kilogram or between CNY 7.57 and CNY 30.27 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China herring is between US$ 1.67 and US$ 6.66 per kilogram or between US$ 0.76 and US$ 3.02 per pound(lb).
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China Herring Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Herring from China over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was $3.72, and in 2021 it was $5.54, representing a 48.6% increase. The highest price was in 2021 at $5.54, and the lowest was in 2012 at $1.49. The average price for the last five years was $4.17. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Herring from China in 2023 will be $6.32 and in 2024 will be $7.10.China Herring Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Herring into China has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2016, the price was $2.20, and in 2021, it had risen to $5.54. This represents an increase of 151.8% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2021 at $5.54, while the lowest price was recorded in 2013 at $1.80. The average price over the five-year period was $3.86. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Herring into China in 2023 will be $6.32, and in 2024 will be $7.09.Export values for China herring
The total values in export for herring in China were US$ 1,360, US$ 10,436, US$ 17,732 and US$ 12,890 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China sold 3,230 tonnes of herring. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for China herring (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -25.832 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports increased by 15.15 percent bringing the nation US$12.89m for the year 2019. China's herring exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
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China herring export values
In 2019, China supplied herring valued at 12.89m USD, a drop of -27.31% from 2018's total herring export of 17.732m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China herring between 2017 to 2018 was 69.912 pc.
The yearly change in the amount of China's herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.15 per cent when compared to a variation of -25.832% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
China's portion of the world's total herring's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 21 in world exports of herring.
Export markets for China herring ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of herring. The annual growth of China herring in value between 2015 to 2019 was 66%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 73%, per annum.
China bought 11,074 tonnes of herring in 2019.