What is the price of snails per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China snails is between US$ 10.52 and US$ 14.83 per kilogram or between US$ 4.77 and US$ 6.72 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of snails in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for snails is between CNY 73.78 and CNY 103.97 per kilogram or between CNY 33.46 and CNY 47.15 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China snails is between US$ 7.37 and US$ 10.38 per kilogram or between US$ 3.34 and US$ 4.71 per pound(lb).
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China Snails Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Snails from China has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 5.46 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2021 it was 8.19 US dollars per kilogram. The lowest price was recorded in 2019, when the export price was 4.17 US dollars per kilogram. The most recent data shows that the export price has increased to 4.98 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Snails from China will be 8.45 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 8.97 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.China Snails Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of snails into China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 5.46 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 5.40 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 4.17 US dollars per kilogram, before increasing to 4.98 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then rose to 8.19 US dollars per kilogram in 2021, before reaching 8.91 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of snails into China will be 9.63 US dollars in 2023 and 10.35 US dollars in 2024.Export values for China snails
The total values in export for snails in China were US$ 12,024, US$ 11,197, US$ 8,333 and US$ 6,852 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China shipped 1,644 tonnes of snails. Through 2019 alone, the market for China snails (seafood category) has increased, flactuating by 6.477 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports went down by -19.8% bringing the country US$6.85m for the year 2019. China's snails exports are classified as:
- Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
- Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
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China snails export values
In 2019, China shipped snails with a value of 6.85m USD, a reduction of -17.80% from 2018's total snails export of 8.333m USD. The annual change in value of China snails between 2017 to 2018 was -25.578 percent.
The annual change in the amount of China's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.8 per cent when compared to a variation of 6.477% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was 43.1%. The country holds position 1 in world exports of snails.
Export markets for China snails ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net exporter of snails. The annual growth of China snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was 9%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 17%, per annum.
China procured 3,441 tonnes of snails in 2019.