What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China tilapia is between US$ 2.40 and US$ 8.16 per kilogram or between US$ 1.09 and US$ 3.70 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for tilapia is between CNY 16.83 and CNY 57.23 per kilogram or between CNY 7.63 and CNY 25.96 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China tilapia is between US$ 1.68 and US$ 5.71 per kilogram or between US$ 0.76 and US$ 2.59 per pound(lb).
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China Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tilapia from China has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.73 US dollars per kg, and in 2021 it was 2.61 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2020, when it was 2.37 US dollars per kg. However, the price has since increased to 2.76 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tilapia from China will be 2.68 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.62 US dollars per kg in 2024.China Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into China has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was $3.13, and it has decreased to $2.37 in 2020. This is a decrease of 24.3%. The lowest price was recorded in 2019 at $2.54, and the highest price was recorded in 2013 at $3.41. In 2021, the price increased slightly to $2.61, but it decreased again in 2022 to $2.76. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into China will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be $2.71 and the price in 2024 will be $2.67.Export values for China tilapia
The total values in export for tilapia in China were US$ 813,807, US$ 747,737, US$ 699,956 and US$ 488,872 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China shipped 192,146 tonnes of tilapia. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in China tilapia (fish category) has reduced, recording a change of -24.501 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports decreased by -29.89 percent bringing China US$488.87m for the year 2019. China's tilapia exports are classified as:
- Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
- Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)
- Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
- Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
- Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
- Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
- Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
- Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
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China tilapia export values
In 2019, China supplied tilapia with a value of 488.87m USD, a decrease of -30.16% from 2018's total tilapia export of 699.956m USD. The yearly change in value of China tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -6.39 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of China's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was -29.89 pc in comparison to a variation of -24.501% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for China tilapia ( in '000$ )
China imported 5,248 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.