What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China tuna is between US$ 5.68 and US$ 11.86 per kilogram or between US$ 2.58 and US$ 5.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for tuna is between CNY 39.84 and CNY 83.15 per kilogram or between CNY 18.07 and CNY 37.71 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for China tuna is between US$ 3.98 and US$ 8.30 per kilogram or between US$ 1.80 and US$ 3.76 per pound(lb).
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China Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 5.20 US dollars per kg, followed by 6.15 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.51 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 5.30 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 6.16 US dollars per kg in 2021, and is currently 6.89 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from China will be 6.71 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.53 US dollars per kg in 2024.China Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into China over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 6.32 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 5.20 US dollars per kg. The price then rose to 6.15 US dollars per kg in 2018, before dropping to 5.51 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped further to 5.30 US dollars per kg in 2020, before rising again to 6.16 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 6.89 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the current trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into China will continue to rise in the next two years. We predict that the price will be 6.94 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 7.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for China tuna
The total values in export for tuna in China were US$ 414,974, US$ 326,348, US$ 319,840 and US$ 348,952 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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China tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China exported 63,358 tonnes of tuna. Across 2019 alone, the interest in China tuna (fish category) has improved, with a change of 21.877 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports increased by 0.93 percent netting China US$348.95m for the year 2019. China's tuna exports are classified as:
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
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China tuna export values
In 2019, China exported tuna valued at 348.95m USD, an increment of 9.10% from 2018's total tuna export of 319.84m USD. The yearly increase in value of China tuna between 2017 to 2018 was -1.994 pc.
The annual variation in the amount of China's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 0.93% compared to a variation of 21.877% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
China's stake of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 10 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for China tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net importer of tuna. The annual growth of China tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was -7%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -15%, per annum.
China procured 13,065 tonnes of tuna in 2019.