What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in Egypt today?
The retail price range for Egypt tilapia is between US$ 1.91 and US$ 4.77 per kilogram or between US$ 0.86 and US$ 2.16 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in Egypt
The retail price range in Egyptian Pound for tilapia is between EGP 59.59 and EGP 148.98 per kilogram or between EGP 27.03 and EGP 67.57 per pound(lb) in Cairo and Alexandria.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Egypt tilapia is between US$ 1.33 and US$ 3.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.61 and US$ 1.51 per pound(lb).
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Egypt Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tilapia from Egypt over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2014, the price was 1.03 US dollars per kg, which increased to 3.43 US dollars per kg in 2015. However, the price dropped to 3.26 US dollars per kg in 2016 and further decreased to 2.87 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2019, the price dropped to its lowest point of 1.11 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 2.73 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 4.55 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tilapia from Egypt will be 5.37 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.19 US dollars per kg in 2024.Egypt Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Egypt over the last five years has seen a significant fluctuation. In 2014, the price was $1.03, which rose to $3.43 in 2015. This was followed by a slight decrease to $3.26 in 2016, and then a further decrease to $2.87 in 2017. The price then dropped to its lowest point of $1.11 in 2019, before rising again to $2.73 in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to $4.55 in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into Egypt will continue to increase in the coming years. We predict that the price will reach $5.37 in 2023 and $6.19 in 2024.Export values for Egypt tilapia
The total values in export for tilapia in Egypt were US$ 665, US$ 1,351, US$ 1,140 and US$ 3 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Egypt tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Egypt sold 8,351 tonnes of tilapia. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Egypt tilapia (fish category) has improved, changing by 484.395 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports grew by 114.95 pc bringing the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Egypt's tilapia exports are categorised as:
- 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)
- 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)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
- Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
- Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
- 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)
- 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)
- Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
- 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)
- 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)
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Egypt tilapia export values
In 2019, Egypt sold tilapia with a value of 0.00m USD, a decrease of -100.00% from 2018's total tilapia export of 1.14m USD. The yearly change in value of Egypt tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -15.618 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of Egypt's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was 114.95 pc when compared to a variation of 484.395% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Egypt tilapia ( in '000$ )
Egypt procured 1 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.