What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in France today?
The retail price range for France crabs is between US$ 8.30 and US$ 22.09 per kilogram or between US$ 3.77 and US$ 10.02 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in France
The retail price range in Euro for crabs is between EUR 7.67 and EUR 20.41 per kilogram or between EUR 3.48 and EUR 9.25 per pound(lb) in Paris and Marseille.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for France crabs is between US$ 5.81 and US$ 15.46 per kilogram or between US$ 2.64 and US$ 7.01 per pound(lb).
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France Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from France over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 7.23 US $ per kg, followed by 8.11 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 8.87 US $ per kg, before dropping to 7.85 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 8.66 US $ per kg in 2021, before dropping to 7.44 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from France in 2023 will be 8.25 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 7.63 US $ per kg.France Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into France over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 7.23 US dollars per kg, followed by 8.11 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 8.87 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 7.85 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 8.66 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping to 7.44 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into France in 2023 will be 8.22 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be 7.53 US dollars per kg.Export values for France crabs
The total values in export for crabs in France were US$ 24,899, US$ 23,954, US$ 25,565 and US$ 25,610 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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France crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crabs shipped by France in 2020 was 2,254 metric tons. In 2019 France exported 2,887 tonnes of crabs. For 2019 alone, the demand for France crabs (seafood category) has shrunk, flactuating by -8.407 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports decreased by -12.83% earning the nation US$25.61m for the year 2019. France's crabs exports are classified as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
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France crabs export values
In 2019, France supplied crabs worth 25.61m USD, an improvement of 0.18% from 2018's total crabs export of 25.565m USD. The yearly growth in value of France crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 6.725 percent.
The per year variation in the quantity of France's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -12.83% compared to a variation of -8.407% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
France's stake of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. France is ranked position 29 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for France crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
France is a net importer of crabs. The annual growth of France crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was -8%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -16%, per annum.
France brought in 9,352 tonnes of crabs in 2019.