What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in France today?
The retail price range for France octopus is between US$ 0.60 and US$ 0.64 per kilogram or between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.29 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in France
The retail price range in Euro for octopus is between EUR 0.55 and EUR 0.60 per kilogram or between EUR 0.25 and EUR 0.27 per pound(lb) in Paris and Marseille.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for France octopus is between US$ 0.42 and US$ 0.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.20 per pound(lb).
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France Octopus Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Octopus from France over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 8.00 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 9.06 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price decreased to 8.36 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2020, it decreased further to 8.31 US dollars per kilogram. In 2021, the price increased to 9.80 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2022, it decreased slightly to 9.74 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Octopus from France in 2023 will be around 9.50 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024, it will be around 9.90 US dollars per kilogram.France Octopus Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Octopus into France over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 8.00 US dollars per kilogram, and this increased to 9.06 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped slightly to 8.36 US dollars per kilogram, but then rose again to 8.31 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. 2021 saw the highest price of 9.80 US dollars per kilogram, and this dropped slightly to 9.74 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into France in 2023 will be 10.20 US dollars, and in 2024 it will be 10.68 US dollars.Export values for France octopus
The total values in export for octopus in France were US$ 4,472, US$ 6,747, US$ 8,845 and US$ 9,043 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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France octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of octopus sold by France in 2020 was 982 metric tonnes. In 2019 France shipped 1,083 tonnes of octopus. For 2019 alone, the interest in France octopus (seafood category) has improved, flactuating by 10.51 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports went up by 27.86 percent earning the country US$9.04m for the year 2019. France's octopus exports are categorised as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
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France octopus export values
In 2019, France shipped octopus worth 9.04m USD, a surge of 2.20% from 2018's total octopus export of 8.845m USD. The yearly growth in value of France octopus between 2017 to 2018 was 31.095%.
The annual change in the quantity of France's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was 27.86 pc compared to a variation of 10.51% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
France's stake of the world's total octopus' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. France is ranked position 6 in world exports of octopus.
Export markets for France octopus ( in '000$ )
France ordered 4,929 tonnes of octopus in 2019.