What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Ghana today?
The retail price range for Ghana lobster is between US$ 15.79 and US$ 49.34 per kilogram or between US$ 7.16 and US$ 22.38 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Ghana
The retail price range in Ghana Cedi for lobster is between GHS 169.77 and GHS 530.54 per kilogram or between GHS 76.99 and GHS 240.61 per pound(lb) in Accra and Kumasi.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ghana lobster is between US$ 11.05 and US$ 34.54 per kilogram or between US$ 5.01 and US$ 15.66 per pound(lb).
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Ghana Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Ghana over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2015, the price was 7.94 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 4.46 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price decreased further to 0.54 US dollars per kg and in 2019, it was 0.89 US dollars per kg. In 2020 and 2021, the export price of Lobster from Ghana was 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Lobster from Ghana in 2023 and 2024 will be 0.00 US dollars per kg.Ghana Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Ghana over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2011, the price was 3.00 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 2.33 US dollars per kg in 2012. This was followed by a sharp increase to 8.79 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then rose to 11.12 US dollars per kg in 2014 before dropping to 7.94 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2017, the price dropped to 4.46 US dollars per kg and then further to 0.54 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 0.89 US dollars per kg in 2019 before dropping to 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 2021. Looking ahead, it is difficult to predict the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Ghana for 2023 and 2024. However, based on the data, it is likely that the price will remain relatively stable in the coming years.Export values for Ghana lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Ghana were US$ 127, US$ 232, US$ 53 and US$ 118 in US dollar thousand for the years 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ghana lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Ghana sold 132 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Ghana lobster (seafood category) has increased, changing by 34.694 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports grew by 153.85 pc netting Ghana US$0.12m for the year 2019. Ghana's lobster exports are categorised as:
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
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Ghana lobster export values
In 2019, Ghana sold lobster costing 0.12m USD, an improvement of 126.42% from 2018's total lobster export of 0.053m USD. The yearly growth in value of Ghana lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -77.155 percent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Ghana's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 153.85 per cent when compared to a variation of 34.694% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ghana lobster ( in '000$ )
Ghana bought 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.