What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in Hong Kong today?
The retail price range for Hong Kong shrimps & prawns is between US$ 6.67 and US$ 7.11 per kilogram or between US$ 3.02 and US$ 3.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in Hong Kong
The retail price range in Hong Kong Dollar for shrimps & prawns is between HKD 52.11 and HKD 55.57 per kilogram or between HKD 23.63 and HKD 25.20 per pound(lb) in Kowloon and Tsuen Wan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Hong Kong shrimps & prawns is between US$ 4.67 and US$ 4.98 per kilogram or between US$ 2.12 and US$ 2.26 per pound(lb).
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Hong Kong Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export prices of Shrimps & Prawns from Hong Kong have seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2019, the export price per kilogram was $7.90, which was a slight increase from the previous year. In 2020, the export price per kilogram rose to $8.20, representing a 3.8% increase from the previous year. 2021 saw a further increase to $8.50, a 3.7% increase from the previous year. 2022 saw a slight decrease to $8.40, a 1.2% decrease from the previous year. Finally, in 2023, the export price per kilogram rose to $8.60, a 2.4% increase from the previous year. Overall, the export prices of Shrimps & Prawns from Hong Kong have seen a steady increase over the past five years, with the latest price per kilogram being $8.60. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram for 2023 and 2024 will be around $8.80 and $9.00 respectively.Hong Kong Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import prices of Shrimps & Prawns into Hong Kong have seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2015, the import price per kilogram was $2.90, which increased to $3.20 in 2016. In 2017, the price rose to $3.50, and then to $3.90 in 2018. The import price per kilogram reached its highest point in 2019, at $4.20. In 2020, the price dropped slightly to $4.10. Overall, the import prices of Shrimps & Prawns into Hong Kong have seen a steady increase over the past five years, with the price per kilogram increasing from $2.90 in 2015 to $4.10 in 2020. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram will continue to increase in the coming years, with prices predicted to reach $4.30 in 2023 and $4.50 in 2024.Export values for Hong Kong shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in Hong Kong were US$ 83,965, US$ 65,885, US$ 46,925 and US$ 37,232 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Hong Kong shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Hong Kong shipped 5,038 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Hong Kong shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has shrunk, recording a change of -25.605 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports reduced by -54.3 pc earning Hong Kong US$37.23m for the year 2019. Hong Kong's shrimps & prawns exports are categorised as:
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
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Hong Kong shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, Hong Kong supplied shrimps & prawns costing 37.23m USD, a drop of -20.66% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 46.925m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Hong Kong shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -28.777 pc.
The annual change in the amount of Hong Kong's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -54.3 percent when compared to a variation of -25.605% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Hong Kong shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
Hong Kong procured 45,726 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.