What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in India today?
The retail price range for India shrimps & prawns is between US$ 4.00 and US$ 7.91 per kilogram or between US$ 1.81 and US$ 3.59 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in India
The retail price range in Indian Rupee for shrimps & prawns is between INR 331.44 and INR 654.99 per kilogram or between INR 150.31 and INR 297.05 per pound(lb) in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for India shrimps & prawns is between US$ 2.80 and US$ 5.53 per kilogram or between US$ 1.27 and US$ 2.51 per pound(lb).
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India Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from India has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2021, the export price was 7.80 US $ per kg, which is a decrease of 0.37 US $ per kg from the previous year. The export price in 2020 was 7.43 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.09 US $ per kg from 2019. In 2019, the export price was 7.34 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.28 US $ per kg from 2018. In 2018, the export price was 7.62 US $ per kg, a decrease of 0.94 US $ per kg from 2017. In 2017, the export price was 8.62 US $ per kg, a decrease of 1.26 US $ per kg from 2016. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Shrimps & Prawns from India in 2023 will be 7.17 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 6.91 US $ per kg.India Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into India has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2012, the import price was 6.20 US dollars per kg, which increased to 11.12 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, since then, the import price has been decreasing steadily, with the price in 2020 being 7.43 US dollars per kg. This is a decrease of 3.69 US dollars per kg from the 2013 price. The import price in 2021 was 7.80 US dollars per kg, which is a decrease of 3.32 US dollars per kg from the 2013 price. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Shrimps & Prawns into India in 2023 will be 7.18 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 6.96 US dollars per kg.Export values for India shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in India were US$ 3,697,456, US$ 4,963,664, US$ 4,709,329 and US$ 4,935,224 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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India shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 India shipped 672,812 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in India shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has increased, with a change of 8.904 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports went up by 16.78% netting the nation US$4,935.22m for the year 2019. India's shrimps & prawns exports are categorised as:
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- 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)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- 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, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- 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)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- 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 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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India shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, India exported shrimps & prawns valued at 4,935.22m USD, a surge of 4.80% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 4709.329m USD. The annual increase in value of India shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -5.124 percent.
The annual variation in the amount of India's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was 16.78 pc compared to a variation of 8.904% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for India shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
India imported 672,812 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.