What is the price of blue mussel per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland blue mussel is between US$ 1.57 and US$ 1.82 per kilogram or between US$ 0.71 and US$ 0.83 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of blue mussel in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for blue mussel is between EUR 1.45 and EUR 1.68 per kilogram or between EUR 0.66 and EUR 0.76 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland blue mussel is between US$ 1.10 and US$ 1.28 per kilogram or between US$ 0.50 and US$ 0.58 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Blue Mussel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Blue Mussel from Ireland has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 1.30 US dollars, followed by a slight increase to 1.77 US dollars in 2018. The price then dropped to 1.46 US dollars in 2019 before rising again to 1.83 US dollars in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021 at 2.20 US dollars, before dropping to 0.00 US dollars in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Blue Mussel from Ireland will be 1.45 US dollars in 2023 and 1.90 US dollars in 2024.Ireland Blue Mussel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Blue Mussel into Ireland over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 1.30 US$ per kg, which was the lowest in the last five years. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018 to 1.77 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.46 US$ per kg, before increasing again to 1.83 US$ per kg in 2020. The highest price in the last five years was recorded in 2021, when the import price was 2.20 US$ per kg. The most recent data shows that the import price of Blue Mussel into Ireland in 2022 was 0.00 US$ per kg. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price of Blue Mussel into Ireland in 2023 will be 1.90 US$ per kg and in 2024 it will be 1.50 US$ per kg.Export values for Ireland blue mussel
The total values in export for blue mussel in Ireland were US$ 16,626, US$ 18,984, US$ 16,369 and US$ 15,427 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland blue mussel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of blue mussel shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 7,399 metric tons. In 2019 Ireland sold 9,608 tonnes of blue mussel. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Ireland blue mussel (seafood category) has increased, changing by 8.357 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, blue mussel's exports decreased by -19.72 percent bringing the exporter US$15.43m for the year 2019. Ireland's blue mussel exports are categorised as:
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030739)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030731)
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", frozen, even in shell (HS code 030732)
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Ireland blue mussel export values
In 2019, Ireland supplied blue mussel worth 15.43m USD, a reduction of -5.74% from 2018's total blue mussel export of 16.369m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ireland blue mussel between 2017 to 2018 was -13.775 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of Ireland's blue mussel exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.72 pc when compared to a variation of 8.357% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland blue mussel ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net importer of blue mussel. The annual growth of Ireland blue mussel in value between 2015 to 2019 was -8%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was %, per annum.
Ireland procured 33 tonnes of blue mussel in 2019.