What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Jamaica today?
The retail price range for Jamaica lobster is between US$ 24.49 and US$ 34.29 per kilogram or between US$ 11.11 and US$ 15.55 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Jamaica
The retail price range in Jamaican Dollar for lobster is between JMD 3,814.67 and JMD 5,341.15 per kilogram or between JMD 1,730.01 and JMD 2,422.29 per pound(lb) in Kingston and Montego Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Jamaica lobster is between US$ 17.14 and US$ 24.00 per kilogram or between US$ 7.77 and US$ 10.89 per pound(lb).
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Jamaica Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Lobster from Jamaica over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 23.87 US dollars, which increased to 26.44 US dollars in 2018. The price then rose to 27.91 US dollars in 2019 and further increased to 30.87 US dollars in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, with 38.47 US dollars per kilogram. It is expected that the export price of Lobster from Jamaica will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 41.50 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 44.13 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Jamaica Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Jamaica over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 23.87 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 38.47 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 14.60 US dollars per kg over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2021, with a price of 38.47 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2014, with a price of 22.02 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Jamaica will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 41.07 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 44.67 US dollars per kg.Export values for Jamaica lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Jamaica were US$ 5,692, US$ 7,637, US$ 6,636 and US$ 7,386 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Jamaica lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica exported 273 tonnes of lobster. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Jamaica lobster (seafood category) has escalated, changing by 8.765 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -14.69 percent earning the nation US$7.39m for the year 2019. Jamaica's lobster exports are classified as:
- 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)
- 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)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
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Jamaica lobster export values
In 2019, Jamaica sold lobster with a value of 7.39m USD, an improvement of 11.36% from 2018's total lobster export of 6.636m USD. The yearly increase in value of Jamaica lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -13.107%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Jamaica's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -14.69 percent in comparison to a variation of 8.765% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Jamaica's share of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 55 in world exports of lobster.
Export markets for Jamaica lobster ( in '000$ )
Jamaica bought 1 tonnes of lobster in 2019.