What is the price of mackerel per kilogram/pound in Jamaica today?
The retail price range for Jamaica mackerel is between US$ 0.60 and US$ 2.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.27 and US$ 1.06 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of mackerel in Jamaica
The retail price range in Jamaican Dollar for mackerel is between JMD 93.66 and JMD 364.22 per kilogram or between JMD 42.47 and JMD 165.18 per pound(lb) in Kingston and Montego Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Jamaica mackerel is between US$ 0.42 and US$ 1.64 per kilogram or between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.74 per pound(lb).
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Jamaica Mackerel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Mackerel from Jamaica over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price dropped to 0.95 US $ per kg, but since then it has been steadily increasing. In 2018, the price was 3.74 US $ per kg, followed by 2.75 US $ per kg in 2019 and 3.04 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the highest price of 3.73 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Mackerel from Jamaica will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 3.90 US $ per kg in 2023 and 4.07 US $ per kg in 2024.Jamaica Mackerel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Mackerel into Jamaica over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price dropped to $0.95, but since then it has been steadily increasing. In 2018, the price rose to $3.74, and in 2019 it dropped slightly to $2.75. In 2020, the price rose again to $3.04, and in 2021 it rose to $3.73. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Mackerel in Jamaica will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the price of Mackerel in 2023 will be around $4.00, and in 2024 it will be around $4.25.Export values for Jamaica mackerel
The total values in export for mackerel in Jamaica were US$ 344, US$ 130, US$ 101 and US$ 99 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Jamaica mackerel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica sold 36 tonnes of mackerel. Through 2019 alone, the market for Jamaica mackerel (fish category) has escalated, changing by 33.333 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mackerel's exports decreased by -53.25% netting the country US$0.10m for the year 2019. Jamaica's mackerel exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030249)
- Fresh or chilled mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030244)
- Fresh or chilled jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030245)
- Prepared or preserved mackerel, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160415)
- Frozen mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus" (HS code 030354)
- Frozen mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030374)
- Fresh or chilled mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus) (HS code 030264)
- Frozen jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp." (HS code 030355)
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Jamaica mackerel export values
In 2019, Jamaica exported mackerel valued at 0.10m USD, a decrease of -0.99% from 2018's total mackerel export of 0.101m USD. The annual change in value of Jamaica mackerel between 2017 to 2018 was -22.308 percent.
The per year change in the quantity of Jamaica's mackerel exports between 2017 and 2019 was -53.25 percent in comparison to a variation of 33.333% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Jamaica mackerel ( in '000$ )
Jamaica imported 9,966 tonnes of mackerel in 2019.