What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in Jamaica today?
The retail price range for Jamaica tuna is between US$ 2.03 and US$ 3.60 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 1.63 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in Jamaica
The retail price range in Jamaican Dollar for tuna is between JMD 316.87 and JMD 561.18 per kilogram or between JMD 143.70 and JMD 254.50 per pound(lb) in Kingston and Montego Bay.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Jamaica tuna is between US$ 1.42 and US$ 2.52 per kilogram or between US$ 0.65 and US$ 1.14 per pound(lb).
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Jamaica Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from Jamaica has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 14.67 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 13.00 US dollars per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2017, when it was 19.33 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price dropped to 14.25 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 10.88 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent price in 2020 was 9.50 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from Jamaica in 2023 will be around 11.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 12.50 US dollars per kg.Jamaica Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into Jamaica has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2016, the price was recorded at $14.67, which was the highest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2017 to $19.33. However, the price dropped significantly in 2018 to $14.25. The price then decreased further in 2019 to $10.88 and in 2020 to $9.50. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to $13.00 in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into Jamaica will continue to increase in the next two years. It is expected that the price will reach $14.00 in 2023 and $15.00 in 2024.Export values for Jamaica tuna
The total values in export for tuna in Jamaica were US$ 44, US$ 58, US$ 57 and US$ 87 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Jamaica tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Jamaica shipped 8 tonnes of tuna. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Jamaica tuna (fish category) has increased, with a change of 100 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports went up by 166.67 pc bringing the country US$0.09m for the year 2019. Jamaica's tuna exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
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Jamaica tuna export values
In 2019, Jamaica shipped tuna valued at 0.09m USD, an improvement of 57.89% from 2018's total tuna export of 0.057m USD. The yearly change in value of Jamaica tuna between 2017 to 2018 was -1.724 percent.
The per year variation in the volume of Jamaica's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 166.67 per cent when compared to a variation of 100% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Jamaica tuna ( in '000$ )
Jamaica bought 72 tonnes of tuna in 2019.