What is the price of crab per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan crab is between US$ 3.86 and US$ 23.17 per kilogram or between US$ 1.75 and US$ 10.51 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crab in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for crab is between JPY 533.37 and JPY 3,200.22 per kilogram or between JPY 241.89 and JPY 1,451.35 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan crab is between US$ 2.70 and US$ 16.22 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 7.36 per pound(lb).
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Japan Crab Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crab from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 11.86 US dollars per kilogram, and by 2021, it had risen to 17.76 US dollars per kilogram. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at 19.47 US dollars per kilogram. The current price is 17.91 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crab from Japan in 2023 will be around 19.00 US dollars, and in 2024, it will be around 20.00 US dollars.Japan Crab Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crab into Japan over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 11.86 US dollars per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 17.76 US dollars per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it reached 19.47 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2021, to 17.76 US dollars per kg. However, the price has been on the rise again in 2022, reaching 17.91 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crab into Japan will continue to increase in the next two years, with an estimated price of 18.54 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 19.47 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan crab
The total values in export for crab in Japan were US$ 6,037, US$ 6,998, US$ 8,375 and US$ 9,343 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan crab - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crab exported by Japan in 2020 was 470 metric tons. In 2019 Japan exported 504 tonnes of crab. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Japan crab (seafood category) has surged, changing by 5.439 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crab's exports reduced by -14.58 pc netting Japan US$9.34m for the year 2019. Japan's crab exports are classified as:
- Crabs, fresh or chilled, dried, salted, smoked or in brine (HS code 0306Xe)
- Crab, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160510)
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Japan crab export values
In 2019, Japan supplied crab with a value of 9.34m USD, an increase of 11.52% from 2018's total crab export of 8.375m USD. The yearly change in value of Japan crab between 2017 to 2018 was 19.677 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Japan's crab exports between 2017 and 2019 was -14.58 percent compared to a variation of 5.439% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan crab ( in '000$ )
Japan brought in 8,679 tonnes of crab in 2019.