What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan crabs is between US$ 9.48 and US$ 21.18 per kilogram or between US$ 4.30 and US$ 9.61 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for crabs is between JPY 1,309.19 and JPY 2,925.65 per kilogram or between JPY 593.74 and JPY 1,326.82 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan crabs is between US$ 6.63 and US$ 14.83 per kilogram or between US$ 3.01 and US$ 6.72 per pound(lb).
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Japan Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Japan over the last five years has been steadily increasing. In 2017, the price was 11.43 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2021 it was 19.90 US dollars per kilogram. The highest price was in 2021, with a price of 19.90 US dollars per kilogram. The lowest price was in 2015, with a price of 10.04 US dollars per kilogram. The average price over the last five years was 14.90 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Japan in 2023 will be around 20.50 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 21.00 US dollars per kilogram.Japan Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Japan has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 10.86 US dollars per kg, and in 2021, it had risen to 19.90 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 82.3% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2021, when the import price was 19.90 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2015, when the import price was 10.04 US dollars per kg. The price has been steadily increasing since then, with the most recent price in 2022 being 18.42 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Japan in 2023 will be around 20.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 21.10 US dollars per kg.Export values for Japan crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Japan were US$ 10,619, US$ 13,640, US$ 14,362 and US$ 17,971 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crabs exported by Japan in 2020 was 945 metric tons. In 2019 Japan exported 1,206 tonnes of crabs. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Japan crabs (seafood category) has improved, flactuating by 0.58381985 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 1.09% netting the exporter US$17.97m for the year 2019. Japan's crabs exports are classified as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Japan crabs export values
In 2019, Japan exported crabs worth 17.97m USD, an increment of 25.12% from 2018's total crabs export of 14.362m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 5.293 pc.
The annual change in the amount of Japan's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.09 per cent compared to a variation of 0.58381985% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 17 per cent. The country is ranked position 1 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Japan crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Japan crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 9%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 1%, per annum.
Japan bought 27,757 tonnes of crabs in 2019.