What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan seaweed is between US$ 8.56 and US$ 17.12 per kilogram or between US$ 3.88 and US$ 7.76 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for seaweed is between JPY 1,181.74 and JPY 2,364.79 per kilogram or between JPY 535.94 and JPY 1,072.47 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan seaweed is between US$ 5.99 and US$ 11.98 per kilogram or between US$ 2.72 and US$ 5.44 per pound(lb).
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Japan Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Seaweed from Japan has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 18.48 US dollars, but by 2021, it had dropped to 13.68 US dollars. The most significant decrease was between 2015 and 2016, when the price dropped from 11.97 US dollars to 15.14 US dollars. The price has since stabilized, with the latest figures for 2020 and 2021 being 15.08 and 13.68 US dollars respectively. Based on this data, we can predict that the export price of Seaweed from Japan in 2023 will be around 13.05 US dollars, and in 2024 it will be around 12.43 US dollars.Japan Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Seaweed into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 14.70 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2018 it was 14.91 US dollars per kilogram. In 2019, the price rose slightly to 15.06 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2020 it was 15.08 US dollars per kilogram. However, in 2021 the price dropped to 13.68 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2022 it was 13.05 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Seaweed into Japan will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with a slight decrease in 2023 to around 13.00 US dollars per kilogram, and a slight increase in 2024 to around 13.50 US dollars per kilogram.Export values for Japan seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in Japan were US$ 19,025, US$ 21,198, US$ 20,372 and US$ 21,173 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of seaweed exported by Japan in 2020 was 1,276 metric tonnes. In 2019 Japan sold 1,406 tonnes of seaweed. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Japan seaweed (agro commodities category) has escalated, with a change of 2.928 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports went down by -2.5 pc bringing the nation US$21.17m for the year 2019. Japan's seaweed exports are classified as:
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
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Japan seaweed export values
In 2019, Japan shipped seaweed valued at 21.17m USD, a growth of 3.92% from 2018's total seaweed export of 20.372m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was -3.897 percent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Japan's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.5 per cent in comparison to a variation of 2.928% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Japan seaweed ( in '000$ )
Japan purchased 48,213 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.