What is the price of snails per kilogram/pound in Japan today?
The retail price range for Japan snails is between US$ 2.23 and US$ 9.60 per kilogram or between US$ 1.01 and US$ 4.35 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of snails in Japan
The retail price range in Yen for snails is between JPY 308.05 and JPY 1,325.97 per kilogram or between JPY 139.71 and JPY 601.35 per pound(lb) in Tokyo and Yokohama.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Japan snails is between US$ 1.56 and US$ 6.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.71 and US$ 3.05 per pound(lb).
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Japan Snails Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Snails from Japan over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2015, the price was 23.40 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then rose to 12.33 US dollars per kg in 2017, 13.00 US dollars per kg in 2018, and 16.00 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price dropped slightly to 14.57 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 19.25 US dollars per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows the price dropping to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Snails from Japan will remain around 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Japan Snails Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of snails into Japan over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2015, the price was 23.40 US dollars per kg, dropping to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2016. The price then rose slightly to 12.33 US dollars per kg in 2017, before increasing to 13.00 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 16.00 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 14.57 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 19.25 US dollars per kg in 2021, before dropping back to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of snails into Japan will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will remain at 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2023, before increasing to 13.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Japan snails
The total values in export for snails in Japan were US$ 72, US$ 148, US$ 52 and US$ 96 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Japan snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of snails shipped by Japan in 2020 was 7 tons. In 2019 Japan sold 6 tonnes of snails. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Japan snails (seafood category) has escalated, flactuating by 50 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports went down by -50 percent bringing Japan US$0.10m for the year 2019. Japan's snails exports are classified as:
- Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
- Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
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Japan snails export values
In 2019, Japan supplied snails costing 0.10m USD, an increment of 92.31% from 2018's total snails export of 0.052m USD. The annual increase in value of Japan snails between 2017 to 2018 was -64.865 percent.
The per year change in the volume of Japan's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was -50 percent compared to a variation of 50% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Japan's share of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was 5.4 percent. The country holds position 4 in world exports of snails.
Export markets for Japan snails ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Japan is a net importer of snails. The annual growth of Japan snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was 25%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 17%, per annum.
Japan procured 366 tonnes of snails in 2019.