What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya crabs is between US$ 2.18 and US$ 2.21 per kilogram or between US$ 0.99 and US$ 1.00 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for crabs is between KES 302.70 and KES 306.68 per kilogram or between KES 137.28 and KES 139.09 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya crabs is between US$ 1.53 and US$ 1.55 per kilogram or between US$ 0.69 and US$ 0.70 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Kenya has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 2.13 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 2.20 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of 3.6% over the five year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, at 2.31 US $ per kg, while the lowest was in 2010, at 0.76 US $ per kg. Looking ahead, we can expect the export price of Crabs from Kenya to remain around the 2.20 US $ per kg mark in 2023 and 2024.Kenya Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Kenya has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2017, the price was $1.92, and in 2021 it was $2.20. This represents an increase of 14.6%. The highest price was in 2020, when the price was $2.31. This was followed by a decrease in 2021 to $2.20. The average price for the past five years is $2.09. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Kenya will continue to increase. We predict that in 2023, the price will be $2.37, and in 2024, the price will be $2.45.Export values for Kenya crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Kenya were US$ 145, US$ 297, US$ 377 and US$ 435 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 188 tonnes of crabs. Across 2019 alone, the market for Kenya crabs (seafood category) has gone up, recording a change of 13.939 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports grew by 21.29 pc earning Kenya US$0.44m for the year 2019. Kenya's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
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Kenya crabs export values
In 2019, Kenya sold crabs worth 0.44m USD, a growth of 16.71% from 2018's total crabs export of 0.377m USD. The annual increase in value of Kenya crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 26.936 pc.
The per year variation in the quantity of Kenya's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 21.29 per cent when compared to a variation of 13.939% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Kenya crabs ( in '000$ )
Kenya ordered 0 tonnes of crabs in 2019.