What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya flat fish is between US$ 5.34 and US$ 6.47 per kilogram or between US$ 2.42 and US$ 2.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for flat fish is between KES 741.13 and KES 898.78 per kilogram or between KES 336.11 and KES 407.61 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya flat fish is between US$ 3.74 and US$ 4.53 per kilogram or between US$ 1.69 and US$ 2.05 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 5.50 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 6.50 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 5.67 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 7.33 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Kenya in 2023 will be around 6.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 7.00 US dollars per kg.Kenya Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Kenya over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 5.50 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 6.50 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped again in 2019 to 5.67 US dollars per kg. In 2020, the price rose to 7.33 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Kenya will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be 6.25 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Kenya flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Kenya were US$ 152, US$ 11, US$ 13 and US$ 17 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 3 tonnes of flat fish. Through 2019 alone, the market for Kenya flat fish (fish category) has increased, with a change of 50 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports increased by 50 percent earning the exporter US$0.02m for the year 2019. Kenya's flat fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
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Kenya flat fish export values
In 2019, Kenya shipped flat fish worth 0.02m USD, a surge of 53.85% from 2018's total flat fish export of 0.013m USD. The yearly change in value of Kenya flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was 18.182 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Kenya's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 50 per cent compared to a variation of 50% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's stake of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 44 in world exports of flat fish.
Export markets for Kenya flat fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of flat fish. The annual growth of Kenya flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -33%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -40%, per annum.
Kenya imported 74 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.