What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Kenya today?
The retail price range for Kenya lobster is between US$ 4.13 and US$ 4.50 per kilogram or between US$ 1.87 and US$ 2.04 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Kenya
The retail price range in Kenyan Shilling for lobster is between KES 574.09 and KES 624.35 per kilogram or between KES 260.36 and KES 283.15 per pound(lb) in Nairobi and Mombasa.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Kenya lobster is between US$ 2.89 and US$ 3.15 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 1.43 per pound(lb).
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Kenya Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Kenya has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 2.87 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 5.32 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of 86.2%. The highest price was in 2016, when it was 5.69 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2013, when it was 2.34 US $ per kg. The price in 2020 was 4.45 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 5.32 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price of Lobster from Kenya will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 5.90 US $ per kg in 2023 and 6.50 US $ per kg in 2024.Kenya Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Kenya over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 5.69 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 2.87 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 4.72 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 4.34 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 4.45 US dollars per kg in 2020, and further to 5.32 US dollars per kg in 2021. Overall, the import price of Lobster into Kenya has seen a steady increase over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Lobster into Kenya in 2023 will be around 5.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 6.08 US dollars per kg.Export values for Kenya lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Kenya were US$ 802, US$ 390, US$ 1,033 and US$ 1,146 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Kenya lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya exported 264 tonnes of lobster. Across 2019 alone, the market for Kenya lobster (seafood category) has escalated, flactuating by 20.548 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports grew by 94.12% netting the country US$1.15m for the year 2019. Kenya's lobster exports are classified as:
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
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Kenya lobster export values
In 2019, Kenya exported lobster valued at 1.15m USD, an improvement of 11.33% from 2018's total lobster export of 1.033m USD. The yearly change in value of Kenya lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 164.872 pc.
The annual change in the quantity of Kenya's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 94.12% compared to a variation of 20.548% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya is ranked number 23 in world exports of lobster.
Export markets for Kenya lobster ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of lobster. The annual growth of Kenya lobster in value between 2015 to 2019 was -6%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -6%, per annum.
Kenya imported 4 tonnes of lobster in 2019.