What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Malawi today?
The retail price range for Malawi fish is between US$ 5.77 and US$ 14.43 per kilogram or between US$ 2.62 and US$ 6.55 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Malawi
The retail price range in Malawi Kwacha for fish is between MWK 5,952.37 and MWK 14,880.93 per kilogram or between MWK 2,699.49 and MWK 6,748.72 per pound(lb) in Lilongwe and Blantyre.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malawi fish is between US$ 4.04 and US$ 10.10 per kilogram or between US$ 1.83 and US$ 4.58 per pound(lb).
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Malawi Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Malawi has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 3.29 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 0.25 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 92.3%. In 2017, the price was 0.42 US dollars per kg, and in 2018 and 2019, it was 0.57 and 0.48 US dollars per kg respectively. The most significant decrease was seen in 2020, when the price dropped to 0.26 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Malawi in 2023 will be 0.17 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be 0.14 US dollars per kg.Malawi Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Malawi over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 0.56 US dollars per kg. This increased significantly to 3.6 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price dropped to 0.42 US dollars per kg in 2017 and then rose to 0.57 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then decreased to 0.48 US dollars per kg in 2019 and further decreased to 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 0.25 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Malawi will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price will be around 0.25 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 0.26 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Malawi fish
The total values in export for fish in Malawi were US$ 18, US$ 8, US$ 21 and US$ 40 in US dollar thousand for the years 2013, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malawi fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Malawi shipped 83 tonnes of fish. In 2019 alone, the demand for Malawi fish (fish category) has improved, recording a change of 124.324 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports grew by 336.84% bringing the country US$0.04m for the year 2019. Malawi's fish exports are categorised as:
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
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Malawi fish export values
In 2019, Malawi exported fish worth 0.04m USD, an increase of 90.48% from 2018's total fish export of 0.021m USD. The yearly change in value of Malawi fish between 2017 to 2018 was 162.5%.
The annual change in the volume of Malawi's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 336.84 per cent when compared to a variation of 124.324% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Malawi fish ( in '000$ )
Malawi ordered 3,002 tonnes of fish in 2019.