What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Malaysia today?
The retail price range for Malaysia flat fish is between US$ 3.88 and US$ 7.78 per kilogram or between US$ 1.76 and US$ 3.53 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Malaysia
The retail price range in Malaysian Ringgit for flat fish is between MYR 17.63 and MYR 35.30 per kilogram or between MYR 7.99 and MYR 16.01 per pound(lb) in Kuala Lumpur and George Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malaysia flat fish is between US$ 2.72 and US$ 5.45 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 2.47 per pound(lb).
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Malaysia Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2020, the export price of Flat Fish from Malaysia was US$ 0.01 per Kg. In 2021, the export price was US$ 0.01 per Kg. In 2022, the export price was US$ 0.98 per Kg. In 2021, the export price was US$ 0.36 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 0.52 per Kg. For 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 0.01 per Kg.Malaysia Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Malaysia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 11.21 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 5.85 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose slightly to 0.82 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.75 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to an all-time low of 0.04 US dollars per kg in 2020, before rising to 3.50 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Malaysia in 2023 will be around 1.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 2.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for Malaysia flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Malaysia were US$ 26, US$ 269, US$ 638 and US$ 388 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malaysia flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of flat fish shipped by Malaysia in 2020 was 486 metric tons. In 2019 Malaysia exported 364 tonnes of flat fish. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Malaysia flat fish (fish category) has gone down, flactuating by -23.529 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports grew by 233.94 pc netting the country US$0.39m for the year 2019. Malaysia's flat fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
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Malaysia flat fish export values
In 2019, Malaysia shipped flat fish with a value of 0.39m USD, a decrease of -38.87% from 2018's total flat fish export of 0.638m USD. The annual change in value of Malaysia flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was 137.175 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Malaysia's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 233.94% when compared to a variation of -23.529% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's stake of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 53 in world exports of flat fish.
Export markets for Malaysia flat fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Malaysia is a net importer of flat fish. The annual growth of Malaysia flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 74%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 67%, per annum.
Malaysia purchased 1,557 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.