What is the price of snails per kilogram/pound in Malaysia today?
The retail price range for Malaysia snails is between US$ 1.80 and US$ 2.54 per kilogram or between US$ 0.82 and US$ 1.15 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of snails in Malaysia
The retail price range in Malaysian Ringgit for snails is between MYR 8.17 and MYR 11.54 per kilogram or between MYR 3.70 and MYR 5.23 per pound(lb) in Kuala Lumpur and George Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malaysia snails is between US$ 1.26 and US$ 1.78 per kilogram or between US$ 0.57 and US$ 0.81 per pound(lb).
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Malaysia Snails Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of snails from Malaysia was US$ 1.81 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 0.52 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 0.57 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 0.35 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 0.19 per Kg. For 2021, the export price is estimated to be US$ 0.30 per Kg. For 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 0.30 per Kg.Malaysia Snails Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of snails into Malaysia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 0.56 US dollars per kg, before rising to 6.45 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a sharp decline to 1.6 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping further to 0.86 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then rose again to 1.53 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of snails into Malaysia in 2023 will be around 1.20 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 1.35 US dollars per kg.Export values for Malaysia snails
The total values in export for snails in Malaysia were US$ 1,033, US$ 434, US$ 133 and US$ 129 in US dollar thousand for the years 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malaysia snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of snails shipped by Malaysia in 2020 was 50 metric tons. In 2019 Malaysia exported 50 tonnes of snails. For 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia snails (seafood category) has climbed, changing by 150 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports went down by -78.81% earning the nation US$0.13m for the year 2019. Malaysia's snails exports are categorised as:
- Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
- Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
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Malaysia snails export values
In 2019, Malaysia shipped snails valued at 0.13m USD, a contraction of -2.26% from 2018's total snails export of 0.133m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Malaysia snails between 2017 to 2018 was -69.355 percent.
The annual variation in the volume of Malaysia's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was -78.81 percent compared to a variation of 150% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's share of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was 1.2 per cent. Malaysia holds position 12 in world exports of snails.
Export markets for Malaysia snails ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Malaysia is a net exporter of snails. The annual growth of Malaysia snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was -12%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -11%, per annum.
Malaysia purchased 289 tonnes of snails in 2019.