What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in Malaysia today?
The retail price range for Malaysia tuna is between US$ 2.18 and US$ 2.30 per kilogram or between US$ 0.99 and US$ 1.04 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in Malaysia
The retail price range in Malaysian Ringgit for tuna is between MYR 9.89 and MYR 10.41 per kilogram or between MYR 4.48 and MYR 4.72 per pound(lb) in Kuala Lumpur and George Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Malaysia tuna is between US$ 1.53 and US$ 1.61 per kilogram or between US$ 0.69 and US$ 0.73 per pound(lb).
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Malaysia Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the export prices of Tuna from Malaysia per Kg were US$ 7.64, US$ 8.09, US$ 11.37, US$ 14.38 and US$ 5.84 respectively. For the year 2021, the export price was US$ 13.97 per Kg. It is difficult to predict the export price for the year 2023, as it is still far away.Malaysia Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Tuna into Malaysia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price per kilogram was 2.75 US dollars, followed by a significant increase to 4.40 US dollars in 2017. This was followed by a decrease to 3.19 US dollars in 2018 and then a further decrease to 3.01 US dollars in 2019. The price then dropped to 0.94 US dollars in 2020 before increasing to 3.17 US dollars in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price of Tuna into Malaysia is 0.00 US dollars in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price of Tuna into Malaysia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the import price of Tuna into Malaysia in 2023 will be around 3.17 US dollars and in 2024 will be around 3.01 US dollars.Export values for Malaysia tuna
The total values in export for tuna in Malaysia were US$ 4,752, US$ 4,291, US$ 7,301 and US$ 9,837 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Malaysia tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of tuna exported by Malaysia in 2020 was 6,672 tonnes. In 2019 Malaysia shipped 4,370 tonnes of tuna. For 2019 alone, the interest in Malaysia tuna (fish category) has improved, flactuating by 41.791 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports grew by 163.25 pc netting the exporter US$9.84m for the year 2019. Malaysia's tuna exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
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Malaysia tuna export values
In 2019, Malaysia shipped tuna costing 9.84m USD, a growth of 34.78% from 2018's total tuna export of 7.301m USD. The yearly growth in value of Malaysia tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 70.147 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Malaysia's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 163.25% in comparison to a variation of 41.791% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Malaysia's share of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Malaysia is ranked number 44 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for Malaysia tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Malaysia is a net importer of tuna. The annual growth of Malaysia tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -16%, per annum.
Malaysia procured 2,289 tonnes of tuna in 2019.