What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique crabs is between US$ 9.66 and US$ 14.49 per kilogram or between US$ 4.38 and US$ 6.57 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for crabs is between MZN 617.32 and MZN 925.97 per kilogram or between MZN 279.96 and MZN 419.94 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique crabs is between US$ 6.76 and US$ 10.14 per kilogram or between US$ 3.07 and US$ 4.60 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 3.76 US$ per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 4.74 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price was 5.00 US$ per kg, before dropping to 3.43 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 1.73 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Mozambique in 2023 will be around 1.50 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 2.00 US$ per kg.Mozambique Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was $1.41, followed by a significant increase to $3.76 in 2017. This was followed by a further increase to $4.74 in 2018 and then a slight decrease to $5.00 in 2019. The price then dropped to $3.43 in 2020 and then to $1.73 in 2021. Overall, the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Mozambique has seen a decrease of 66.2% over the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Mozambique will be $1.20 in 2023 and $0.90 in 2024.Export values for Mozambique crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Mozambique were US$ 2,978, US$ 2,708, US$ 4,099 and US$ 2,040 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mozambique crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crabs exported by Mozambique in 2020 was 433 metric tonnes. In 2019 Mozambique sold 408 tonnes of crabs. For 2019 alone, the market for Mozambique crabs (seafood category) has decreased, with a change of -52.778 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports reduced by -43.41 pc netting the country US$2.04m for the year 2019. Mozambique's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Mozambique crabs export values
In 2019, Mozambique supplied crabs valued at 2.04m USD, a drop of -50.23% from 2018's total crabs export of 4.099m USD. The yearly change in value of Mozambique crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 51.366 percent.
The yearly variation in the volume of Mozambique's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -43.41 percent compared to a variation of -52.778% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Mozambique crabs ( in '000$ )
Mozambique brought in 4 tonnes of crabs in 2019.