What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique lobster is between US$ 9.60 and US$ 24.00 per kilogram or between US$ 4.35 and US$ 10.89 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for lobster is between MZN 613.48 and MZN 1,533.71 per kilogram or between MZN 278.22 and MZN 695.56 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique lobster is between US$ 6.72 and US$ 16.80 per kilogram or between US$ 3.05 and US$ 7.62 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.08 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 0.34 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 9.71 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 14.59 US$ per kg in 2020. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 16.43 US$ per kg. Overall, the export price of Lobster from Mozambique has been increasing in the last five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Lobster from Mozambique in 2023 and 2024 will be around 18.00 US$ per kg and 19.50 US$ per kg respectively.Mozambique Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2012, the price was 12.43 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 13.51 US dollars per kg in 2013. In 2014, the price dropped to 11.78 US dollars per kg, before rising to 16.50 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then dropped to 0.07 US dollars per kg in 2016 and 0.08 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 0.34 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 9.71 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then rose to 14.59 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 16.43 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Mozambique will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 17.45 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 18.47 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Mozambique lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Mozambique were US$ 3,996, US$ 4,267 and US$ 4,138 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mozambique lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of lobster exported by Mozambique in 2020 was 224,047 tonnes. In 2019 Mozambique sold 426 tonnes of lobster. In 2019 alone, the interest in Mozambique lobster (seafood category) has gone down, flactuating by -96.634 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -99.17% earning the country US$4.14m for the year 2019. Mozambique's lobster exports are categorised as:
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
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Mozambique lobster export values
In 2019, Mozambique supplied lobster valued at 4.14m USD, a contraction of -2.98% from 2018's total lobster export of 4.267m USD. The annual change in value of Mozambique lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 6.782 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Mozambique's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -99.17 percent when compared to a variation of -96.634% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Mozambique's stake of the world's total lobster's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Mozambique is ranked number 69 in world exports of lobster.
Export markets for Mozambique lobster ( in '000$ )
Mozambique bought 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.