What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Oman today?
The retail price range for Oman lobster is between US$ 38.75 and US$ 77.52 per kilogram or between US$ 17.57 and US$ 35.16 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Oman
The retail price range in Rial Omani for lobster is between OMR 14.92 and OMR 29.85 per kilogram or between OMR 6.77 and OMR 13.54 per pound(lb) in Muscat and Salalah.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Oman lobster is between US$ 27.13 and US$ 54.26 per kilogram or between US$ 12.30 and US$ 24.61 per pound(lb).
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Oman Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Oman over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2012, the price was 15.67 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 14.74 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2016, when it was 1.95 US dollars per kg. Since then, the price has been gradually increasing, with the highest price of 12.11 US dollars per kg recorded in 2019. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Lobster from Oman in 2023 will be around 13.45 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 14.17 US dollars per kg.Oman Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Oman has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 1.95 US $ per kg, and in 2021, it was 14.74 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of 659.2% over the five-year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it was 15.63 US $ per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2015, when it was 4.02 US $ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Oman in 2023 will be 18.17 US $ per kg and in 2024 it will be 21.71 US $ per kg.Export values for Oman lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Oman were US$ 152, US$ 171, US$ 1,707 and US$ 2,942 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Oman lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Oman shipped 161 tonnes of lobster. In 2019 alone, the market for Oman lobster (seafood category) has gone down, with a change of -53.198 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went up by 455.17 pc earning the country US$2.94m for the year 2019. Oman's lobster exports are classified as:
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- 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)
- 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)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
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Oman lobster export values
In 2019, Oman exported lobster valued at 2.94m USD, an improvement of 72.23% from 2018's total lobster export of 1.707m USD. The yearly growth in value of Oman lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 898.246 pc.
The yearly change in the volume of Oman's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 455.17 per cent when compared to a variation of -53.198% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Oman lobster ( in '000$ )
Oman imported 173 tonnes of lobster in 2019.