What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Oman today?
The retail price range for Oman octopus is between US$ 9.75 and US$ 19.51 per kilogram or between US$ 4.42 and US$ 8.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Oman
The retail price range in Rial Omani for octopus is between OMR 3.76 and OMR 7.51 per kilogram or between OMR 1.70 and OMR 3.41 per pound(lb) in Muscat and Salalah.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Oman octopus is between US$ 6.83 and US$ 13.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.10 and US$ 6.19 per pound(lb).
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Oman Octopus Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Octopus from Oman has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.06 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it was 3.76 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 23.3% over the five year period. The highest price was in 2018, when it reached 5.47 US$ per kg. The lowest price was in 2015, when it was 2.00 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Octopus from Oman will be 4.17 US$ per kg in 2023 and 4.58 US$ per kg in 2024.Oman Octopus Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Octopus into Oman has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.06 US dollars per kilogram, and this increased to 5.47 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. The price then decreased slightly to 5.27 US dollars per kilogram in 2019, before dropping further to 3.4 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then rose again to 3.76 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into Oman will be 4.08 US dollars in 2023 and 4.30 US dollars in 2024.Export values for Oman octopus
The total values in export for octopus in Oman were US$ 8, US$ 153, US$ 3,738 and US$ 1,729 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Oman octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Oman exported 382 tonnes of octopus. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Oman octopus (seafood category) has shrunk, with a change of -41.501 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports went up by 1428 pc earning the country US$1.73m for the year 2019. Oman's octopus exports are classified as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
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Oman octopus export values
In 2019, Oman sold octopus costing 1.73m USD, a decrease of -53.72% from 2018's total octopus export of 3.738m USD. The annual change in value of Oman octopus between 2017 to 2018 was 2343.137 percent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Oman's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1428 per cent in comparison to a variation of -41.501% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Oman octopus ( in '000$ )
Oman purchased 31 tonnes of octopus in 2019.