What is the price of cuttlefish & squid per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 2.85 and US$ 11.41 per kilogram or between US$ 1.29 and US$ 5.17 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cuttlefish & squid in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for cuttlefish & squid is between ZAR 55.42 and ZAR 221.70 per kilogram or between ZAR 25.14 and ZAR 100.54 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 2.00 and US$ 7.99 per kilogram or between US$ 0.91 and US$ 3.62 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Cuttlefish & Squid Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 7.06 US $ per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 7.86 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2022, at 9.94 US $ per kg. Looking ahead, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from South Africa will continue to increase, with an estimated price of 10.14 US $ per kg in 2023 and 10.34 US $ per kg in 2024.South Africa Cuttlefish & Squid Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into South Africa has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 7.06 US dollars per kilogram, and this increased to 7.30 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 7.56 US dollars per kilogram, and then to 7.75 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then decreased slightly to 7.86 US dollars per kilogram in 2021, before increasing to 9.94 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into South Africa will be around 10.14 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 10.34 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Export values for South Africa cuttlefish & squid
The total values in export for cuttlefish & squid in South Africa were US$ 72,463, US$ 87,442, US$ 130,187 and US$ 77,538 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa cuttlefish & squid - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 1,779,202 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa cuttlefish & squid (seafood category) has increased, flactuating by 15.421 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cuttlefish & squid's exports went up by 7.28 pc earning the exporter US$77.54m for the year 2019. South Africa's cuttlefish & squid exports are classified as:
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030741)
- Cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell (HS code 030742)
- Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell (HS code 030743)
- Cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030749)
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South Africa cuttlefish & squid export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied cuttlefish & squid valued at 77.54m USD, a reduction of -40.44% from 2018's total cuttlefish & squid export of 130.187m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa cuttlefish & squid between 2017 to 2018 was 48.884 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of South Africa's cuttlefish & squid exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.28% in comparison to a variation of 15.421% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's portion of the world's total cuttlefish & squid's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa holds position 17 in world exports of cuttlefish & squid.
Export markets for South Africa cuttlefish & squid ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of cuttlefish & squid. The annual growth of South Africa cuttlefish & squid in value between 2015 to 2019 was -42%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -50%, per annum.
South Africa brought in 9,281 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid in 2019.