What is the price of fish fillet per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa fish fillet is between US$ 3.91 and US$ 10.74 per kilogram or between US$ 1.77 and US$ 4.87 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish fillet in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for fish fillet is between ZAR 75.90 and ZAR 208.74 per kilogram or between ZAR 34.42 and ZAR 94.67 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa fish fillet is between US$ 2.73 and US$ 7.52 per kilogram or between US$ 1.24 and US$ 3.41 per pound(lb).
Related: Kenya Fish fillet prices, Malaysia Fish fillet prices, Philippines Fish fillet prices, India Fish fillet prices, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Fish fillet prices, Canada Fish fillet prices, US Fish fillet prices, Australia Fish fillet prices, New Zealand Fish fillet prices, Germany Fish fillet prices, Netherlands Fish fillet prices, Spain Fish fillet prices, United Kingdom (UK) Fish fillet prices,
Price Finder Tool
Search for prices of South Africa fish fillet and other products in different countries.
South Africa Fish Fillet Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish fillet from South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.68 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 6.50 US $ per kg. This represents an increase of 77.3%. The highest price was in 2011 at 83.26 US $ per kg, and the lowest was in 2010 at 0.01 US $ per kg. In 2020, the price was 5.53 US $ per kg, and in 2022 it was 5.96 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish fillet from South Africa in 2023 will be 6.90 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 7.32 US $ per kg.South Africa Fish Fillet Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish fillet into South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.68 US dollars per kg, and this increased to 5.30 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped slightly to 4.33 US dollars per kg, before increasing again to 5.53 US dollars per kg in 2020. 2021 saw the highest price of 6.50 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 5.96 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Fish fillet into South Africa will remain relatively stable in the next two years. It is expected that the price will be around 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2023, and 5.90 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for South Africa fish fillet
The total values in export for fish fillet in South Africa were US$ 3,259, US$ 3,559, US$ 4,534 and US$ 7,362 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in South Africa: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
See prices of fish fillet in other countries across Africa: Algeria fish fillet, Angola fish fillet, Botswana fish fillet, Burundi fish fillet, Cameroon fish fillet, Cape Verde fish fillet, Central African Republic fish fillet, Comoros fish fillet, DRC Congo fish fillet & Benin fish fillet.
South Africa fish fillet - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa exported 527,799 tonnes of fish fillet. Across 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa fish fillet (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -5.524 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish fillet's exports went down by -5.62% bringing the country US$7.36m for the year 2019. South Africa's fish fillet exports are categorised as:
- Frozen fish fillets (HS code 030420)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (HS code 030443)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other fish meat, whether or not minced (HS code 030410)
- Fish fillets, cured (HS code 0305Xa)
- Frozen fish fillets (excluding swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030429)
- Fresh or chilled fish meat, whether or not minced (excluding all fillets, tilapias, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, snakeheads, salmonidae, swordfish, toothfish and fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae) (HS code 030459)
- Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, not smoked (HS code 030530)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030449)
- Frozen fillets of flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (HS code 030483)
- Frozen fish fillets, n.e.s. (HS code 030489)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other fish meat whether or not minced" (excluding swordfish and toothfish)" (HS code 030419)
Are you a producer of fish fillet or other products?
Sign up today for FREE to buy or sell fish fillet.
South Africa fish fillet export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied fish fillet with a value of 7.36m USD, a surge of 62.33% from 2018's total fish fillet export of 4.534m USD. The annual growth in value of South Africa fish fillet between 2017 to 2018 was 27.395 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's fish fillet exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.62 percent when compared to a variation of -5.524% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total fish fillet's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked number 36 in world exports of fish fillet.
Export markets for South Africa fish fillet ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of fish fillet. The annual growth of South Africa fish fillet in value between 2015 to 2019 was -45%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -30%, per annum.
South Africa procured 622 tonnes of fish fillet in 2019.