What is the price of herring per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa herring is between US$ 0.59 and US$ 1.47 per kilogram or between US$ 0.27 and US$ 0.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of herring in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for herring is between ZAR 11.39 and ZAR 28.47 per kilogram or between ZAR 5.16 and ZAR 12.91 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa herring is between US$ 0.41 and US$ 1.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.19 and US$ 0.47 per pound(lb).
Related: Kenya Herring prices, Malaysia Herring prices, Philippines Herring prices, India Herring prices, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Herring prices, Canada Herring prices, US Herring prices, Australia Herring prices, New Zealand Herring prices, Germany Herring prices, Netherlands Herring prices, Spain Herring prices, United Kingdom (UK) Herring prices,
Price Finder Tool
Search for prices of South Africa herring and other products in different countries.
South Africa Herring Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Herring from South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was at its lowest point of 1.94 US $ per kg, before increasing to 1.51 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 1.18 US $ per kg, before increasing to 1.00 US $ per kg in 2020. In 2021, the price rose to 2.70 US $ per kg, before dropping to 3.00 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Herring from South Africa in 2023 will be around 3.30 US $ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 3.60 US $ per kg.South Africa Herring Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Herring into South Africa has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2015, the price was at its highest at $9.90, before dropping to $7.54 in 2016. This downward trend continued until 2018, when the price reached its lowest point of $1.51. Since then, the price has been steadily increasing, with the most recent price in 2021 being $2.70. Looking ahead, it is likely that the import price of Herring into South Africa will continue to increase. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are $3.30 and $3.60 respectively.Export values for South Africa herring
The total values in export for herring in South Africa were US$ 161, US$ 139, US$ 56 and US$ 20 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 herring in other countries across Africa: Algeria herring, Angola herring, Botswana herring, Burundi herring, Cameroon herring, Cape Verde herring, Central African Republic herring, Comoros herring, DRC Congo herring & Benin herring.
South Africa herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 300,948 tonnes of herring. For the year 2019 alone, the market for South Africa herring (fish category) has gone down, changing by -5.421 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports grew by 5.97 pc bringing the nation US$0.02m for the year 2019. South Africa's herring exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
Are you a producer of herring or other products?
Sign up today for FREE to buy or sell herring.
South Africa herring export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied herring costing 0.02m USD, a decrease of -64.29% from 2018's total herring export of 0.056m USD. The annual reduction in value of South Africa herring between 2017 to 2018 was -59.712 percent.
The yearly variation in the amount of South Africa's herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.97 percent when compared to a variation of -5.421% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Africa herring ( in '000$ )
South Africa bought 52 tonnes of herring in 2019.