What is the price of live trout per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa live trout is between US$ 0.02 and US$ 0.03 per kilogram or between US$ 0.01 and US$ 0.01 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live trout in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for live trout is between ZAR 0.38 and ZAR 0.58 per kilogram or between ZAR 0.17 and ZAR 0.26 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa live trout is between US$ 0.01 and US$ 0.02 per kilogram or between US$ 0.01 and US$ 0.01 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Live Trout Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Trout from South Africa has seen a significant fluctuation over the last five years. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 49.67 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp decline to 12.64 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then continued to decrease to 10.05 US $ per kg in 2019 and 5.42 US $ per kg in 2020. In 2021, the price increased slightly to 6.02 US $ per kg, and then dropped again to 2.98 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Trout from South Africa will be 2.50 US $ per kg in 2023 and 2.00 US $ per kg in 2024.South Africa Live Trout Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Trout into South Africa has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2015, the price was 34.58 US dollars per kg, followed by a sharp drop to 22.57 US dollars per kg in 2016. This was followed by a steep increase to 49.67 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped to 12.64 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 10.05 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Live Trout into South Africa was 5.42 US dollars per kg in 2020, and 6.02 US dollars per kg in 2021. This indicates that the import price has been decreasing steadily over the past five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Live Trout into South Africa will be 2.98 US dollars per kg in 2022, and 2.90 US dollars per kg in 2023.Export values for South Africa live trout
The total values in export for live trout in South Africa were US$ 158, US$ 149, US$ 531 and US$ 734 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa live trout - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 26,402 tonnes of live trout. Through 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa live trout (fish category) has surged, with a change of 3.177 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live trout's exports grew by 1.66 percent netting the country US$0.73m for the year 2019. South Africa's live trout exports are categorised as:
- Live trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" (HS code 030191)
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South Africa live trout export values
In 2019, South Africa exported live trout worth 0.73m USD, an increment of 37.48% from 2018's total live trout export of 0.531m USD. The annual increase in value of South Africa live trout between 2017 to 2018 was 256.376 per cent.
The annual variation in the quantity of South Africa's live trout exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.66 pc compared to a variation of 3.177% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total live trout's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Africa is ranked position 26 in world exports of live trout.
Export markets for South Africa live trout ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of live trout. The annual growth of South Africa live trout in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -1%, per annum.
South Africa imported 1 tonnes of live trout in 2019.