What is the price of nile perch per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa nile perch is between US$ 3.96 and US$ 7.91 per kilogram or between US$ 1.79 and US$ 3.59 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of nile perch in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for nile perch is between ZAR 76.88 and ZAR 153.75 per kilogram or between ZAR 34.86 and ZAR 69.73 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa nile perch is between US$ 2.77 and US$ 5.54 per kilogram or between US$ 1.26 and US$ 2.51 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Nile Perch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from South Africa has seen a lot of fluctuation over the last five years. In 2011, the price was 2.35 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 1.28 US dollars per kg in 2013. In 2014, the price rose to 1.57 US dollars per kg, before reaching a peak of 4.12 US dollars per kg in 2015. Since then, the price has been on a downward trend, with the latest figures showing 1.44 US dollars per kg in 2020. Looking ahead, we predict that the export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from South Africa will be 1.80 US dollars in 2023 and 1.57 US dollars in 2024.South Africa Nile Perch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Nile Perch into South Africa has been quite volatile over the past five years. In 2011, the price was 2.35 US dollars per kilogram. This dropped to 2.19 US dollars per kilogram in 2012, before dropping further to 1.28 US dollars per kilogram in 2013. The price then increased to 1.57 US dollars per kilogram in 2014, before spiking to 4.12 US dollars per kilogram in 2015. This was followed by a decrease to 1.58 US dollars per kilogram in 2016, and then an increase to 2.32 US dollars per kilogram in 2017. The price then dropped to 1.31 US dollars per kilogram in 2018, before increasing to 1.56 US dollars per kilogram in 2019. The price then dropped to 1.44 US dollars per kilogram in 2020, before increasing to 1.8 US dollars per kilogram in 2021. The price then dropped to 1.57 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price of Nile Perch into South Africa will be 1.54 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 1.51 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Export values for South Africa nile perch
The total values in export for nile perch in South Africa were US$ 267, US$ 329, US$ 1,215 and US$ 1,352 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa nile perch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 77,636 tonnes of nile perch. Across 2019 alone, the demand for South Africa nile perch (fish category) has decreased, flactuating by -8.429 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, nile perch's exports reduced by -3.89 percent earning the exporter US$1.35m for the year 2019. South Africa's nile perch exports are categorised as:
- Frozen fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030463)
- Fresh or chilled, Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030279)
- Frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (HS code 030329)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030433)
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South Africa nile perch export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied nile perch worth 1.35m USD, an increment of 11.11% from 2018's total nile perch export of 1.215m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Africa nile perch between 2017 to 2018 was 269.301 percent.
The annual variation in the volume of South Africa's nile perch exports between 2017 and 2019 was -3.89 pc in comparison to a variation of -8.429% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's stake of the world's total nile perch's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 34 in world exports of nile perch.
Export markets for South Africa nile perch ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of nile perch. The annual growth of South Africa nile perch in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -28%, per annum.
South Africa procured 40 tonnes of nile perch in 2019.