What is the price of scallops per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa scallops is between US$ 11.37 and US$ 20.31 per kilogram or between US$ 5.16 and US$ 9.21 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of scallops in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for scallops is between ZAR 221.00 and ZAR 394.67 per kilogram or between ZAR 100.23 and ZAR 178.99 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa scallops is between US$ 7.96 and US$ 14.22 per kilogram or between US$ 3.61 and US$ 6.45 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Scallops Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Scallops from South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 31.68 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 5.11 US $ per kg. Prices then increased to 7.85 US $ per kg in 2018 and 8.67 US $ per kg in 2019. However, 2020 saw a drastic drop to 1.33 US $ per kg, before increasing to 2.62 US $ per kg in 2021 and 4.29 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Scallops from South Africa in 2023 will be around 6.96 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 8.63 US $ per kg.South Africa Scallops Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Scallops into South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 31.68 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 5.11 US dollars per kg. The price then increased to 7.85 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 8.67 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to its lowest in the last five years at 1.33 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 2.62 US dollars per kg in 2021 and 4.29 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Scallops into South Africa in 2023 will be around 6.62 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 8.91 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa scallops
The total values in export for scallops in South Africa were US$ 1,077, US$ 46, US$ 102 and US$ 26 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa scallops - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 94,637 tonnes of scallops. For the year 2019 alone, the market for South Africa scallops (seafood category) has reduced, flactuating by -4.416 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, scallops' exports reduced by -7.45% netting the exporter US$0.03m for the year 2019. South Africa's scallops exports are classified as:
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, even in shell (HS code 030722)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell (HS code 030729)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160552)
- Live, fresh or chilled, scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, even in shell (HS code 030721)
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South Africa scallops export values
In 2019, South Africa exported scallops with a value of 0.03m USD, a contraction of -70.59% from 2018's total scallops export of 0.102m USD. The annual change in value of South Africa scallops between 2017 to 2018 was 121.739 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's scallops exports between 2017 and 2019 was -7.45 per cent when compared to a variation of -4.416% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Africa scallops ( in '000$ )
South Africa bought 33 tonnes of scallops in 2019.