What is the price of sea bass per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa sea bass is between US$ 4.81 and US$ 10.58 per kilogram or between US$ 2.18 and US$ 4.80 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sea bass in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for sea bass is between ZAR 93.40 and ZAR 205.49 per kilogram or between ZAR 42.36 and ZAR 93.19 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa sea bass is between US$ 3.37 and US$ 7.40 per kilogram or between US$ 1.53 and US$ 3.36 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Sea Bass Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sea Bass from South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 26.97 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 26.36 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then plummeted to 3.23 US dollars per kg in 2018, before rising to 5.44 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 2.67 US dollars per kg in 2020. Looking ahead, it is predicted that the export price of Sea Bass from South Africa will be 8.00 US dollars per kg in 2022 and is expected to remain around this level in 2023 and 2024.South Africa Sea Bass Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sea Bass into South Africa over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 26.97 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017 to 26.36 US dollars per kg. In 2018, the price dropped further to 3.23 US dollars per kg, the lowest in the last five years. In 2019, the price increased to 5.44 US dollars per kg and in 2020, it further increased to 2.67 US dollars per kg. The current price of Sea Bass in South Africa is 8.00 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is expected that the price of Sea Bass in South Africa will remain stable in the next two years. We predict that the price of Sea Bass in South Africa in 2023 will be around 8.00 US dollars per kg and in 2024, it will be around 8.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa sea bass
The total values in export for sea bass in South Africa were US$ 4,126, US$ 1,239, US$ 113 and US$ 147 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa sea bass - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 130,206 tonnes of sea bass. For 2019 alone, the market for South Africa sea bass (seafood category) has increased, recording a change of 8.122 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sea bass' exports increased by 18.14 pc bringing the exporter US$0.15m for the year 2019. South Africa's sea bass exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp." (HS code 030284)
- Frozen sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Dicentrarchus punctatus) (HS code 030377)
- Frozen sea bass "Dicentrarchus spp." (HS code 030384)
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South Africa sea bass export values
In 2019, South Africa exported sea bass costing 0.15m USD, an improvement of 32.74% from 2018's total sea bass export of 0.113m USD. The annual growth in value of South Africa sea bass between 2017 to 2018 was -90.88 per cent.
The yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's sea bass exports between 2017 and 2019 was 18.14 percent when compared to a variation of 8.122% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's stake of the world's total sea bass' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 23 in world exports of sea bass.
Export markets for South Africa sea bass ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of sea bass. The annual growth of South Africa sea bass in value between 2015 to 2019 was -62%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -67%, per annum.
South Africa purchased 244 tonnes of sea bass in 2019.