What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa shrimps & prawns is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.94 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for shrimps & prawns is between ZAR 18.88 and ZAR 37.76 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.56 and ZAR 17.12 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa shrimps & prawns is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.36 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.62 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 6.82 US $ per kg, followed by 7.7 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 6.78 US $ per kg and then to 5.58 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 5.75 US $ per kg in 2021 and 6.47 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from South Africa in 2023 will be around 6.25 US $ per kg and 6.60 US $ per kg in 2024.South Africa Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into South Africa has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2011, the price was at its highest at 55.51 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 6.27 US dollars per kg in 2012. The price then increased slightly to 6.34 US dollars per kg in 2013, before rising to 7.93 US dollars per kg in 2014. Since then, the price has been decreasing, with the most recent price in 2020 being 5.58 US dollars per kg. The price in 2021 was 5.75 US dollars per kg, and in 2022 it was 6.47 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the price in 2023 will be around 6.20 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 5.90 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in South Africa were US$ 9,615, US$ 9,317, US$ 7,851 and US$ 3,716 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 3,427,126 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. Through 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has increased, changing by 5.406 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports went up by 8.57% netting the nation US$3.72m for the year 2019. South Africa's shrimps & prawns exports are classified as:
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
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South Africa shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, South Africa exported shrimps & prawns valued at 3.72m USD, a reduction of -52.62% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 7.851m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -15.735 pc.
The yearly change in the amount of South Africa's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was 8.57 pc when compared to a variation of 5.406% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Africa shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
South Africa purchased 7,407 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.