What is the price of snails per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa snails is between US$ 0.98 and US$ 2.95 per kilogram or between US$ 0.45 and US$ 1.34 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of snails in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for snails is between ZAR 19.09 and ZAR 57.28 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.66 and ZAR 25.98 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa snails is between US$ 0.69 and US$ 2.06 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.94 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Snails Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Snails from South Africa over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.39 US dollars per kilogram, followed by a slight increase to 2.85 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 3.00 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping to 1.92 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. 2021 saw a significant increase to 5.38 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping back to 2.89 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Snails from South Africa in 2023 will be around 2.90 US dollars, and in 2024 will be around 2.90 US dollars.South Africa Snails Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of snails into South Africa over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.39 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 2.85 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 3.00 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping to 1.92 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. 2021 saw a significant increase to 5.38 US dollars per kilogram, before dropping back to 2.89 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of snails into South Africa will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 2.90 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 2.95 US dollars per kilogram.Export values for South Africa snails
The total values in export for snails in South Africa were US$ 79, US$ 74, US$ 77 and US$ 57 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa snails - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa exported 30,287 tonnes of snails. Through 2019 alone, the market for South Africa snails (seafood category) has reduced, changing by -11.169 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, snails' exports went down by -8.7% bringing the exporter US$0.06m for the year 2019. South Africa's snails exports are categorised as:
- Snails, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked and sea snails) (HS code 160558)
- Snails, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, dried or in brine, even smoked, with or without shell (excluding sea snails) (HS code 030760)
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South Africa snails export values
In 2019, South Africa supplied snails with a value of 0.06m USD, a reduction of -22.08% from 2018's total snails export of 0.077m USD. The yearly change in value of South Africa snails between 2017 to 2018 was 4.054 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of South Africa's snails exports between 2017 and 2019 was -8.7 pc compared to a variation of -11.169% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's stake of the world's total snails' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 48 in world exports of snails.
Export markets for South Africa snails ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of snails. The annual growth of South Africa snails in value between 2015 to 2019 was 55%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 22%, per annum.
South Africa bought 99 tonnes of snails in 2019.