What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa tilapia is between US$ 2.92 and US$ 9.74 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 4.42 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for tilapia is between ZAR 56.75 and ZAR 189.18 per kilogram or between ZAR 25.74 and ZAR 85.80 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa tilapia is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 6.82 per kilogram or between US$ 0.93 and US$ 3.09 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tilapia from South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.97 US dollars per kg, and in 2021 it was 1.17 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 20.6%. The highest price in the last five years was in 2022, when it was 1.41 US dollars per kg. Looking ahead, we predict that the export price of Tilapia from South Africa will continue to increase, reaching 1.45 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 1.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.South Africa Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into South Africa has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2016, the price was at its lowest at $0.66, before increasing to $0.97 in 2017. This was followed by a slight increase to $1.04 in 2018 and a further increase to $1.11 in 2019. However, the price dropped again in 2020 to $0.98 before increasing to $1.17 in 2021 and $1.41 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into South Africa will be $1.56 in 2023 and $1.73 in 2024.Export values for South Africa tilapia
The total values in export for tilapia in South Africa were US$ 914, US$ 762, US$ 1,842 and US$ 2,290 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa shipped 318,240 tonnes of tilapia. Across 2019 alone, the market for South Africa tilapia (fish category) has decreased, changing by -15.223 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports decreased by -19 pc earning South Africa US$2.29m for the year 2019. South Africa's tilapia exports are classified as:
- Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
- Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
- Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
- Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
- Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
- Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
- Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)
- Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
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South Africa tilapia export values
In 2019, South Africa shipped tilapia worth 2.29m USD, a growth of 24.32% from 2018's total tilapia export of 1.842m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Africa tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was 141.732 pc.
The yearly variation in the volume of South Africa's tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19% compared to a variation of -15.223% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for South Africa tilapia ( in '000$ )
South Africa imported 9,575 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.