What is the price of trout per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa trout is between US$ 0.97 and US$ 1.93 per kilogram or between US$ 0.44 and US$ 0.88 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of trout in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for trout is between ZAR 18.79 and ZAR 37.58 per kilogram or between ZAR 8.52 and ZAR 17.04 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa trout is between US$ 0.68 and US$ 1.35 per kilogram or between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.61 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Trout Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Trout from South Africa over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 11.81 US dollars per kg, the highest of the five years. This was followed by a sharp drop in 2018 to 5.42 US dollars per kg. Prices then rose again in 2019 to 2.25 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 4.92 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped slightly in 2021 to 4.36 US dollars per kg, before rising again in 2022 to 6.07 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Trout from South Africa in 2023 will be around 5.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 6.50 US dollars per kg.South Africa Trout Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Trout into South Africa over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 11.81 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 5.42 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose again in 2019 to 2.25 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 4.92 US dollars per kg in 2020. 2021 saw a slight decrease to 4.36 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 6.07 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Trout into South Africa in 2023 will be around 7.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 8.20 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa trout
The total values in export for trout in South Africa were US$ 196, US$ 248, US$ 65 and US$ 146 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa trout - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 258,069 tonnes of trout. For 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa trout (fish category) has improved, flactuating by 16.096 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, trout's exports grew by 22.05 percent bringing the exporter US$0.15m for the year 2019. South Africa's trout exports are classified as:
- Frozen trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" (HS code 030314)
- Fresh or chilled trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" (HS code 030211)
- Frozen fillets of trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" (HS code 030482)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster" (HS code 030442)
- Smoked trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030543)
- Frozen trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) (HS code 030321)
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South Africa trout export values
In 2019, South Africa shipped trout worth 0.15m USD, a surge of 130.77% from 2018's total trout export of 0.065m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Africa trout between 2017 to 2018 was -73.79 percent.
The annual variation in the quantity of South Africa's trout exports between 2017 and 2019 was 22.05% when compared to a variation of 16.096% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's share of the world's total trout's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 20 in world exports of trout.
Export markets for South Africa trout ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of trout. The annual growth of South Africa trout in value between 2015 to 2019 was 12%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -6%, per annum.
South Africa bought 1,172 tonnes of trout in 2019.