What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka crabs is between US$ 9.55 and US$ 27.70 per kilogram or between US$ 4.33 and US$ 12.56 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for crabs is between LKR 2,937.37 and LKR 8,523.95 per kilogram or between LKR 1,332.14 and LKR 3,865.74 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka crabs is between US$ 6.68 and US$ 19.39 per kilogram or between US$ 3.03 and US$ 8.79 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 12.67 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the period. In 2021, the price was 9.76 US $ per kg, which was the highest in the period. The lowest price was 8.18 US $ per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 9.50 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 9.75 US $ per kg.Sri Lanka Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was the highest at $12.67, followed by 2014 at $10.71. The prices then dropped to $8.81 in 2015 and $8.51 in 2016 and 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw an increase in the price to $9.76. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around $10.00 and in 2024 will be around $10.50.Export values for Sri Lanka crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Sri Lanka were US$ 18,008, US$ 18,846, US$ 7,589 and US$ 10,174 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 1,062 tonnes of crabs. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka crabs (seafood category) has increased, flactuating by 26.579 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports decreased by -28.63 percent earning the nation US$10.17m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's crabs exports are classified as:
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Sri Lanka crabs export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported crabs worth 10.17m USD, an increment of 34.01% from 2018's total crabs export of 7.589m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka crabs between 2017 to 2018 was -59.732 pc.
The per year change in the volume of Sri Lanka's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -28.63% in comparison to a variation of 26.579% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's stake of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 4.1%. The country holds number 8 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Sri Lanka crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Sri Lanka crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Sri Lanka brought in 21 tonnes of crabs in 2019.