What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka flat fish is between US$ 13.53 and US$ 14.50 per kilogram or between US$ 6.14 and US$ 6.58 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for flat fish is between LKR 4,164.28 and LKR 4,461.95 per kilogram or between LKR 1,888.56 and LKR 2,023.56 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka flat fish is between US$ 9.47 and US$ 10.15 per kilogram or between US$ 4.30 and US$ 4.60 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Sri Lanka has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 6.76 US dollars per kg, dropping to 2.87 US dollars per kg in 2013. This trend continued in 2014, with the price falling to 2.69 US dollars per kg. In 2015, the price rose slightly to 3.26 US dollars per kg, before dropping again to 3.02 US dollars per kg in 2017. The most recent year, 2019, saw a slight increase to 3.65 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 3.30 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 3.00 US dollars per kg.Sri Lanka Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Sri Lanka has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 6.76 US dollars per kg, dropping to 2.87 US dollars per kg in 2013. The price then remained relatively stable, with a slight decrease to 2.69 US dollars per kg in 2014, before increasing to 3.26 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then dropped slightly to 3.02 US dollars per kg in 2017, before increasing again to 3.65 US dollars per kg in 2019. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Sri Lanka will be 4.27 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 4.90 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Sri Lanka were US$ 75, US$ 157, US$ 2,328 and US$ 5,624 in US dollar thousand for the years 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 3,708 tonnes of flat fish. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka flat fish (fish category) has escalated, with a change of 921.488 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports went up by 7030.77 percent earning the country US$5.62m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's flat fish exports are classified as:
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
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Sri Lanka flat fish export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka sold flat fish with a value of 5.62m USD, a surge of 141.41% from 2018's total flat fish export of 2.328m USD. The yearly increase in value of Sri Lanka flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was 1382.803 per cent.
The annual change in the quantity of Sri Lanka's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7030.77 percent compared to a variation of 921.488% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's stake of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 58 in world exports of flat fish.
Export markets for Sri Lanka flat fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net importer of flat fish. The annual growth of Sri Lanka flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 35%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Sri Lanka brought in 1,163 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.