What is the price of herring per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka herring is between US$ 4.79 and US$ 14.38 per kilogram or between US$ 2.17 and US$ 6.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of herring in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for herring is between LKR 1,472.74 and LKR 4,424.13 per kilogram or between LKR 667.91 and LKR 2,006.41 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka herring is between US$ 3.35 and US$ 10.06 per kilogram or between US$ 1.52 and US$ 4.56 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Herring Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Herring from Sri Lanka has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 3.44 US dollars, which rose to 5.33 US dollars in 2014. In 2015, the price per kilogram was 7.5 US dollars, and in 2016 it was 9.5 US dollars. The highest price per kilogram was recorded in 2019, at 8.75 US dollars. The price per kilogram in 2020 was 8.52 US dollars, and in 2021 it was 9.4 US dollars. Based on this data, it is predicted that the price per kilogram of Herring from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 10.2 US dollars, and in 2024 it will be around 11.0 US dollars.Sri Lanka Herring Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Herring into Sri Lanka has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 9.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2021 it was 9.40 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 0.90 US dollars per kg over the five year period. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it was 8.75 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2017, when it was 3.44 US dollars per kg. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Herring into Sri Lanka will continue to increase in the coming years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 10.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 10.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka herring
The total values in export for herring in Sri Lanka were US$ 19, US$ 31, US$ 168 and US$ 293 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 43 tonnes of herring. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka herring (fish category) has gone down, flactuating by -21.818 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports increased by 377.78% bringing Sri Lanka US$0.29m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's herring exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
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Sri Lanka herring export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka sold herring worth 0.29m USD, a growth of 72.62% from 2018's total herring export of 0.168m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka herring between 2017 to 2018 was 441.935 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Sri Lanka's herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was 377.78% in comparison to a variation of -21.818% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka herring ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka brought in 1,758 tonnes of herring in 2019.