What is the price of sardines per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka sardines is between US$ 0.48 and US$ 1.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.22 and US$ 0.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sardines in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for sardines is between LKR 148.25 and LKR 444.74 per kilogram or between LKR 67.23 and LKR 201.70 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka sardines is between US$ 0.34 and US$ 1.01 per kilogram or between US$ 0.15 and US$ 0.46 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Sardines Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of sardines from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 3.79 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. In 2021, the price was 5.00 US$ per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. In 2020, the price was 2.70 US$ per kg, which was the lowest in the last five years. In 2019, the price was 2.13 US$ per kg, which was the second lowest in the last five years. In 2018, the price was 3.50 US$ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of sardines from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 4.00 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 4.50 US$ per kg.Sri Lanka Sardines Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of sardines into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 3.79 US dollars per kg, which was the highest in the last five years. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2019 to 2.13 US dollars per kg. In 2020, the price increased to 2.7 US dollars per kg and then further increased to 5.0 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the current trend, it is expected that the import price per kilogram of sardines into Sri Lanka will continue to increase in the coming years. It is estimated that the price will reach 5.5 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 6.0 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka sardines
The total values in export for sardines in Sri Lanka were US$ 39, US$ 53, US$ 24 and US$ 16 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka sardines - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 4 tonnes of sardines. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka sardines (fish category) has remained constant, recording a change of 0 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sardines' exports went down by -71.43% bringing the country US$0.02m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's sardines exports are categorised as:
- Prepared or preserved sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160413)
- Frozen sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030353)
- Frozen sardines Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp." and brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030371)
- Fresh or chilled sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus" (HS code 030243)
- Fresh or chilled sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus) (HS code 030261)
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Sri Lanka sardines export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka supplied sardines worth 0.02m USD, a drop of -16.67% from 2018's total sardines export of 0.024m USD. The annual reduction in value of Sri Lanka sardines between 2017 to 2018 was -54.717%.
The per year variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's sardines exports between 2017 and 2019 was -71.43 pc in comparison to a variation of 0% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka sardines ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka bought 973 tonnes of sardines in 2019.