What is the price of swordfish per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka swordfish is between US$ 12.53 and US$ 34.71 per kilogram or between US$ 5.68 and US$ 15.74 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of swordfish in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for swordfish is between LKR 3,854.23 and LKR 10,678.51 per kilogram or between LKR 1,747.95 and LKR 4,842.86 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka swordfish is between US$ 8.77 and US$ 24.29 per kilogram or between US$ 3.98 and US$ 11.02 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Swordfish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Swordfish from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 10.57 US dollars per kg, which rose to 16.29 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price dropped significantly in 2014 to 7.87 US dollars per kg. The price continued to decline in 2015 to 6.01 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 8.05 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price rose to 9.95 US dollars per kg, before dropping slightly to 9.88 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 9.98 US dollars per kg in 2020 and 10.96 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Swordfish from Sri Lanka will be 11.96 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 12.96 US dollars per kg in 2024.Sri Lanka Swordfish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Swordfish into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 8.05 US dollars per kg, which was a significant increase from the previous year's price of 6.01 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight decrease in 2017 to 9.95 US dollars per kg. In 2019, the price dropped to 9.88 US dollars per kg, before increasing again to 9.98 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 10.96 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Swordfish into Sri Lanka will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 11.96 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 12.96 US dollars per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka swordfish
The total values in export for swordfish in Sri Lanka were US$ 3,187, US$ 4,946, US$ 23,598 and US$ 28,172 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka swordfish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 2,573 tonnes of swordfish. In 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka swordfish (fish category) has gone up, flactuating by 25.635 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, swordfish's exports went up by 417.71 percent bringing the nation US$28.17m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's swordfish exports are categorised as:
- Frozen swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030357)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (excluding fillets) (HS code 030454)
- Fresh or chilled fillets and other meat whether or not minced" of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030411)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030445)
- Frozen fillets of swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030484)
- Fresh or chilled swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030267)
- Frozen fish meat, whether or not minced (excluding fillets) (HS code 030490)
- Frozen fillets of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030421)
- Frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (HS code 030361)
- Fresh or chilled swordfish "Xiphias gladius" (HS code 030247)
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Sri Lanka swordfish export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported swordfish costing 28.17m USD, an increment of 19.37% from 2018's total swordfish export of 23.598m USD. The yearly growth in value of Sri Lanka swordfish between 2017 to 2018 was 377.113%.
The annual variation in the quantity of Sri Lanka's swordfish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 417.71 pc compared to a variation of 25.635% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka swordfish ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka imported 6 tonnes of swordfish in 2019.