What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka tuna is between US$ 5.13 and US$ 10.66 per kilogram or between US$ 2.33 and US$ 4.84 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for tuna is between LKR 1,579.35 and LKR 3,281.11 per kilogram or between LKR 716.26 and LKR 1,488.03 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka tuna is between US$ 3.59 and US$ 7.46 per kilogram or between US$ 1.63 and US$ 3.39 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 11.60 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 7.25 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price rose to 10.50 US dollars per kg in 2014 and stayed relatively stable at 10.17 US dollars per kg in 2015 and 10.52 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price dropped to 9.67 US dollars per kg and further decreased to 9.43 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose again to 10.20 US dollars per kg and reached its highest point in 2021 at 13.32 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from Sri Lanka will remain relatively stable in 2023 at around 13.00 US dollars per kg and will increase slightly in 2024 to 13.50 US dollars per kg.Sri Lanka Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 9.67 US dollars per kg, followed by 9.43 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 10.2 US dollars per kg, and then further increased to 13.32 US dollars per kg in 2021. This indicates that the import price of Tuna into Sri Lanka is likely to continue to increase in the coming years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Tuna into Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 14.32 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 15.32 US dollars per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka tuna
The total values in export for tuna in Sri Lanka were US$ 92,008, US$ 126,614, US$ 74,960 and US$ 67,031 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 1,762 tonnes of tuna. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka tuna (fish category) has improved, recording a change of 33.283 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports reduced by -86.54 percent bringing Sri Lanka US$67.03m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's tuna exports are classified as:
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
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Sri Lanka tuna export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported tuna with a value of 67.03m USD, a contraction of -10.58% from 2018's total tuna export of 74.96m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Sri Lanka tuna between 2017 to 2018 was -40.796%.
The per year variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was -86.54% compared to a variation of 33.283% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka holds number 53 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for Sri Lanka tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Sri Lanka is a net importer of tuna. The annual growth of Sri Lanka tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was -1%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
Sri Lanka imported 4,574 tonnes of tuna in 2019.