What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania crabs is between US$ 14.43 and US$ 28.87 per kilogram or between US$ 6.55 and US$ 13.09 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for crabs is between TZS 34,367.86 and TZS 68,735.71 per kilogram or between TZS 15,586.33 and TZS 31,172.66 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania crabs is between US$ 10.10 and US$ 20.21 per kilogram or between US$ 4.58 and US$ 9.16 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Tanzania has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 4.96 US $ per kg, followed by 8.31 US $ per kg in 2018. This was the highest price in the last five years. In 2019, the price dropped to 6.42 US $ per kg, but increased again to 6.61 US $ per kg in 2020. The latest data shows that the price is 7.45 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Tanzania will be 8.20 US $ per kg in 2023 and 9.05 US $ per kg in 2024.Tanzania Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Tanzania over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 4.96 US $ per kg, followed by 8.31 US $ per kg in 2018. This was the highest price in the last five years. In 2019, the price dropped to 6.42 US $ per kg, before increasing again to 6.61 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price rise to 7.45 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Tanzania will be 8.00 US $ per kg in 2023 and 8.50 US $ per kg in 2024.Export values for Tanzania crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Tanzania were US$ 4,741, US$ 8,126, US$ 2,477 and US$ 5,143 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 623 tonnes of crabs. For 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania crabs (seafood category) has escalated, flactuating by 109.06 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports decreased by -39.16% bringing the country US$5.14m for the year 2019. Tanzania's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
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Tanzania crabs export values
In 2019, Tanzania shipped crabs costing 5.14m USD, an increment of 107.51% from 2018's total crabs export of 2.477m USD. The yearly growth in value of Tanzania crabs between 2017 to 2018 was -69.518 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Tanzania's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -39.16 pc in comparison to a variation of 109.06% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Tanzania's share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Tanzania holds position 25 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Tanzania crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Tanzania is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Tanzania crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 1%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.
Tanzania bought 0 tonnes of crabs in 2019.