What is the price of anchovies per kilogram/pound in Turkey today?
The retail price range for Turkey anchovies is between US$ 11.42 and US$ 16.65 per kilogram or between US$ 5.18 and US$ 7.55 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of anchovies in Turkey
The retail price range in Turkish Lira for anchovies is between TRY 226.17 and TRY 329.80 per kilogram or between TRY 102.57 and TRY 149.57 per pound(lb) in Ankara and Istanbul.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Turkey anchovies is between US$ 7.99 and US$ 11.65 per kilogram or between US$ 3.62 and US$ 5.29 per pound(lb).
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Turkey Anchovies Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Anchovies from Turkey over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.59 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 3.29 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 3.01 US dollars per kilogram, and then further decreased to 1.92 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. In 2021, the price increased to 3.4 US dollars per kilogram, and then rose again to 4.01 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Anchovies from Turkey in 2023 will be around 3.50 US dollars, and in 2024 will be around 4.10 US dollars.Turkey Anchovies Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Anchovies into Turkey has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 3.59 US dollars per kilogram, and this decreased to 3.29 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped further to 3.01 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2020, it reached its lowest point of 1.92 US dollars per kilogram. In 2021, the price increased slightly to 3.4 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2022, it rose to 4.01 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Anchovies into Turkey in 2023 will be 3.71 US dollars, and in 2024, it will be 4.42 US dollars.Export values for Turkey anchovies
The total values in export for anchovies in Turkey were US$ 2,289, US$ 3,422, US$ 2,776 and US$ 1,890 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Turkey anchovies - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of anchovies shipped by Turkey in 2020 was 916 metric tons. In 2019 Turkey sold 632 tonnes of anchovies. Through 2019 alone, the market for Turkey anchovies (fish category) has shrunk, changing by -25.207 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, anchovies' exports decreased by -33.68% earning the exporter US$1.89m for the year 2019. Turkey's anchovies exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved anchovies, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160416)
- Frozen anchovies "Engraulis spp.", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030359)
- Fresh or chilled anchovies "Engraulis spp." (HS code 030242)
- Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030563)
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Turkey anchovies export values
In 2019, Turkey shipped anchovies with a value of 1.89m USD, a contraction of -31.92% from 2018's total anchovies export of 2.776m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Turkey anchovies between 2017 to 2018 was -18.878 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the quantity of Turkey's anchovies exports between 2017 and 2019 was -33.68 per cent compared to a variation of -25.207% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Turkey's share of the world's total anchovies' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Turkey holds position 18 in world exports of anchovies.
Export markets for Turkey anchovies ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Turkey is a net exporter of anchovies. The annual growth of Turkey anchovies in value between 2015 to 2019 was 123%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 67%, per annum.
Turkey imported 2,472 tonnes of anchovies in 2019.