What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Turkey today?
The retail price range for Turkey crabs is between US$ 10.54 and US$ 31.64 per kilogram or between US$ 4.78 and US$ 14.35 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Turkey
The retail price range in Turkish Lira for crabs is between TRY 208.81 and TRY 626.80 per kilogram or between TRY 94.70 and TRY 284.26 per pound(lb) in Ankara and Istanbul.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Turkey crabs is between US$ 7.38 and US$ 22.15 per kilogram or between US$ 3.35 and US$ 10.04 per pound(lb).
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Turkey Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Turkey has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 6.19 US $ per kg, followed by 5.67 US $ per kg in 2018, 6.88 US $ per kg in 2019, 8.03 US $ per kg in 2020, and 7.14 US $ per kg in 2021. This indicates a steady rise in the export price of Crabs from Turkey. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Crabs from Turkey in 2023 will be around 7.45 US $ per kg and in 2024 it will be around 7.76 US $ per kg.Turkey Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Turkey has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $6.19, followed by $5.67 in 2018, $6.88 in 2019, $8.03 in 2020 and $7.14 in 2021. This indicates an overall upward trend in the import price of Crabs into Turkey. The highest price was recorded in 2020 at $8.03 per kg, while the lowest was in 2014 at $1.93 per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Crabs into Turkey will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price of Crabs into Turkey in 2023 will be around $8.50 per kg and in 2024 will be around $9.00 per kg.Export values for Turkey crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Turkey were US$ 172, US$ 130, US$ 204 and US$ 285 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Turkey crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crabs shipped by Turkey in 2020 was 27 tons. In 2019 Turkey shipped 42 tonnes of crabs. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Turkey crabs (seafood category) has surged, recording a change of 16.667 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports increased by 100 pc earning the nation US$0.28m for the year 2019. Turkey's crabs exports are classified as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Turkey crabs export values
In 2019, Turkey supplied crabs valued at 0.28m USD, a surge of 37.25% from 2018's total crabs export of 0.204m USD. The annual growth in value of Turkey crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 56.923 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Turkey's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 100 pc when compared to a variation of 16.667% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Turkey's share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 66 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Turkey crabs ( in '000$ )
Turkey procured 13 tonnes of crabs in 2019.