What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in United Arab Emirates (UAE) today?
The retail price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish is between US$ 3.87 and US$ 19.35 per kilogram or between US$ 1.76 and US$ 8.78 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The retail price range in United Arab Emirates dirham for fish is between AED 14.22 and AED 71.08 per kilogram or between AED 6.45 and AED 32.24 per pound(lb) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish is between US$ 2.71 and US$ 13.55 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 6.14 per pound(lb).
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the export price was 1.82 US $ per kg, which was the lowest in the last five years. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018 to 2.39 US $ per kg. In 2019, the export price dropped to 1.94 US $ per kg, before increasing again to 2.57 US $ per kg in 2020. The export price for 2021 is 2.60 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price for 2023 will be around 2.68 US $ per kg and for 2024 it will be around 2.76 US $ per kg.United Arab Emirates (UAE) Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been fluctuating over the past five years. In 2016, the price was 2.80 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 1.82 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then increased to 2.39 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 1.94 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price rose to 2.57 US dollars per kg and further increased to 2.60 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Fish into the UAE will remain relatively stable in the next two years. It is expected that the price will be around 2.60 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2.62 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish
The total values in export for fish in United Arab Emirates (UAE) were US$ 38,654, US$ 50,029, US$ 56,350 and US$ 57,480 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in United Arab Emirates (UAE): Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Eels, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish & Sole Fish.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) exported 29,593 tonnes of fish. In 2019 alone, the interest in United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish (fish category) has improved, changing by 25.65 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports went up by 7.47% netting the nation US$57.48m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish export values
In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) supplied fish with a value of 57.48m USD, a growth of 2.01% from 2018's total fish export of 56.35m USD. The yearly growth in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish between 2017 to 2018 was 12.635 pc.
The yearly variation in the amount of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 7.47 per cent compared to a variation of 25.65% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s stake of the world's total fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. United Arab Emirates (UAE) holds number 47 in world exports of fish.
Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a net importer of fish. The annual growth of United Arab Emirates (UAE) fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 7%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 4%, per annum.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) purchased 35,370 tonnes of fish in 2019.