What is the price of molluscs per kilogram/pound in United Arab Emirates (UAE) today?
The retail price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs is between US$ 2.08 and US$ 8.06 per kilogram or between US$ 0.94 and US$ 3.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of molluscs in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The retail price range in United Arab Emirates dirham for molluscs is between AED 7.63 and AED 29.61 per kilogram or between AED 3.46 and AED 13.43 per pound(lb) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs is between US$ 1.45 and US$ 5.64 per kilogram or between US$ 0.66 and US$ 2.56 per pound(lb).
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Molluscs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Molluscs from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2012, the export price was 6.00 US $ per kg, which dropped to 0.53 US $ per kg in 2014. This was followed by a sharp increase to 30.50 US $ per kg in 2015. In 2016, the export price dropped to 7.50 US $ per kg, and then further decreased to 3.94 US $ per kg in 2017. The export price then increased to 5.79 US $ per kg in 2018 and 6.73 US $ per kg in 2019. In 2020, the export price dropped to 3.77 US $ per kg, and then increased to 4.39 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Molluscs from the UAE will be 4.90 US $ per kg in 2023 and 5.41 US $ per kg in 2024.United Arab Emirates (UAE) Molluscs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Molluscs into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2012, the import price was 6.00 US dollars per kg. This dropped to 0.53 US dollars per kg in 2014, before rising to 30.50 US dollars per kg in 2015. The price then decreased to 7.50 US dollars per kg in 2016, before dropping further to 3.94 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the import price rose to 5.79 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 6.73 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent data shows that the import price has decreased to 3.77 US dollars per kg in 2020, and further to 4.39 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price of Molluscs into the UAE will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the import price will be around 4.50 US dollars per kg in 2023, and 4.60 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs
The total values in export for molluscs in United Arab Emirates (UAE) were US$ 15, US$ 67, US$ 336 and US$ 471 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipped 70 tonnes of molluscs. For the year 2019 alone, the market for United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs (seafood category) has gone up, changing by 20.69 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, molluscs' exports grew by 775% bringing the country US$0.47m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s molluscs exports are classified as:
- Live, fresh or chilled molluscs, fit for human consumption, even in shell (excluding oysters, scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.", squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", octopus "Octopus spp.", snails other than sea snails, clams, cockles and ark shells and abalone); fresh or chilled flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption (HS code 030791)
- Molluscs, fit for human consumption, even in shell, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (excluding oysters, scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp.", squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", octopus "Octopus spp.", snails other than sea snails, clams, cockles and ark shells and abalone); frozen, dried, salted or in brine, flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, fit for human consumption (HS code 030799)
- Molluscs, even in shell, frozen (excl. oysters, scallops of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", cuttle fish and squid, octopus "Octopus spp.", snails other than sea snails, clams, cockles and ark shells, abalone and stromboid conchs); flours, meals and pellets of molluscs, frozen, fit for human consumption (HS code 030792)
- Live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even smoked, aquatic invertebrates (excluding crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and jellyfish); all flours, meals and pellets of aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, fit for human consumption (HS code 030890)
- Molluscs, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, oysters, scallops, mussels, cuttle fish, squid, octopus, abalone, snails, and clams, cockles and arkshells) (HS code 160559)
- Molluscs and aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (HS code 160590)
- Aquatic invertebrates, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins and jellyfish) (HS code 160569)
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs export values
In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipped molluscs costing 0.47m USD, a surge of 39.88% from 2018's total molluscs export of 0.336m USD. The annual change in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs between 2017 to 2018 was 401.493 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s molluscs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 775% compared to a variation of 20.69% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) molluscs ( in '000$ )
United Arab Emirates (UAE) imported 58 tonnes of molluscs in 2019.