What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in United Arab Emirates (UAE) today?
The retail price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna is between US$ 19.10 and US$ 25.78 per kilogram or between US$ 8.66 and US$ 11.69 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The retail price range in United Arab Emirates dirham for tuna is between AED 70.13 and AED 94.68 per kilogram or between AED 31.81 and AED 42.94 per pound(lb) in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna is between US$ 13.37 and US$ 18.05 per kilogram or between US$ 6.06 and US$ 8.18 per pound(lb).
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Tuna from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 2.73 US dollars, followed by a sharp increase to 3.56 US dollars in 2018. However, the price dropped to 1.74 US dollars in 2019 and then rose again to 1.89 US dollars in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price per kilogram of Tuna from UAE reach 1.97 US dollars. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Tuna from UAE in 2023 will be around 2.10 US dollars per kilogram and in 2024 it will be around 2.23 US dollars per kilogram.United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.73 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 3.56 US dollars per kg in 2018. However, the price dropped to 1.74 US dollars per kg in 2019 and then rose again to 1.89 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw the price of Tuna imports into the UAE reach 1.97 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Tuna into the UAE will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. Predicted prices for 2023 and 2024 are 2.05 US dollars per kg and 2.13 US dollars per kg respectively.Export values for United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna
The total values in export for tuna in United Arab Emirates (UAE) were US$ 936, US$ 617, US$ 1,590 and US$ 19,359 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 United Arab Emirates (UAE) shipped 11,143 tonnes of tuna. In 2019 alone, the demand for United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna (fish category) has increased, changing by 2392.841 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports grew by 4830.53 percent earning United Arab Emirates (UAE) US$19.36m for the year 2019. United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s tuna exports are classified as:
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna export values
In 2019, United Arab Emirates (UAE) supplied tuna with a value of 19.36m USD, an increment of 1,117.61% from 2018's total tuna export of 1.59m USD. The annual growth in value of United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 157.699 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4830.53 per cent when compared to a variation of 2392.841% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s portion of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 23 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a net importer of tuna. The annual growth of United Arab Emirates (UAE) tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 2%, per annum.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) bought 4,703 tonnes of tuna in 2019.