What is the price of blue mussel per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US blue mussel is between US$ 3.81 and US$ 5.71 per kilogram or between US$ 1.73 and US$ 2.59 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of blue mussel in US
The retail price range in Euro for blue mussel is between EUR 3.49 and EUR 5.24 per kilogram or between EUR 1.58 and EUR 2.37 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US blue mussel is between US$ 2.66 and US$ 4.00 per kilogram or between US$ 1.21 and US$ 1.81 per pound(lb).
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US Blue Mussel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.16 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 4.35 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 3.61 US dollars per kilogram and further decreased to 3.22 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then increased slightly to 3.30 US dollars per kilogram in 2021 and 3.55 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from the US will be 3.68 US dollars in 2023 and 3.82 US dollars in 2024.US Blue Mussel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $4.16, followed by $4.35 in 2018, $3.61 in 2019, $3.22 in 2020, and $3.30 in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2015, at $8.92. The lowest price was in 2013, at $3.77. Overall, the import price of Blue Mussel has been decreasing since 2015. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Blue Mussel into the US in 2023 will be $3.20 and in 2024 will be $3.00.Export values for US blue mussel
The total values in export for blue mussel in US were US$ 2,328, US$ 3,973, US$ 3,004 and US$ 3,556 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US blue mussel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of blue mussel exported by US in 2020 was 540 tonnes. In 2019 US sold 986 tonnes of blue mussel. For 2019 alone, the demand for US blue mussel (seafood category) has improved, recording a change of 42.899 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, blue mussel's exports grew by 3.25 pc bringing the country US$3.56m for the year 2019. US' blue mussel exports are classified as:
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030739)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030731)
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", frozen, even in shell (HS code 030732)
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US blue mussel export values
In 2019, US sold blue mussel with a value of 3.56m USD, an increase of 18.51% from 2018's total blue mussel export of 3.004m USD. The yearly increase in value of US blue mussel between 2017 to 2018 was -24.39 pc.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of US' blue mussel exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.25 pc in comparison to a variation of 42.899% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' share of the world's total blue mussel's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. US holds number 17 in world exports of blue mussel.
Export markets for US blue mussel ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net exporter of blue mussel. The annual growth of US blue mussel in value between 2015 to 2019 was -49%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.
US imported 29,271 tonnes of blue mussel in 2019.