What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US crabs is between US$ 17.09 and US$ 68.47 per kilogram or between US$ 7.75 and US$ 31.05 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in US
The retail price range in Euro for crabs is between EUR 15.67 and EUR 62.81 per kilogram or between EUR 7.11 and EUR 28.49 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US crabs is between US$ 11.96 and US$ 47.93 per kilogram or between US$ 5.42 and US$ 21.74 per pound(lb).
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US Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from the US over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2018, the price was 8.59 US $ per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 12 US $ per kg, above 8.87 US $ per kg recorded in 2020. The most recent price in 2022 was 9.69 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from the US in 2023 will be 13.17 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 13.62 US $ per kg.
US Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into the US over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2016, the price was $21.12, and in 2020, it was $12.80. This represents a 39.6% decrease in price. However, in 2021, the price rose to $14.13, a 10.9% increase from the previous year. The current price of $12.00 per kilogram is a 15.6% decrease from 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price of Crabs into the US will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with an estimated price of $12.20 for 2023 and $12.40 for 2024.Export values for US crabs
The total values in export for crabs in US were US$ 255,269, US$ 225,911, US$ 245,452 and US$ 205,873 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crabs exported by US in 2020 was 13,832 tons. In 2019 US sold 16,696 tonnes of crabs. For 2019 alone, the interest in US crabs (seafood category) has reduced, flactuating by -16.395 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports decreased by -16.49% earning the exporter US$205.87m for the year 2019. US' crabs exports are classified as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
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US crabs export values
In 2019, US supplied crabs valued at 205.87m USD, a contraction of -16.13% from 2018's total crabs export of 245.452m USD. The yearly reduction in value of US crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 8.65%.
The annual change in the volume of US' crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was -16.49 pc compared to a variation of -16.395% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 2.1 pc. US holds position 14 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for US crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of crabs. The annual growth of US crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was -4%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.
US brought in 76,994 tonnes of crabs in 2019.