What is the price of crustaceans per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US crustaceans is between US$ 3.86 and US$ 14.48 per kilogram or between US$ 1.75 and US$ 6.56 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crustaceans in US
The retail price range in Euro for crustaceans is between EUR 3.54 and EUR 13.28 per kilogram or between EUR 1.61 and EUR 6.02 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US crustaceans is between US$ 2.70 and US$ 10.13 per kilogram or between US$ 1.23 and US$ 4.60 per pound(lb).
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US Crustaceans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from the US over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 8.84 US dollars per kg, before rising to 12.50 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a slight decrease to 11.86 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 11.42 US dollars per kg in 2020. 2021 saw a further decrease to 9.73 US dollars per kg, before stabilizing at 9.56 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from the US will remain at 9.56 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.US Crustaceans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into the US over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its highest at $15.03, before dropping to $8.84 in 2017. This was followed by a sharp increase to $12.50 in 2018, before dropping again to $11.86 in 2019. The price then dropped further to $11.42 in 2020, before settling at $9.73 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into the US is $9.56. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into the US will remain relatively stable in the next two years. It is expected that the price will remain at $9.56 in 2023 and will increase slightly to $9.60 in 2024.Export values for US crustaceans
The total values in export for crustaceans in US were US$ 9,860, US$ 8,825, US$ 9,023 and US$ 16,746 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crustaceans exported by US in 2020 was 872 metric tons. In 2019 US exported 1,412 tonnes of crustaceans. Through 2019 alone, the demand for US crustaceans (seafood category) has improved, with a change of 95.568 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports increased by 41.48% netting the exporter US$16.75m for the year 2019. US' crustaceans exports are classified as:
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
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US crustaceans export values
In 2019, US supplied crustaceans with a value of 16.75m USD, an improvement of 85.64% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 9.023m USD. The yearly increase in value of US crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 2.244 percent.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of US' crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 41.48% in comparison to a variation of 95.568% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' share of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was 5.1 per cent. The country is ranked number 5 in world exports of crustaceans.
Export markets for US crustaceans ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of crustaceans. The annual growth of US crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was %, per annum.
US bought 27,578 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.