What is the price of eels per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US eels is between US$ 7.84 and US$ 14.71 per kilogram or between US$ 3.56 and US$ 6.67 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of eels in US
The retail price range in Euro for eels is between EUR 7.20 and EUR 13.49 per kilogram or between EUR 3.26 and EUR 6.12 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US eels is between US$ 5.49 and US$ 10.30 per kilogram or between US$ 2.49 and US$ 4.67 per pound(lb).
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US Eels Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Eels from the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.56 US$ per kg, followed by 3.09 US$ per kg in 2018, 3.24 US$ per kg in 2019, 2.75 US$ per kg in 2020, and 3.77 US$ per kg in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2011 at 192.07 US$ per kg. The lowest price was in 2012 at 2.19 US$ per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Eels from the US in 2023 will be around 3.87 US$ per kg and in 2024 will be around 3.87 US$ per kg.US Eels Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Eels into the US has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $3.56, followed by $3.09 in 2018, $3.24 in 2019, $2.75 in 2020, and $3.77 in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2013 at $4.91, while the lowest was in 2020 at $2.75. Overall, the prices have been fluctuating between $2.75 and $4.91, with an average of $3.62. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Eels into the US in 2023 will be around $3.87 and in 2024 will be around $3.77.Export values for US eels
The total values in export for eels in US were US$ 4,720, US$ 6,602, US$ 11,584 and US$ 9,696 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of eels shipped by US in 2020 was 821 tons. In 2019 US sold 2,993 tonnes of eels. For 2019 alone, the demand for US eels (fish category) has shrunk, flactuating by -20.25 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, eels' exports grew by 61.17 percent earning the nation US$9.70m for the year 2019. US' eels exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030274)
- Frozen eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030376)
- Fresh or chilled eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030266)
- Frozen eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030326)
- Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160417)
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US eels export values
In 2019, US exported eels valued at 9.70m USD, a contraction of -16.26% from 2018's total eels export of 11.584m USD. The annual reduction in value of US eels between 2017 to 2018 was 75.462 percent.
The annual variation in the amount of US' eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was 61.17 pc compared to a variation of -20.25% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' portion of the world's total eels' exports in 2019 was 57.2 percent. The country holds number 1 in world exports of eels.
Export markets for US eels ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net exporter of eels. The annual growth of US eels in value between 2015 to 2019 was -2%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 5%, per annum.
US bought 5,400 tonnes of eels in 2019.