What is the price of live eels per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US live eels is between US$ 13.58 and US$ 28.14 per kilogram or between US$ 6.16 and US$ 12.76 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live eels in US
The retail price range in Euro for live eels is between EUR 12.46 and EUR 25.81 per kilogram or between EUR 5.65 and EUR 11.71 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US live eels is between US$ 9.51 and US$ 19.70 per kilogram or between US$ 4.31 and US$ 8.93 per pound(lb).
Related: Kenya Live Eels prices, South Africa Live Eels prices, Malaysia Live Eels prices, Philippines Live Eels prices, India Live Eels prices, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Live Eels prices, Canada Live Eels prices, Australia Live Eels prices, New Zealand Live Eels prices, Germany Live Eels prices, Netherlands Live Eels prices, Spain Live Eels prices, United Kingdom (UK) Live Eels prices,
Price Finder Tool
Search for prices of US live eels and other products in different countries.
US Live Eels Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Eels from the US has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 19.54 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 32.04 US $ per kg. The highest price was seen in 2021, with a price of 32.04 US $ per kg. The lowest price was seen in 2014, with a price of 15.34 US $ per kg. The average price for the last five years was 24.45 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Live Eels from the US in 2023 will be around 25.50 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 27.50 US $ per kg.US Live Eels Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Eels into the US over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 19.54 US$/kg, followed by a sharp increase to 26.27 US$/kg in 2018. This was followed by a slight increase to 28.71 US$/kg in 2019. However, in 2020, the price dropped to 15.87 US$/kg, before rising again to 32.04 US$/kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 21.97 US$/kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Eels into the US will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price will be around 22.00 US$/kg in 2023 and 23.00 US$/kg in 2024.Export values for US live eels
The total values in export for live eels in US were US$ 24,606, US$ 24,351, US$ 32,940 and US$ 31,741 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Fish category in US: Live Ornamental Fish, Live Trout, Live Carp, Live Tuna, Live Fish, Trout, Salmon, Halibut Fish, Sole Fish & Turbot Fish.
See prices of live eels in other countries across North America: Canada live eels, US live eels, Anguilla live eels, Antigua and Barbuda live eels, Bermuda live eels, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba live eels, St.Pierre and Miquelon live eels, United States Minor Outlying Islands live eels, Cayman Islands live eels & Greenland live eels.
US live eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of live eels sold by US in 2020 was 928 metric tonnes. In 2019 US sold 1,104 tonnes of live eels. Through 2019 alone, the market for US live eels (fish category) has gone down, changing by -19.298 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live eels' exports reduced by -11.4 percent netting the exporter US$31.74m for the year 2019. US' live eels exports are categorised as:
- Live eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030192)
Are you a producer of live eels or other products?
Sign up today for FREE to buy or sell live eels.
US live eels export values
In 2019, US exported live eels worth 31.74m USD, a drop of -3.64% from 2018's total live eels export of 32.94m USD. The yearly change in value of US live eels between 2017 to 2018 was 35.272 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of US' live eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was -11.4% in comparison to a variation of -19.298% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' portion of the world's total live eels' exports in 2019 was 66.1 pc. The country is ranked number 1 in world exports of live eels.
Export markets for US live eels ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net exporter of live eels. The annual growth of US live eels in value between 2015 to 2019 was 60%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 45%, per annum.
US bought 146 tonnes of live eels in 2019.