What is the price of live tuna per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US live tuna is between US$ 14.72 and US$ 29.44 per kilogram or between US$ 6.68 and US$ 13.35 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live tuna in US
The retail price range in Euro for live tuna is between EUR 13.51 and EUR 27.01 per kilogram or between EUR 6.12 and EUR 12.25 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US live tuna is between US$ 10.30 and US$ 20.61 per kilogram or between US$ 4.67 and US$ 9.35 per pound(lb).
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US Live Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Live Tuna from the US has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2011, the price per kilogram was $4.00, and by 2021, it had risen to $12.50. This represents an increase of 212.5%. If this trend continues, we can expect the price of Live Tuna to reach $14.88 in 2023 and $17.25 in 2024.US Live Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Live Tuna into the US has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2012, the import price per kilogram was $7.35, and this increased to $9.18 in 2013. In 2014, the price rose to $10.24, and in 2021, it reached $12.50. This indicates a steady increase in the import price of Live Tuna into the US over the past five years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Live Tuna into the US will continue to increase in the coming years. Therefore, it is predicted that the import price of Live Tuna into the US in 2023 will be around $14.75, and in 2024, it will be around $17.00.Export values for US live tuna
The total values in export for live tuna in US were US$ 290, US$ 265 and US$ 215 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US live tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 US exported 18 tonnes of live tuna. For 2019 alone, the market for US live tuna (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -28 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live tuna's exports went down by -63.27% bringing the exporter US$0.22m for the year 2019. US' live tuna exports are classified as:
- Live Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030194)
- Live southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030195)
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US live tuna export values
In 2019, US exported live tuna valued at 0.22m USD, a decrease of -16.98% from 2018's total live tuna export of 0.265m USD. The yearly reduction in value of US live tuna between 2017 to 2018 was -8.621 pc.
The annual change in the quantity of US' live tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was -63.27 percent compared to a variation of -28% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' share of the world's total live tuna's exports in 2019 was 15.9%. The country is ranked position 2 in world exports of live tuna.
Export markets for US live tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net exporter of live tuna. The annual growth of US live tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 8%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was 9%, per annum.
US ordered 0 tonnes of live tuna in 2019.