What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US seaweed is between US$ 4.76 and US$ 10.46 per kilogram or between US$ 2.16 and US$ 4.74 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in US
The retail price range in Euro for seaweed is between EUR 4.36 and EUR 9.60 per kilogram or between EUR 1.98 and EUR 4.35 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US seaweed is between US$ 3.33 and US$ 7.32 per kilogram or between US$ 1.51 and US$ 3.32 per pound(lb).
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US Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Seaweed from the US has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2021, the price was 3.46 US dollars per kilogram, which is the highest price in the past five years. In 2020, the price was 3.06 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2019, the price was 1.94US dollars per kilogram. In 2018, the price was 2.83 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2017, the price was 2.18US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Seaweed from the US in 2023 will be 3.71 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 will be 13.96 US dollars per kilogram.
US Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Seaweed into the US over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 11.16 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 10.61 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 10.55 US dollars per kilogram and then increased to 10.78 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The price then rose to 11.41 US dollars per kilogram in 2021 and dropped to 10.87 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Seaweed into the US in 2023 will be 11.04 US dollars and in 2024 will be 10.90 US dollars.Export values for US seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in US were US$ 14,088, US$ 15,666, US$ 17,348 and US$ 17,986 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of seaweed sold by US in 2020 was 1,799 tons. In 2019 US sold 1,705 tonnes of seaweed. Through 2019 alone, the demand for US seaweed (agro commodities category) has surged, flactuating by 4.218 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports increased by 21.53% netting the nation US$17.99m for the year 2019. US' seaweed exports are classified as:
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
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US seaweed export values
In 2019, US sold seaweed with a value of 17.99m USD, a surge of 3.70% from 2018's total seaweed export of 17.348m USD. The yearly growth in value of US seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was 10.737 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of US' seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was 21.53% in comparison to a variation of 4.218% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for US seaweed ( in '000$ )
US imported 27,405 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.