What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US shrimps & prawns is between US$ 9.73 and US$ 19.45 per kilogram or between US$ 4.41 and US$ 8.82 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in US
The retail price range in Euro for shrimps & prawns is between EUR 8.92 and EUR 17.85 per kilogram or between EUR 4.05 and EUR 8.09 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US shrimps & prawns is between US$ 6.81 and US$ 13.62 per kilogram or between US$ 3.09 and US$ 6.18 per pound(lb).
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US Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from the US has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 11.47 US $ per kg, which increased to 12.08 US $ per kg in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2021, at 9.94 US $ per kg. The current export price is 12.27 US $ per kg. Based on the data, it is predicted that the export price of Shrimps & Prawns from the US will remain steady in 2023 and 2024, at around 11.16 US $ per kg.US Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into the US has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2016, the price was at its lowest at 10.05 US $ per kg, before increasing to 11.47 US $ per kg in 2017. This was followed by a slight increase to 11.74 US $ per kg in 2018 and 12.08 US $ per kg in 2019. The highest price was recorded in 2020 at 12.27 US $ per kg, before dropping to 9.94 US $ per kg in 2021. The latest data shows that the price has increased to 11.16 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into the US will continue to increase in the next two years. It is expected that the price will reach 11.50 US $ per kg in 2023 and 11.75 US $ per kg in 2024.Export values for US shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in US were US$ 145,679, US$ 121,218, US$ 135,000 and US$ 124,771 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in US: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Lobster, Crabs, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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US shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of shrimps & prawns sold by US in 2020 was 8,952 tonnes. In 2019 US sold 10,329 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. In 2019 alone, the market for US shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has decreased, changing by -10.183 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports went down by -2.3 pc netting US US$124.77m for the year 2019. US' shrimps & prawns exports are categorised as:
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
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US shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, US shipped shrimps & prawns valued at 124.77m USD, a contraction of -7.58% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 135m USD. The annual change in value of US shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was 11.37%.
The yearly change in the volume of US' shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.3 pc when compared to a variation of -10.183% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for US shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
US bought 700,887 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.