What is the price of tilapia per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US tilapia is between US$ 2.91 and US$ 5.81 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 2.64 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tilapia in US
The retail price range in Euro for tilapia is between EUR 2.67 and EUR 5.33 per kilogram or between EUR 1.21 and EUR 2.42 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US tilapia is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 4.07 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 1.85 per pound(lb).
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US Tilapia Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tilapia from the US has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 4.82 US dollars per kg, and in 2021 it was 6.16 US dollars per kg. This represents an increase of 27.3%. The highest price was in 2021 at 6.16 US dollars per kg, and the lowest was in 2013 at 4.48 US dollars per kg. Based on the current trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tilapia from the US will be 6.45 US dollars in 2023 and 6.74 US dollars in 2024.US Tilapia Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tilapia into the US has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2016, the price was $4.90, followed by $4.82 in 2017, $5.37 in 2018, $5.23 in 2019, and $5.62 in 2020. This indicates a slight increase in the price of Tilapia over the last five years. However, the price has seen a significant jump in 2021, with the import price per kilogram reaching $6.16. This is the highest price in the last five years. The price has dropped slightly in 2022 to $6.12. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tilapia into the US will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around $6.12 and the price in 2024 will be around $6.16.Export values for US tilapia
The total values in export for tilapia in US were US$ 28,973, US$ 28,400, US$ 24,191 and US$ 26,374 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US tilapia - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of tilapia exported by US in 2020 was 5,283 metric tonnes. In 2019 US sold 5,041 tonnes of tilapia. For 2019 alone, the interest in US tilapia (fish category) has improved, changing by 11.898 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tilapia's exports reduced by -14.56 percent netting the exporter US$26.37m for the year 2019. US' tilapia exports are classified as:
- Dried tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Megalobrama spp.", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030552)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030451)
- Frozen tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030323)
- Smoked tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030544)
- Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (excluding fillets) (HS code 030493)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030431)
- Fresh or chilled tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030271)
- Fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked, of tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030531)
- Frozen fillets of tilapia "Oreochromis spp." (HS code 030461)
- Tilapia "Oreochromis spp.", catfish "Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.", carp "Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus", eels "Anguilla spp.", Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030564)
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US tilapia export values
In 2019, US shipped tilapia worth 26.37m USD, an increment of 9.01% from 2018's total tilapia export of 24.191m USD. The annual change in value of US tilapia between 2017 to 2018 was -14.82 pc.
The per year change in the volume of US' tilapia exports between 2017 and 2019 was -14.56 per cent when compared to a variation of 11.898% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for US tilapia ( in '000$ )
US brought in 167,499 tonnes of tilapia in 2019.