What is the price of blue mussel per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam blue mussel is between US$ 5.82 and US$ 9.69 per kilogram or between US$ 2.64 and US$ 4.40 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of blue mussel in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for blue mussel is between VND 145,410.00 and VND 242,350.00 per kilogram or between VND 65,945.58 and VND 109,909.30 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam blue mussel is between US$ 4.07 and US$ 6.79 per kilogram or between US$ 1.85 and US$ 3.08 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Blue Mussel Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 5.05 US$ per kg, and in 2020, it had risen to 6.12 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 1.07 US$ per kg, or 21.2%. The highest price was seen in 2014, when it was 6.00 US$ per kg. The lowest price was seen in 2017, when it was 4.10 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Blue Mussel from Vietnam will be 6.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 6.90 US$ per kg in 2024.Vietnam Blue Mussel Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into Vietnam over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2013, the price was 4.09 US dollars per kg, which increased to 6.00 US dollars per kg in 2014. However, the price dropped to 5.52 US dollars per kg in 2015 and further decreased to 5.05 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price dropped to 4.10 US dollars per kg and then increased to 4.87 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then dropped to 4.59 US dollars per kg in 2019 and increased to 6.12 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on the data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Blue Mussel into Vietnam in 2023 will be 5.45 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 5.88 US dollars per kg.Export values for Vietnam blue mussel
The total values in export for blue mussel in Vietnam were US$ 197, US$ 168, US$ 867 and US$ 156 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam blue mussel - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam shipped 34 tonnes of blue mussel. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam blue mussel (seafood category) has reduced, flactuating by -80.899 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, blue mussel's exports went down by -17.07% earning Vietnam US$0.16m for the year 2019. Vietnam's blue mussel exports are classified as:
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030739)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030731)
- Mussels "Mytilus spp., Perna spp.", frozen, even in shell (HS code 030732)
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Vietnam blue mussel export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied blue mussel costing 0.16m USD, a reduction of -81.55% from 2018's total blue mussel export of 0.867m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Vietnam blue mussel between 2017 to 2018 was 416.071 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of Vietnam's blue mussel exports between 2017 and 2019 was -17.07 percent compared to a variation of -80.899% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total blue mussel's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Vietnam is ranked position 8 in world exports of blue mussel.
Export markets for Vietnam blue mussel ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net importer of blue mussel. The annual growth of Vietnam blue mussel in value between 2015 to 2019 was 132%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 128%, per annum.
Vietnam bought 350 tonnes of blue mussel in 2019.