What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam crabs is between US$ 4.81 and US$ 11.55 per kilogram or between US$ 2.18 and US$ 5.24 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for crabs is between VND 120,287.50 and VND 288,690.00 per kilogram or between VND 54,552.15 and VND 130,925.17 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam crabs is between US$ 3.37 and US$ 8.08 per kilogram or between US$ 1.53 and US$ 3.67 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 8.49 US dollars per kg, and by 2020, it had risen to 13.63 US dollars per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2018 at 15.13 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 11.30 US dollars per kg in 2019, before increasing again to 13.63 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Vietnam will be around 16.50 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 17.90 US dollars per kg in 2024.Vietnam Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Vietnam has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2015, the price was 14.35 US dollars per kg, followed by 8.57 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price rose to 9.31 US dollars per kg and in 2018, it further increased to 15.13 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 11.30 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 13.63 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Vietnam will be around 16.50 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 18.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Vietnam crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Vietnam were US$ 51,107, US$ 41,349, US$ 55,317 and US$ 80,371 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam exported 7,113 tonnes of crabs. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Vietnam crabs (seafood category) has gone up, with a change of 94.61 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 60.24 percent netting Vietnam US$80.37m for the year 2019. Vietnam's crabs exports are classified as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Vietnam crabs export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied crabs valued at 80.37m USD, a surge of 45.29% from 2018's total crabs export of 55.317m USD. The annual change in value of Vietnam crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 33.781%.
The annual/yearly variation in the volume of Vietnam's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 60.24% compared to a variation of 94.61% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Vietnam's portion of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 1.4 per cent. Vietnam holds position 17 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Vietnam crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Vietnam is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Vietnam crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 2%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -12%, per annum.
Vietnam procured 7,087 tonnes of crabs in 2019.