What is the price of fish per kilogram/pound in Zambia today?
The retail price range for Zambia fish is between US$ 1.92 and US$ 9.60 per kilogram or between US$ 0.87 and US$ 4.36 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of fish in Zambia
The retail price range in Zambian Kwacha for fish is between ZMW 36.20 and ZMW 181.02 per kilogram or between ZMW 16.42 and ZMW 82.09 per pound(lb) in Lusaka and Kitwe.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Zambia fish is between US$ 1.34 and US$ 6.72 per kilogram or between US$ 0.61 and US$ 3.05 per pound(lb).
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Zambia Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Fish from Zambia over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2017, the price was 0.96 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 1.16 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2022, at 1.88 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Fish from Zambia in 2023 will be around 2.08 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 2.28 US $ per kg.Zambia Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Fish into Zambia over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was $0.96, which was the lowest in the five-year period. This was followed by a slight increase to $1.06 in 2018, and then a further increase to $1.30 in 2019. The highest price in the five-year period was recorded in 2020, when the price was $1.60. This was followed by a decrease to $1.16 in 2021, and then a slight increase to $1.88 in 2022. Looking ahead, we can predict that the import price per kilogram of Fish into Zambia will remain relatively stable in 2023, with a price of around $1.90. In 2024, we can expect the price to increase slightly to around $2.00.Export values for Zambia fish
The total values in export for fish in Zambia were US$ 80, US$ 485, US$ 219 and US$ 529 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Zambia fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Zambia shipped 406 tonnes of fish. Through 2019 alone, the market for Zambia fish (fish category) has improved, changing by 97.087 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, fish's exports decreased by -19.6% earning the country US$0.53m for the year 2019. Zambia's fish exports are categorised as:
- Frozen freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, swordfish, toothfish, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, dogfish and other sharks, eels, sea bass and hake) (HS code 030379)
- Dried fish, even salted but not smoked (excluding fillets, offal and cod) (HS code 030559)
- Fish, salted or in brine only (excluding fillets, offal, herring, cod, anchovies, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030569)
- Smoked fish, incl. fillets (excluding offal, Pacific salmon, Atlantic salmon, Danube salmon, herring, trout, tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch and snakeheads) (HS code 030549)
- Fresh or chilled freshwater and saltwater fish (excluding salmonidae, flat fish, tunas, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, herrings, cod, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, haddock, coalfish, mackerel, sharks, eels, swordfish and toothfish) (HS code 030269)
- Prepared or preserved fish, whole or in pieces (excluding minced, merely smoked, and salmon, herrings, sardines, sardinella, brisling or sprats, tunas, skipjack, bonito "sarda spp.", mackerel, anchovies and eels) (HS code 160419)
- Frozen fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030389)
- Fresh or chilled fish, n.e.s. (HS code 030289)
- Prepared or preserved fish (excluding whole or in pieces) (HS code 160420)
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Zambia fish export values
In 2019, Zambia sold fish worth 0.53m USD, a surge of 142.01% from 2018's total fish export of 0.219m USD. The yearly growth in value of Zambia fish between 2017 to 2018 was -54.845%.
The annual change in the quantity of Zambia's fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.6% in comparison to a variation of 97.087% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Zambia's portion of the world's total fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Zambia holds position 38 in world exports of fish.
Export markets for Zambia fish ( in '000$ )
Zambia ordered 1,297 tonnes of fish in 2019.