What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland crabs is between US$ 6.56 and US$ 7.27 per kilogram or between US$ 2.98 and US$ 3.30 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for crabs is between EUR 6.06 and EUR 6.72 per kilogram or between EUR 2.75 and EUR 3.05 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland crabs is between US$ 4.59 and US$ 5.09 per kilogram or between US$ 2.08 and US$ 2.31 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Ireland over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 8.41 US dollars per kg, followed by 8.44 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.05 US dollars per kg, before rising to 10.33 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased to 8.21 US dollars per kg in 2021. For 2022, the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Ireland was 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Ireland in 2023 will be around 8.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 will be around 5.00 US dollars per kg.Ireland Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Ireland over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was at its lowest at 4.77 US $ per kg, before rising to 8.41 US $ per kg in 2017. This was followed by a slight dip in 2018 to 8.44 US $ per kg, before dropping to 5.05 US $ per kg in 2019. However, the price rose again in 2020 to 10.33 US $ per kg, before dropping to 8.21 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Ireland in 2023 will be 8.21 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 8.21 US $ per kg.Export values for Ireland crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Ireland were US$ 43,201, US$ 41,473, US$ 54,774 and US$ 58,180 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of crabs exported by Ireland in 2020 was 2,385 tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 7,306 tonnes of crabs. In 2019 alone, the demand for Ireland crabs (seafood category) has improved, recording a change of 7.726 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 11.94 percent earning the country US$58.18m for the year 2019. Ireland's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Ireland crabs export values
In 2019, Ireland shipped crabs valued at 58.18m USD, a surge of 6.22% from 2018's total crabs export of 54.774m USD. The annual increase in value of Ireland crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 32.071%.
The annual variation in the quantity of Ireland's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 11.94 percent when compared to a variation of 7.726% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Ireland is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Ireland crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was %, per annum.
Ireland bought 1,901 tonnes of crabs in 2019.