What is the price of crab per kilogram/pound in Morocco today?
The retail price range for Morocco crab is between US$ 4.78 and US$ 15.28 per kilogram or between US$ 2.17 and US$ 6.93 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crab in Morocco
The retail price range in Moroccan Dirham for crab is between MAD 49.23 and MAD 157.53 per kilogram or between MAD 22.33 and MAD 71.44 per pound(lb) in Rabat and Casablanca.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Morocco crab is between US$ 3.34 and US$ 10.70 per kilogram or between US$ 1.52 and US$ 4.85 per pound(lb).
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Morocco Crab Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crab from Morocco over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2015, the price was 17.86 US dollars per kilogram, and by 2019, it had risen to 24.29 US dollars per kilogram. The highest price was seen in 2013, when it was 31.00 US dollars per kilogram. The lowest price was in 2017, when it was 10.24 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crab from Morocco in 2023 will be around 24.00 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024 it will be around 25.00 US dollars per kilogram.Morocco Crab Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crab into Morocco over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2016, the price was 14.70 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant drop to 10.24 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a sharp increase to 22.88 US dollars per kg in 2018 and a slight increase to 24.29 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then dropped to 19.00 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crab into Morocco will remain relatively stable in the next two years, with a predicted price of 20.62 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 21.24 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Morocco crab
The total values in export for crab in Morocco were US$ 147, US$ 256, US$ 183 and US$ 170 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Morocco crab - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Morocco shipped 7 tonnes of crab. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Morocco crab (seafood category) has gone down, recording a change of -12.5 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crab's exports decreased by -72 percent earning the exporter US$0.17m for the year 2019. Morocco's crab exports are categorised as:
- Crab, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160510)
- Crabs, fresh or chilled, dried, salted, smoked or in brine (HS code 0306Xe)
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Morocco crab export values
In 2019, Morocco supplied crab costing 0.17m USD, a reduction of -7.10% from 2018's total crab export of 0.183m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Morocco crab between 2017 to 2018 was -28.516 pc.
The per year change in the amount of Morocco's crab exports between 2017 and 2019 was -72 per cent in comparison to a variation of -12.5% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Morocco crab ( in '000$ )
Morocco procured 3 tonnes of crab in 2019.