What is the price of nile perch per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique nile perch is between US$ 4.95 and US$ 7.91 per kilogram or between US$ 2.24 and US$ 3.59 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of nile perch in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for nile perch is between MZN 315.97 and MZN 505.56 per kilogram or between MZN 143.30 and MZN 229.28 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique nile perch is between US$ 3.46 and US$ 5.54 per kilogram or between US$ 1.57 and US$ 2.51 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Nile Perch Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Mozambique over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2014, the price was 2.71 US dollars per kg, which rose to 3.00 US dollars per kg in 2017. However, in 2018, the price dropped to 1.98 US dollars per kg and continued to decline to 1.40 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased slightly to 1.72 US dollars per kg, before dropping to its lowest point of 0.64 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Nile Perch from Mozambique in 2023 will be 0.50 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 0.38 US dollars per kg.Mozambique Nile Perch Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Nile Perch into Mozambique has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2014, the price per kilogram was 2.71 US dollars, while in 2017 it had risen to 3.00 US dollars. However, in 2018 the price dropped to 1.98 US dollars, and in 2019 it decreased further to 1.40 US dollars. In 2020, the price rose slightly to 1.72 US dollars, before dropping to its lowest point of 0.64 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Nile Perch into Mozambique will remain relatively low in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.50 US dollars in 2023 and 0.30 US dollars in 2024.Export values for Mozambique nile perch
The total values in export for nile perch in Mozambique were US$ 19, US$ 9, US$ 307 and US$ 213 in US dollar thousand for the years 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mozambique nile perch - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of nile perch shipped by Mozambique in 2020 was 119 tons. In 2019 Mozambique exported 152 tonnes of nile perch. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Mozambique nile perch (fish category) has reduced, changing by -1.935 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, nile perch's exports grew by 4966.67% earning Mozambique US$0.21m for the year 2019. Mozambique's nile perch exports are classified as:
- Frozen, Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.) (HS code 030329)
- Frozen fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030463)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of Nile perch "Lates niloticus" (HS code 030433)
- Fresh or chilled, Nile perch "Lates niloticus" and snakeheads "Channa spp." (HS code 030279)
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Mozambique nile perch export values
In 2019, Mozambique exported nile perch with a value of 0.21m USD, a contraction of -31.60% from 2018's total nile perch export of 0.307m USD. The annual reduction in value of Mozambique nile perch between 2017 to 2018 was 3311.111%.
The per year change in the quantity of Mozambique's nile perch exports between 2017 and 2019 was 4966.67 pc compared to a variation of -1.935% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Mozambique's portion of the world's total nile perch's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked position 44 in world exports of nile perch.
Export markets for Mozambique nile perch ( in '000$ )
Mozambique purchased 9 tonnes of nile perch in 2019.