What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Oman today?
The retail price range for Oman flat fish is between US$ 3.97 and US$ 6.68 per kilogram or between US$ 1.80 and US$ 3.03 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Oman
The retail price range in Rial Omani for flat fish is between OMR 1.53 and OMR 2.57 per kilogram or between OMR 0.69 and OMR 1.17 per pound(lb) in Muscat and Salalah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Oman flat fish is between US$ 2.78 and US$ 4.68 per kilogram or between US$ 1.26 and US$ 2.12 per pound(lb).
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Oman Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Oman has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 0.85 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it was 0.53 US $ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2020, when it was 2.64 US $ per kg. The lowest price was in 2016, when it was 0.65 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Flat Fish from Oman will be around 1.50 US $ per kg in 2023 and 1.75 US $ per kg in 2024.Oman Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Oman has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2017, the price was 0.85 US $ per kg, which was the lowest in the past five years. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018, when the price rose to 1.34 US $ per kg. In 2019, the price further increased to 1.69 US $ per kg, and in 2020, it reached its highest point of 2.64 US $ per kg. However, in 2021, the price dropped to 0.53 US $ per kg, which is the lowest in the past five years. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Oman in 2023 will be 1.08 US $ per kg and in 2024 it will be 1.63 US $ per kg.Export values for Oman flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Oman were US$ 129, US$ 97, US$ 668 and US$ 370 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Oman flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Oman shipped 948 tonnes of flat fish. Through 2019 alone, the interest in Oman flat fish (fish category) has increased, flactuating by 89.6 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports went up by 731.58 percent bringing the exporter US$0.37m for the year 2019. Oman's flat fish exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
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Oman flat fish export values
In 2019, Oman supplied flat fish costing 0.37m USD, a drop of -44.61% from 2018's total flat fish export of 0.668m USD. The annual reduction in value of Oman flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was 588.66 percent.
The per year change in the amount of Oman's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 731.58% when compared to a variation of 89.6% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Oman's portion of the world's total flat fish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Oman holds position 51 in world exports of flat fish.
Export markets for Oman flat fish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Oman is a net importer of flat fish. The annual growth of Oman flat fish in value between 2015 to 2019 was 5%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -28%, per annum.
Oman bought 303 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.