What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Saint Helena today?
The retail price range for Saint Helena lobster is between US$ 11.86 and US$ 19.76 per kilogram or between US$ 5.38 and US$ 8.96 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Saint Helena
The retail price range in Saint Helena pound for lobster is between SHP 9.53 and SHP 15.88 per kilogram or between SHP 4.32 and SHP 7.20 per pound(lb) in Jamestown and Half Tree Hollow.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saint Helena lobster is between US$ 8.30 and US$ 13.83 per kilogram or between US$ 3.76 and US$ 6.27 per pound(lb).
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Saint Helena Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Saint Helena over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 38.79 US dollars per kg, followed by a decrease to 32.24 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price rose to 39.11 US dollars per kg, and then dropped to 37.33 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent year, 2021, saw a dramatic decrease to 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is difficult to predict the prices for 2023 and 2024.Saint Helena Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Saint Helena over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 38.79 US dollars, before dropping to 32.24 US dollars in 2018. The price then rose again in 2019 to 39.11 US dollars, before dropping to 37.33 US dollars in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Saint Helena was 0.00 US dollars in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Saint Helena will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Saint Helena will be 37.33 US dollars in 2023 and 37.33 US dollars in 2024.Export values for Saint Helena lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Saint Helena were US$ 7,337, US$ 7,273, US$ 8,302 and US$ 7,513 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Saint Helena: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Shrimps & Prawns, Crabs, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Saint Helena lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saint Helena sold 209 tonnes of lobster. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Saint Helena lobster (seafood category) has decreased, recording a change of -10.3 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports reduced by -2.34 pc bringing the exporter US$7.51m for the year 2019. Saint Helena's lobster exports are classified as:
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
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Saint Helena lobster export values
In 2019, Saint Helena supplied lobster with a value of 7.51m USD, a contraction of -9.54% from 2018's total lobster export of 8.302m USD. The annual change in value of Saint Helena lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 14.148%.
The annual variation in the volume of Saint Helena's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.34 per cent in comparison to a variation of -10.3% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saint Helena lobster ( in '000$ )
Saint Helena purchased 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.