What is the price of crustaceans per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia crustaceans is between US$ 0.77 and US$ 1.45 per kilogram or between US$ 0.35 and US$ 0.66 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crustaceans in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for crustaceans is between SAR 2.90 and SAR 5.44 per kilogram or between SAR 1.32 and SAR 2.47 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia crustaceans is between US$ 0.54 and US$ 1.02 per kilogram or between US$ 0.25 and US$ 0.46 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Crustaceans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of Crustaceans from Saudi Arabia was US$ 8.97 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 35.31 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 89.07 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 50.75 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 4.32 per Kg. For 2021, the export price is estimated to be US$ 34.28 per Kg. For 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 39.45 per Kg.Saudi Arabia Crustaceans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into Saudi Arabia has seen a significant decrease over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 9.25 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 14.00 US dollars per kg. In 2015, the price was 2.95 US dollars per kg, and it continued to decrease to 2.03 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2017, the price dropped to 1.22 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 2.37 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 3.19 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 1.69 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into Saudi Arabia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. In 2023, it is predicted that the price will be 2.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it is predicted that the price will be 2.25 US dollars per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia crustaceans
The total values in export for crustaceans in Saudi Arabia were US$ 537, US$ 982, US$ 1,990 and US$ 7,218 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Saudi Arabia: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Lobster, Shrimps & Prawns, Crabs, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Saudi Arabia crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia exported 2,260 tonnes of crustaceans. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Saudi Arabia crustaceans (seafood category) has climbed, flactuating by 169.048 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports grew by 180.05 pc netting the exporter US$7.22m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's crustaceans exports are classified as:
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
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Saudi Arabia crustaceans export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia exported crustaceans costing 7.22m USD, an increase of 262.81% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 1.99m USD. The annual change in value of Saudi Arabia crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 102.648 per cent.
The yearly change in the amount of Saudi Arabia's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 180.05 pc in comparison to a variation of 169.048% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia crustaceans ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia ordered 2,583 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.