What is the price of cuttlefish & squid per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 2.81 and US$ 3.17 per kilogram or between US$ 1.27 and US$ 1.44 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cuttlefish & squid in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for cuttlefish & squid is between SAR 10.54 and SAR 11.89 per kilogram or between SAR 4.78 and SAR 5.39 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 1.97 and US$ 2.22 per kilogram or between US$ 0.89 and US$ 1.01 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Cuttlefish & Squid Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of Cuttlefish & Squid from Saudi Arabia was US$ 0.49 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 0.88 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 36.68 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 123.22 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 4.69 per Kg. For 2021, the export price is estimated to be US$ 4.02 per Kg. For 2023, the export price is predicted to be US$ 4.02 per Kg.Saudi Arabia Cuttlefish & Squid Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Saudi Arabia has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2016, the price was $2.72, which dropped to $1.08 in 2015. This was followed by a slight increase in 2017 to $3.31, before dropping again to $2.88 in 2018. The price then rose to $3.25 in 2019, before dropping to $2.89 in 2020 and $2.49 in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Saudi Arabia will continue to decrease in the coming years, with an estimated price of $2.25 in 2023 and $2.00 in 2024.Export values for Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid
The total values in export for cuttlefish & squid in Saudi Arabia were US$ 956, US$ 1,670, US$ 734 and US$ 1,021 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped 314 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid. For 2019 alone, the interest in Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid (seafood category) has climbed, flactuating by 23.137 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cuttlefish & squid's exports went down by -37.82% bringing Saudi Arabia US$1.02m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's cuttlefish & squid exports are classified as:
- Cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell (HS code 030742)
- Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell (HS code 030743)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030741)
- Cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030749)
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Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia supplied cuttlefish & squid with a value of 1.02m USD, a growth of 38.96% from 2018's total cuttlefish & squid export of 0.734m USD. The yearly increase in value of Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid between 2017 to 2018 was -56.048 pc.
The annual variation in the quantity of Saudi Arabia's cuttlefish & squid exports between 2017 and 2019 was -37.82 pc in comparison to a variation of 23.137% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia cuttlefish & squid ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia ordered 970 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid in 2019.