What is the price of spiny dogfish per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa spiny dogfish is between US$ 19.15 and US$ 43.09 per kilogram or between US$ 8.68 and US$ 19.54 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of spiny dogfish in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for spiny dogfish is between ZAR 372.06 and ZAR 837.14 per kilogram or between ZAR 168.74 and ZAR 379.65 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa spiny dogfish is between US$ 13.41 and US$ 30.16 per kilogram or between US$ 6.08 and US$ 13.68 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Spiny Dogfish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Spiny Dogfish from South Africa has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the export price was 4.77 US $ per kg, and in 2021 it had risen to 7.82 US $ per kg. The highest price was seen in 2018, when the export price was 6.42 US $ per kg. The most recent year, 2022, saw a slight decrease in the export price to 5.02 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price for 2023 will be around 6.30 US $ per kg, and for 2024 it is expected to be around 6.90 US $ per kg.South Africa Spiny Dogfish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Spiny Dogfish into South Africa has been fluctuating over the past five years. In 2017, the import price was 4.77 US dollars per kilogram, which increased to 6.42 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. This was followed by a decrease to 5.07 US dollars per kilogram in 2019, and then an increase to 5.5 US dollars per kilogram in 2020. The import price then rose to 7.82 US dollars per kilogram in 2021, before dropping to 5.02 US dollars per kilogram in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Spiny Dogfish into South Africa will be 6.17 US dollars per kilogram in 2023, and 5.77 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Export values for South Africa spiny dogfish
The total values in export for spiny dogfish in South Africa were US$ 6,811, US$ 6,572, US$ 10,683 and US$ 4,978 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa spiny dogfish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa sold 98,562 tonnes of spiny dogfish. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa spiny dogfish (fish category) has gone down, with a change of -18.265 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, spiny dogfish's exports decreased by -5.8% earning the exporter US$4.98m for the year 2019. South Africa's spiny dogfish exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030281)
- Frozen dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030381)
- Frozen meat, whether or not minced, of dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030496)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030447)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of dogfish and other sharks (excl. fillets) (HS code 030456)
- Frozen dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030375)
- Fresh or chilled dogfish and other sharks (HS code 030265)
- Frozen fillets of dogfish, other sharks, rays and skates "Rajidae" (HS code 030488)
- Frozen toothfish "Dissostichus spp." (HS code 030383)
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South Africa spiny dogfish export values
In 2019, South Africa shipped spiny dogfish with a value of 4.98m USD, a drop of -53.38% from 2018's total spiny dogfish export of 10.683m USD. The yearly reduction in value of South Africa spiny dogfish between 2017 to 2018 was 62.553 per cent.
The per year change in the volume of South Africa's spiny dogfish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -5.8 percent in comparison to a variation of -18.265% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's stake of the world's total spiny dogfish's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 18 in world exports of spiny dogfish.
Export markets for South Africa spiny dogfish ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net exporter of spiny dogfish. The annual growth of South Africa spiny dogfish in value between 2015 to 2019 was -39%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -46%, per annum.
South Africa imported 93 tonnes of spiny dogfish in 2019.