What is the price of sea cucumber per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea sea cucumber is between US$ 8.14 and US$ 31.41 per kilogram or between US$ 3.69 and US$ 14.24 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of sea cucumber in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for sea cucumber is between KRW 10,848.85 and KRW 41,877.33 per kilogram or between KRW 4,920.11 and KRW 18,991.99 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea sea cucumber is between US$ 5.70 and US$ 21.99 per kilogram or between US$ 2.58 and US$ 9.97 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Sea Cucumber Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Sea Cucumber from South Korea over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the price was 38.56 US$ per kg, dropping to 33.27 US$ per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 43.47 US$ per kg in 2020, before reaching a peak of 79.44 US$ per kg in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 33.93 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Sea Cucumber from South Korea will be around 31.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 28.00 US$ per kg in 2024.South Korea Sea Cucumber Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Sea Cucumber into South Korea has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 38.56 US dollars per kg, which was the lowest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2018, when the price rose to 50.37 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 33.27 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 43.47 US dollars per kg in 2020. The highest price in the five year period was recorded in 2021, when the import price per kilogram of Sea Cucumber was 79.44 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 33.93 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on the trend of the last five years, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Sea Cucumber into South Korea in 2023 will be around 47.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 41.00 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Korea sea cucumber
The total values in export for sea cucumber in South Korea were US$ 4,185, US$ 3,393, US$ 6,699 and US$ 7,519 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea sea cucumber - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of sea cucumber sold by South Korea in 2020 was 136 metric tons. In 2019 South Korea exported 226 tonnes of sea cucumber. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Korea sea cucumber (seafood category) has improved, flactuating by 69.925 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, sea cucumber's exports grew by 156.82% earning the nation US$7.52m for the year 2019. South Korea's sea cucumber exports are classified as:
- Live, fresh or chilled, sea cucumbers "Stichopus japonicus, Holothurioidea" (HS code 030811)
- Smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, sea cucumbers "Stichopus japonicus, Holothurioidea" (HS code 030819)
- Frozen sea cucumbers "Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea" (HS code 030812)
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South Korea sea cucumber export values
In 2019, South Korea shipped sea cucumber valued at 7.52m USD, a growth of 12.26% from 2018's total sea cucumber export of 6.699m USD. The yearly growth in value of South Korea sea cucumber between 2017 to 2018 was 97.436 per cent.
The per year change in the quantity of South Korea's sea cucumber exports between 2017 and 2019 was 156.82 per cent when compared to a variation of 69.925% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Korea's stake of the world's total sea cucumber's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds position 42 in world exports of sea cucumber.
Export markets for South Korea sea cucumber ( in '000$ )
South Korea purchased 280 tonnes of sea cucumber in 2019.