What is the price of oysters per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka oysters is between US$ 10.36 and US$ 24.88 per kilogram or between US$ 4.70 and US$ 11.29 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of oysters in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for oysters is between LKR 3,186.71 and LKR 7,656.50 per kilogram or between LKR 1,445.22 and LKR 3,472.34 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka oysters is between US$ 7.25 and US$ 17.42 per kilogram or between US$ 3.29 and US$ 7.90 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Oysters Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Oysters from Sri Lanka has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2012, the price was 17.00 US dollars per kg, but by 2021, it had dropped to 5.59 US dollars per kg. This represents a decrease of 67.4%. The prices have been relatively stable since 2017, with the lowest price of 4.54 US dollars per kg in 2019. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Oysters from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be 4.41 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 4.28 US dollars per kg.Sri Lanka Oysters Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Oysters into Sri Lanka has seen a significant decrease over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 17.00 US dollars per kg, but by 2015, it had dropped to 9.50 US dollars per kg. This trend continued, with the price dropping to 4.50 US dollars per kg in 2016, 4.83 US dollars per kg in 2017, and 4.54 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price increased slightly to 4.67 US dollars per kg, and then again to 5.59 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Oysters into Sri Lanka will be 5.45 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 5.30 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka oysters
The total values in export for oysters in Sri Lanka were US$ 9, US$ 111, US$ 11 and US$ 42 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka oysters - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 12 tonnes of oysters. For 2019 alone, the demand for Sri Lanka oysters (seafood category) has surged, with a change of 1100 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, oysters' exports decreased by -47.83% earning the nation US$0.04m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's oysters exports are classified as:
- Oysters, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030719)
- Oysters, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160551)
- Oysters, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030710)
- Oysters, even in shell, frozen (HS code 030712)
- Oysters, even in shell, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030711)
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Sri Lanka oysters export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka shipped oysters valued at 0.04m USD, a surge of 263.64% from 2018's total oysters export of 0.011m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka oysters between 2017 to 2018 was -90.09 percent.
The annual change in the quantity of Sri Lanka's oysters exports between 2017 and 2019 was -47.83 per cent when compared to a variation of 1100% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Sri Lanka's portion of the world's total oysters' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka is ranked position 38 in world exports of oysters.
Export markets for Sri Lanka oysters ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka procured 0 tonnes of oysters in 2019.