What is the price of scallops per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania scallops is between US$ 8.88 and US$ 35.56 per kilogram or between US$ 4.03 and US$ 16.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of scallops in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for scallops is between TZS 21,147.90 and TZS 84,662.19 per kilogram or between TZS 9,590.89 and TZS 38,395.55 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania scallops is between US$ 6.22 and US$ 24.89 per kilogram or between US$ 2.82 and US$ 11.29 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Scallops Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Scallops from Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 0.88 US dollars per kg, which increased to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price dropped to 0.61 US dollars per kg in 2014 and further decreased to 0.52 US dollars per kg in 2015. The lowest price was recorded in 2016, at 0.28 US dollars per kg. In 2017, the price rose to 2.00 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 0.35 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Scallops from Tanzania in 2023 will be 0.45 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be 0.55 US dollars per kg.Tanzania Scallops Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Scallops into Tanzania over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 0.88 US dollars per kg, which then increased to 1.00 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, the price dropped significantly in 2014 to 0.61 US dollars per kg. This downward trend continued in 2015 and 2016, with the price dropping to 0.52 and 0.28 US dollars per kg respectively. In 2017, the price of Scallops suddenly increased to 2.00 US dollars per kg, before dropping back to 0.35 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the price of Scallops in Tanzania will remain relatively stable in the next few years. We predict that the price of Scallops in 2023 will be around 0.35 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 0.30 US dollars per kg.Export values for Tanzania scallops
The total values in export for scallops in Tanzania were US$ 14, US$ 23 and US$ 2 in US dollar thousand for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017 in that order.
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Tanzania scallops - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania shipped small quantities of scallops. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Tanzania scallops (seafood category) has , flactuating by percent compared to the year 2017. Between 2016 and 2019, scallops' exports decreased by -100 percent bringing the nation US$0.00m for the year 2019. Tanzania's scallops exports are classified as:
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, even in shell (HS code 030722)
- Live, fresh or chilled, scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, even in shell (HS code 030721)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell (HS code 030729)
- Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160552)
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Tanzania scallops export values
In 2019, Tanzania supplied scallops costing 0.00m USD, a contraction of -100.00% from 2017's total scallops export of 0.002m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Tanzania scallops between 2016 to 2017 was -91.304 percent.
The annual change in the quantity of Tanzania's scallops exports between 2016 and 2019 was -100% between 2017 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania scallops ( in '000$ )
Tanzania ordered 0 tonnes of scallops in 2019.