What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Yemen today?
The retail price range for Yemen lobster is between US$ 15.40 and US$ 34.56 per kilogram or between US$ 6.98 and US$ 15.67 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Yemen
The retail price range in Yemeni Rial for lobster is between YER 3,860.12 and YER 8,660.53 per kilogram or between YER 1,750.62 and YER 3,927.68 per pound(lb) in Sanaa (Sanaʽa) and Aden.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Yemen lobster is between US$ 10.78 and US$ 24.19 per kilogram or between US$ 4.89 and US$ 10.97 per pound(lb).
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Yemen Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Lobster from Yemen over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price per kilogram was 7.19 US dollars. This dropped to 6.64 US dollars in 2013, before rising to 17.67 US dollars in 2014. The price then dropped to 5.65 US dollars in 2015, before dropping to 0.00 US dollars in 2016 and remaining at that level for the next five years. It is difficult to predict the prices for 2023 and 2024, however, it is likely that the export price of Lobster from Yemen will remain low in the near future.Yemen Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Yemen over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2012, the price was 7.19 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 6.64 US dollars per kg in 2013. However, in 2014, the price surged to 17.67 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2015, when the price dropped to 5.65 US dollars per kg. Since then, the import price of Lobster into Yemen has been zero for the last six years. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Lobster into Yemen will remain at zero for the next two years, i.e. 2023 and 2024.Export values for Yemen lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Yemen were US$ 1,573, US$ 2,221, US$ 3,762 and US$ 2,873 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Yemen: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Shrimps & Prawns, Crabs, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Yemen lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Yemen shipped 305 tonnes of lobster. For 2019 alone, the interest in Yemen lobster (seafood category) has decreased, recording a change of -43.623 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went up by 60.53 percent earning the nation US$2.87m for the year 2019. Yemen's lobster exports are classified as:
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
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Yemen lobster export values
In 2019, Yemen exported lobster valued at 2.87m USD, a drop of -23.71% from 2018's total lobster export of 3.762m USD. The annual change in value of Yemen lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 69.383 per cent.
The per year variation in the volume of Yemen's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 60.53% compared to a variation of -43.623% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Yemen lobster ( in '000$ )
Yemen purchased 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.