What is the price of live fish per kilogram/pound in India today?
The retail price range for India live fish is between US$ 0.10 and US$ 0.48 per kilogram or between US$ 0.04 and US$ 0.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of live fish in India
The retail price range in Indian Rupee for live fish is between INR 7.94 and INR 39.70 per kilogram or between INR 3.60 and INR 18.00 per pound(lb) in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for India live fish is between US$ 0.07 and US$ 0.34 per kilogram or between US$ 0.03 and US$ 0.15 per pound(lb).
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India Live Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Live Fish from India has seen a significant increase over the last five years. In 2016, the export price was 1.20 US$ per kg, and in 2020, it had risen to 26.00 US$ per kg. This represents an increase of 21.80 US$ per kg. The export price in 2017 was 1.15 US$ per kg, and in 2018, it had risen to 1.43 US$ per kg. This is an increase of 0.28 US$ per kg. In 2019, the export price was 2.18 US$ per kg, and in 2020, it had risen to 26.00 US$ per kg. This is an increase of 23.82 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Live Fish from India in 2023 will be around 43.62 US$ per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 61.44 US$ per kg.India Live Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Live Fish into India has seen a significant increase over the past five years. In 2015, the price was 0.89 US$ per kg, while in 2020, it was 26.0 US$ per kg. This is an increase of 28.1 times. In 2016, the price was 1.2 US$ per kg, and in 2017, it was 1.15 US$ per kg. This was followed by a slight increase in 2018, with the price reaching 1.43 US$ per kg. In 2019, the price rose to 2.18 US$ per kg, and in 2020, it skyrocketed to 26.0 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Live Fish into India will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 33.45 US$ per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 42.14 US$ per kg.Export values for India live fish
The total values in export for live fish in India were US$ 153, US$ 569, US$ 310 and US$ 209 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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India live fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 India sold 96 tonnes of live fish. Across 2019 alone, the demand for India live fish (fish category) has gone down, recording a change of -55.76 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, live fish's exports went down by -80.57 pc netting India US$0.21m for the year 2019. India's live fish exports are categorised as:
- Live fish (excluding ornamental fish, trout [Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster], eels [Anguilla spp.], carp [Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus], Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna [Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis] and southern bluefin tuna [Thunnus maccoyii]) (HS code 030199)
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India live fish export values
In 2019, India exported live fish with a value of 0.21m USD, a decrease of -32.26% from 2018's total live fish export of 0.31m USD. The annual change in value of India live fish between 2017 to 2018 was -45.518%.
The yearly variation in the quantity of India's live fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was -80.57 percent compared to a variation of -55.76% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for India live fish ( in '000$ )
India ordered 96 tonnes of live fish in 2019.