What is the price of shrimps & prawns per kilogram/pound in Iran today?
The retail price range for Iran shrimps & prawns is between US$ 2.89 and US$ 6.73 per kilogram or between US$ 1.31 and US$ 3.05 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shrimps & prawns in Iran
The retail price range in Iranian rial for shrimps & prawns is between IRR 144,270.00 and IRR 336,630.00 per kilogram or between IRR 65,428.57 and IRR 152,666.67 per pound(lb) in Tehran and Mashhad.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Iran shrimps & prawns is between US$ 2.02 and US$ 4.71 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 2.14 per pound(lb).
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Iran Shrimps & Prawns Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns from Iran over the last five years has seen a steady decline. In 2017, the export price was 4.69 US $ per kg, which dropped to 3.28 US $ per kg in 2018. This downward trend continued in 2019 and 2020, with the export price reaching 2.44 US $ per kg and 2.51 US $ per kg respectively. The export price then stabilized in 2021, with a value of 2.47 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Shrimps & Prawns from Iran in 2023 will be around 2.45 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 2.43 US $ per kg.Iran Shrimps & Prawns Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Iran has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 4.63 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 3.28 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then further decreased to 2.44 US dollars per kg in 2019 and 2.51 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Iran is 2.47 US dollars. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Shrimps & Prawns into Iran in 2023 will be around 2.25 US dollars and in 2024 will be around 2.05 US dollars.Export values for Iran shrimps & prawns
The total values in export for shrimps & prawns in Iran were US$ 69,699, US$ 116,483, US$ 106,932 and US$ 42,624 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Iran shrimps & prawns - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Iran exported 13,518 tonnes of shrimps & prawns. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Iran shrimps & prawns (seafood category) has shrunk, changing by -58.359 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, shrimps & prawns' exports went down by -45.5 pc netting the country US$42.62m for the year 2019. Iran's shrimps & prawns exports are classified as:
- Frozen cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030616)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030635)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, not in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160521)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. ones in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030695)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030623)
- Shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030627)
- Shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon") (HS code 030636)
- Shrimps & prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 1605Xa)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved (HS code 160520)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030613)
- Frozen shrimps and prawns, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding cold-water shrimps and prawns) (HS code 030617)
- Cold-water shrimps and prawns "Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. shrimps and prawns in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030626)
- Shrimps and prawns, prepared or preserved, in airtight containers (excluding smoked) (HS code 160529)
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Iran shrimps & prawns export values
In 2019, Iran shipped shrimps & prawns worth 42.62m USD, a drop of -60.14% from 2018's total shrimps & prawns export of 106.932m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Iran shrimps & prawns between 2017 to 2018 was -8.199 percent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Iran's shrimps & prawns exports between 2017 and 2019 was -45.5 per cent when compared to a variation of -58.359% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Iran shrimps & prawns ( in '000$ )
Iran ordered 689 tonnes of shrimps & prawns in 2019.