What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in Ireland today?
The retail price range for Ireland seaweed is between US$ 0.45 and US$ 0.55 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 0.25 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in Ireland
The retail price range in Euro for seaweed is between EUR 0.42 and EUR 0.51 per kilogram or between EUR 0.19 and EUR 0.23 per pound(lb) in Dublin and Cork.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Ireland seaweed is between US$ 0.31 and US$ 0.39 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.18 per pound(lb).
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Ireland Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Seaweed from Ireland over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.69 US$ per kg, followed by 0.43 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 0.50 US$ per kg, and then decreased to 0.51 US$ per kg in 2020. The price remained the same in 2021, at 0.47 US$ per kg. The most recent data shows that the export price of Seaweed from Ireland is 0.00 US$ per kg in 2022. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price of Seaweed from Ireland will be 0.47 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.47 US$ per kg in 2024.Ireland Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price of Seaweed into Ireland over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.69 US$ per kg, followed by a decrease to 0.43 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 0.50 US$ per kg, and then remained at 0.51 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped to 0.47 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price of Seaweed into Ireland will remain at 0.47 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Ireland seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in Ireland were US$ 25,078, US$ 43,589, US$ 44,392 and US$ 32,764 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Ireland seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of seaweed shipped by Ireland in 2020 was 80,600 tonnes. In 2019 Ireland sold 69,758 tonnes of seaweed. Across 2019 alone, the market for Ireland seaweed (agro commodities category) has reduced, recording a change of -9.207 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports increased by 9.82% earning the exporter US$32.76m for the year 2019. Ireland's seaweed exports are categorised as:
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
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Ireland seaweed export values
In 2019, Ireland sold seaweed costing 32.76m USD, a contraction of -26.20% from 2018's total seaweed export of 44.392m USD. The annual reduction in value of Ireland seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was 1.842 per cent.
The yearly change in the volume of Ireland's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was 9.82% when compared to a variation of -9.207% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Ireland seaweed ( in '000$ )
Ireland ordered 69,467 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.