What is the price of anchovies per kilogram/pound in Italy today?
The retail price range for Italy anchovies is between US$ 7.81 and US$ 18.87 per kilogram or between US$ 3.54 and US$ 8.56 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of anchovies in Italy
The retail price range in Euro for anchovies is between EUR 7.22 and EUR 17.43 per kilogram or between EUR 3.27 and EUR 7.91 per pound(lb) in Rome and Milan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Italy anchovies is between US$ 5.47 and US$ 13.21 per kilogram or between US$ 2.48 and US$ 5.99 per pound(lb).
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Italy anchovies - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of anchovies exported by Italy in 2020 was 9,034 tonnes. In 2019 Italy exported 8,210 tonnes of anchovies. For 2019 alone, the interest in Italy anchovies (fish category) has surged, recording a change of 3.089 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, anchovies' exports reduced by -17 percent netting the country US$52.73m for the year 2019. Italy's anchovies exports are classified as:
- Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030563)
- Frozen anchovies "Engraulis spp.", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030359)
- Prepared or preserved anchovies, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160416)
- Fresh or chilled anchovies "Engraulis spp." (HS code 030242)
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Italy anchovies export values
In 2019, Italy sold anchovies valued at 52.73m USD, a drop of -2.47% from 2018's total anchovies export of 54.065m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Italy anchovies between 2017 to 2018 was -4.612 percent.
The annual variation in the volume of Italy's anchovies exports between 2017 and 2019 was -17 pc in comparison to a variation of 3.089% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Italy's share of the world's total anchovies' exports in 2019 was 1%. Italy holds position 15 in world exports of anchovies.
Export markets for Italy anchovies ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Italy is a net importer of anchovies. The annual growth of Italy anchovies in value between 2015 to 2019 was 9%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was 8%, per annum.
Italy ordered 14,498 tonnes of anchovies in 2019.