What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Italy today?
The retail price range for Italy octopus is between US$ 8.54 and US$ 19.19 per kilogram or between US$ 3.87 and US$ 8.70 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Italy
The retail price range in Euro for octopus is between EUR 7.89 and EUR 17.73 per kilogram or between EUR 3.58 and EUR 8.04 per pound(lb) in Rome and Milan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Italy octopus is between US$ 5.98 and US$ 13.43 per kilogram or between US$ 2.71 and US$ 6.09 per pound(lb).
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Italy octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of octopus shipped by Italy in 2020 was 2,782 metric tonnes. In 2019 Italy sold 2,920 tonnes of octopus. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Italy octopus (seafood category) has shrunk, flactuating by -19.337 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports reduced by -19.89 percent bringing the exporter US$33.33m for the year 2019. Italy's octopus exports are classified as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
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Italy octopus export values
In 2019, Italy sold octopus valued at 33.33m USD, a decrease of -32.02% from 2018's total octopus export of 49.026m USD. The yearly change in value of Italy octopus between 2017 to 2018 was 16.129%.
The per year variation in the amount of Italy's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was -19.89% when compared to a variation of -19.337% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Italy octopus ( in '000$ )
Italy brought in 49,408 tonnes of octopus in 2019.