What is the price of crustaceans per kilogram/pound in Mauritania today?
The retail price range for Mauritania crustaceans is between US$ 7.70 and US$ 14.44 per kilogram or between US$ 3.49 and US$ 6.55 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crustaceans in Mauritania
The retail price range in Ouguiya for crustaceans is between MRU 265.39 and MRU 497.61 per kilogram or between MRU 120.36 and MRU 225.67 per pound(lb) in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mauritania crustaceans is between US$ 5.39 and US$ 10.11 per kilogram or between US$ 2.44 and US$ 4.58 per pound(lb).
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Mauritania Crustaceans Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from Mauritania over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2010, the price was 2.54 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 2.09 US dollars per kg in 2011. However, the price rose to 2.76 US dollars per kg in 2012 and further increased to 3.13 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price dropped to 2.13 US dollars per kg, but rose again to 2.49 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most significant change was seen in 2020, when the price jumped to 10.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crustaceans from Mauritania will be around 11.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Mauritania Crustaceans Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crustaceans into Mauritania has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2017, the price was $3.13, and in 2020, it had risen to $10.00. This represents an increase of over 200% in just three years. Looking ahead, it is likely that the price will continue to rise in the coming years. If the trend continues, we can expect the price of Crustaceans to reach $12.20 in 2023 and $14.44 in 2024.Export values for Mauritania crustaceans
The total values in export for crustaceans in Mauritania were US$ 494, US$ 1,473 and US$ 433 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mauritania crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Mauritania exported 174 tonnes of crustaceans. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Mauritania crustaceans (seafood category) has decreased, flactuating by -74.855 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports went up by 10.13 pc netting the exporter US$0.43m for the year 2019. Mauritania's crustaceans exports are classified as:
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
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Mauritania crustaceans export values
In 2019, Mauritania shipped crustaceans with a value of 0.43m USD, a drop of -70.81% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 1.473m USD. The annual change in value of Mauritania crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 198.178%.
The per year change in the amount of Mauritania's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 10.13 pc when compared to a variation of -74.855% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Mauritania crustaceans ( in '000$ )
Mauritania purchased 0 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.