What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Mauritania today?
The retail price range for Mauritania lobster is between US$ 7.68 and US$ 11.52 per kilogram or between US$ 3.48 and US$ 5.22 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Mauritania
The retail price range in Ouguiya for lobster is between MRU 264.59 and MRU 396.88 per kilogram or between MRU 120.00 and MRU 179.99 per pound(lb) in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mauritania lobster is between US$ 5.37 and US$ 8.06 per kilogram or between US$ 2.44 and US$ 3.66 per pound(lb).
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Mauritania Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Mauritania over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 5.89 US$ per kg, followed by 7.13 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 5.50 US$ per kg, before increasing to 6.06 US$ per kg in 2020. The price then rose to 7.91 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Lobster from Mauritania in 2023 will be around 6.50 US$ per kg, and in 2024 will be around 7.50 US$ per kg.Mauritania Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Mauritania over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was $5.89, followed by $7.13 in 2018, $5.50 in 2019, $6.06 in 2020 and $7.91 in 2021. The highest price was recorded in 2014 at $8.66, while the lowest was in 2019 at $5.50. Overall, the prices have been fluctuating between $5.50 and $8.66. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Mauritania in 2023 will be around $6.50 and in 2024 will be around $7.50.Export values for Mauritania lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Mauritania were US$ 7,844, US$ 6,177, US$ 7,469 and US$ 8,064 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mauritania lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Mauritania sold 1,466 tonnes of lobster. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Mauritania lobster (seafood category) has escalated, with a change of 39.885 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports went up by 39.89% bringing the country US$8.06m for the year 2019. Mauritania's lobster exports are classified as:
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
- Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
- Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
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Mauritania lobster export values
In 2019, Mauritania supplied lobster valued at 8.06m USD, a surge of 7.91% from 2018's total lobster export of 7.469m USD. The annual growth in value of Mauritania lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 20.916 per cent.
The per year change in the amount of Mauritania's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 39.89 percent compared to a variation of 39.885% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Mauritania lobster ( in '000$ )
Mauritania brought in 0 tonnes of lobster in 2019.