What is the price of cuttlefish & squid per kilogram/pound in Morocco today?
The retail price range for Morocco cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 3.96 and US$ 4.94 per kilogram or between US$ 1.79 and US$ 2.24 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cuttlefish & squid in Morocco
The retail price range in Moroccan Dirham for cuttlefish & squid is between MAD 40.78 and MAD 50.97 per kilogram or between MAD 18.49 and MAD 23.12 per pound(lb) in Rabat and Casablanca.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Morocco cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 2.77 and US$ 3.46 per kilogram or between US$ 1.26 and US$ 1.57 per pound(lb).
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Morocco Cuttlefish & Squid Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from Morocco over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 6.96 US $ per kg, followed by 8.11 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 6.50 US $ per kg, and then decreased further to 5.53 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then increased to 7.33 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from Morocco in 2023 will be around 6.50 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 7.33 US $ per kg.Morocco Cuttlefish & Squid Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Morocco has seen a fluctuating trend over the last five years. In 2016, the price was 5.72 US dollars per kg, which was the lowest in the five year period. This was followed by a sharp increase in 2017, when the price rose to 6.96 US dollars per kg. The price then dropped to 6.50 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 7.33 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on the data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Morocco will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 will be around 6.90 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 7.20 US dollars per kg.Export values for Morocco cuttlefish & squid
The total values in export for cuttlefish & squid in Morocco were US$ 271,616, US$ 265,899, US$ 222,547 and US$ 294,892 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Morocco cuttlefish & squid - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Morocco shipped 45,364 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid. Across 2019 alone, the market for Morocco cuttlefish & squid (seafood category) has surged, recording a change of 65.062 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cuttlefish & squid's exports went up by 18.7% netting the nation US$294.89m for the year 2019. Morocco's cuttlefish & squid exports are categorised as:
- Cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell (HS code 030742)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030741)
- Cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030749)
- Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell (HS code 030743)
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Morocco cuttlefish & squid export values
In 2019, Morocco exported cuttlefish & squid worth 294.89m USD, a growth of 32.51% from 2018's total cuttlefish & squid export of 222.547m USD. The yearly growth in value of Morocco cuttlefish & squid between 2017 to 2018 was -16.304 percent.
The yearly variation in the volume of Morocco's cuttlefish & squid exports between 2017 and 2019 was 18.7 per cent compared to a variation of 65.062% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Morocco cuttlefish & squid ( in '000$ )
Morocco ordered 13,063 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid in 2019.