What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Morocco today?
The retail price range for Morocco lobster is between US$ 9.71 and US$ 15.54 per kilogram or between US$ 4.41 and US$ 7.05 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Morocco
The retail price range in Moroccan Dirham for lobster is between MAD 100.14 and MAD 160.23 per kilogram or between MAD 45.42 and MAD 72.67 per pound(lb) in Rabat and Casablanca.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Morocco lobster is between US$ 6.80 and US$ 10.88 per kilogram or between US$ 3.08 and US$ 4.93 per pound(lb).
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Morocco Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Morocco has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 16.43 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2021, it had risen to 22.13 US dollars per kilogram. This represents an increase of 33.7% over the five-year period. The highest price was seen in 2021, while the lowest price was seen in 2011 at 14.02 US dollars per kilogram. It is likely that the export price of Lobster from Morocco will continue to increase in the coming years, with an estimated price of 23.50 US dollars per kilogram in 2023 and 25.00 US dollars per kilogram in 2024.Morocco Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Morocco over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 16.43 US dollars per kilogram, followed by 15.62 US dollars per kilogram in 2018. In 2019, the price increased slightly to 15.81 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2020, the price was 15.95 US dollars per kilogram. The most recent year, 2021, saw a significant increase in the import price of Lobster to 22.13 US dollars per kilogram. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Lobster into Morocco will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price of Lobster into Morocco in 2023 will be around 24.00 US dollars per kilogram, and in 2024, the price will be around 25.50 US dollars per kilogram.Export values for Morocco lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Morocco were US$ 6,977, US$ 10,992, US$ 9,562 and US$ 12,239 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Morocco: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Shrimps & Prawns, Crabs, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Morocco lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Morocco shipped 774 tonnes of lobster. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Morocco lobster (seafood category) has surged, recording a change of 26.471 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports increased by 15.7% earning Morocco US$12.24m for the year 2019. Morocco's lobster exports are categorised as:
- 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)
- Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
- 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)
- 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)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- 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)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
- 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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Morocco lobster export values
In 2019, Morocco sold lobster costing 12.24m USD, a surge of 28.01% from 2018's total lobster export of 9.562m USD. The yearly increase in value of Morocco lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -13.009 pc.
The per year change in the amount of Morocco's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 15.7 percent in comparison to a variation of 26.471% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Morocco lobster ( in '000$ )
Morocco purchased 39 tonnes of lobster in 2019.