What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in Mozambique today?
The retail price range for Mozambique tuna is between US$ 5.32 and US$ 6.66 per kilogram or between US$ 2.41 and US$ 3.02 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in Mozambique
The retail price range in Mozambique Metical for tuna is between MZN 340.07 and MZN 425.88 per kilogram or between MZN 154.23 and MZN 193.14 per pound(lb) in Maputo and Beira.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Mozambique tuna is between US$ 3.73 and US$ 4.67 per kilogram or between US$ 1.69 and US$ 2.12 per pound(lb).
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Mozambique Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from Mozambique over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 2.37 US$ per kg, followed by 3.13 US$ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 2.88 US$ per kg, and then further decreased to 2.77 US$ per kg in 2020. However, the price increased to 4.50 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from Mozambique will be around 4.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 4.25 US$ per kg in 2024.Mozambique Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into Mozambique over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 2.37 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 3.13 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 2.88 US dollars per kg, and then further decreased to 2.77 US dollars per kg in 2020. However, 2021 saw a significant increase to 4.50 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into Mozambique in 2023 will be around 4.00 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 4.50 US dollars per kg.Export values for Mozambique tuna
The total values in export for tuna in Mozambique were US$ 1,027, US$ 1,697, US$ 1,505 and US$ 3,101 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Mozambique tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of tuna sold by Mozambique in 2020 was 408 tons. In 2019 Mozambique shipped 1,077 tonnes of tuna. Across 2019 alone, the market for Mozambique tuna (fish category) has surged, with a change of 124.375 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports grew by 59.08 percent earning the nation US$3.10m for the year 2019. Mozambique's tuna exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
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Mozambique tuna export values
In 2019, Mozambique sold tuna costing 3.10m USD, a surge of 105.98% from 2018's total tuna export of 1.505m USD. The annual growth in value of Mozambique tuna between 2017 to 2018 was -11.314%.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Mozambique's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was 59.08 pc when compared to a variation of 124.375% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Mozambique's stake of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Mozambique holds position 64 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for Mozambique tuna ( in '000$ )
Mozambique procured 148 tonnes of tuna in 2019.