What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Saudi Arabia today?
The retail price range for Saudi Arabia crabs is between US$ 9.65 and US$ 28.94 per kilogram or between US$ 4.38 and US$ 13.13 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Saudi Arabia
The retail price range in Saudi Riyal for crabs is between SAR 36.18 and SAR 108.54 per kilogram or between SAR 16.41 and SAR 49.23 per pound(lb) in Riyadh and Jeddah.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Saudi Arabia crabs is between US$ 6.75 and US$ 20.26 per kilogram or between US$ 3.06 and US$ 9.19 per pound(lb).
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Saudi Arabia Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
In 2016, the export price of Crabs from Saudi Arabia was US$ 2.05 per Kg. In 2017, the export price was US$ 1.07 per Kg. In 2018, the export price was US$ 2.41 per Kg. In 2019, the export price was US$ 3.90 per Kg. In 2020, the export price was US$ 7.17 per Kg. For 2021, the export price was US$ 69.53 per Kg. For 2023, the predicted export price is US$ 69.53 per Kg.Saudi Arabia Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Saudi Arabia over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 0.81 US $ per kg, followed by a significant increase to 1.13 US $ per kg in 2018. This was followed by a further increase to 1.52 US $ per kg in 2019. However, the price dropped to 0.84 US $ per kg in 2020, before rising again to 1.57 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Saudi Arabia in 2023 will be 1.63 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be 1.69 US $ per kg.Export values for Saudi Arabia crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Saudi Arabia were US$ 1,396, US$ 325, US$ 595 and US$ 909 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Saudi Arabia: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Lobster, Shrimps & Prawns, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Saudi Arabia crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Saudi Arabia shipped 599 tonnes of crabs. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Saudi Arabia crabs (seafood category) has escalated, recording a change of 13.447 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 48.64% bringing the country US$0.91m for the year 2019. Saudi Arabia's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
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Saudi Arabia crabs export values
In 2019, Saudi Arabia exported crabs with a value of 0.91m USD, an increase of 52.94% from 2018's total crabs export of 0.595m USD. The annual increase in value of Saudi Arabia crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 83.077 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of Saudi Arabia's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 48.64 pc compared to a variation of 13.447% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Saudi Arabia's share of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 42 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Saudi Arabia crabs ( in '000$ )
Saudi Arabia brought in 74 tonnes of crabs in 2019.