What is the price of lobster per kilogram/pound in Senegal today?
The retail price range for Senegal lobster is between US$ 19.09 and US$ 66.80 per kilogram or between US$ 8.66 and US$ 30.30 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of lobster in Senegal
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for lobster is between XOF 11,637.80 and XOF 40,732.32 per kilogram or between XOF 5,277.92 and XOF 18,472.71 per pound(lb) in Dakar and Touba.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Senegal lobster is between US$ 13.36 and US$ 46.76 per kilogram or between US$ 6.06 and US$ 21.21 per pound(lb).
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Senegal Lobster Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Lobster from Senegal over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 13.70 US $ per kg, followed by 15.00 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price dropped to 14.19 US $ per kg and further decreased to 12.29 US $ per kg in 2020. The lowest price was recorded in 2021, with 11.16 US $ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Lobster from Senegal in 2023 will be around 10.90 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 10.65 US $ per kg.Senegal Lobster Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Lobster into Senegal over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 20.50 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight decrease to 13.70 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then increased to 15.00 US dollars per kg in 2018 and 14.19 US dollars per kg in 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 12.29 US dollars per kg and in 2021, it further decreased to 11.16 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Lobster into Senegal in 2023 will be around 10.03 US dollars per kg and in 2024, it will be around 8.90 US dollars per kg.Export values for Senegal lobster
The total values in export for lobster in Senegal were US$ 738, US$ 1,197, US$ 853 and US$ 1,264 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Seafood category in Senegal: Sea Bass, Sea Bream, Shrimps & Prawns, Crabs, Crustaceans, Oysters, Scallops, Blue Mussel, Cuttlefish & Squid & Octopus.
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Senegal lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Senegal shipped 89 tonnes of lobster. For 2019 alone, the market for Senegal lobster (seafood category) has improved, changing by 56.14 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports increased by 1.14 percent netting the nation US$1.26m for the year 2019. Senegal's lobster exports are classified as:
- Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
- 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)
- 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)
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Senegal lobster export values
In 2019, Senegal shipped lobster with a value of 1.26m USD, an increase of 47.71% from 2018's total lobster export of 0.853m USD. The yearly change in value of Senegal lobster between 2017 to 2018 was -28.739 pc.
The per year variation in the quantity of Senegal's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 1.14% compared to a variation of 56.14% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Senegal lobster ( in '000$ )
Senegal procured 3 tonnes of lobster in 2019.