What is the price of shark fins per kilogram/pound in Senegal today?
The retail price range for Senegal shark fins is between US$ 4.38 and US$ 8.28 per kilogram or between US$ 1.99 and US$ 3.75 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of shark fins in Senegal
The retail price range in CFA Franc BCEAO for shark fins is between XOF 2,671.74 and XOF 5,046.62 per kilogram or between XOF 1,211.67 and XOF 2,288.71 per pound(lb) in Dakar and Touba.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Senegal shark fins is between US$ 3.07 and US$ 5.79 per kilogram or between US$ 1.39 and US$ 2.63 per pound(lb).
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Senegal Shark Fins Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Senegal over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2015, the price was 6.74 US dollars per kg, which increased to 8.90 US dollars per kg in 2016. This was followed by a sharp rise to 17.20 US dollars per kg in 2017. However, the price dropped to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2018 and further to 10.10 US dollars per kg in 2019. The latest year, 2020, saw a further decrease to 5.82 US dollars per kg. The price has slightly increased in 2021 to 6.41 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Shark Fins from Senegal in 2023 will be around 7.00 US dollars per kg and in 2024 will be around 7.50 US dollars per kg.Senegal Shark Fins Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Shark Fins into Senegal over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2015, the price was 6.74 US dollars per kg. This increased to 8.90 US dollars per kg in 2016, before jumping to 17.20 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a decrease to 12.00 US dollars per kg in 2018 and a further decrease to 10.10 US dollars per kg in 2019. The most recent year, 2020, saw a further decrease to 5.82 US dollars per kg. This was followed by a slight increase to 6.41 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Shark Fins into Senegal will remain relatively stable in the next two years. We predict that the price in 2023 will be around 6.50 US dollars per kg and the price in 2024 will be around 6.60 US dollars per kg.Export values for Senegal shark fins
The total values in export for shark fins in Senegal were US$ 525, US$ 1,433, US$ 563 and US$ 1,666 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Senegal shark fins - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2018 Senegal shipped 47 tonnes of shark fins. Across 2018 alone, the market for Senegal shark fins (fish category) has decreased, recording a change of -44.048 percent compared to the year 2017. Between 2016 and 2018, shark fins' exports reduced by -20.34 pc bringing Senegal US$0.56m for the year 2018. Senegal's shark fins exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled shark fins (HS code 030292)
- Frozen shark fins (HS code 030392)
- Frozen fish fins, heads, tails, maws and other edible fish offal (excl. livers, roes, milt and shark fins) (HS code 030399)
- Shark fins, smoked, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030571)
- Prepared or preserved shark fins, whole or in pieces (excl. minced) (HS code 160418)
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Senegal shark fins export values
In 2018, Senegal supplied shark fins costing 0.56m USD, a drop of -60.92% from 2017's total shark fins export of 1.433m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Senegal shark fins between 2016 to 2017 was 172.952 pc.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Senegal's shark fins exports between 2016 and 2018 was -20.34 per cent in comparison to a variation of -44.048% in the period between 2017 and 2018.
Export markets for Senegal shark fins ( in '000$ )
Senegal brought in 0 tonnes of shark fins in 2018.