What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Singapore today?
The retail price range for Singapore crabs is between US$ 14.18 and US$ 23.92 per kilogram or between US$ 6.43 and US$ 10.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Singapore
The retail price range in Singapore Dollar for crabs is between SGD 19.07 and SGD 32.17 per kilogram or between SGD 8.65 and SGD 14.59 per pound(lb) in Singapore and Bishan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Singapore crabs is between US$ 9.93 and US$ 16.74 per kilogram or between US$ 4.50 and US$ 7.59 per pound(lb).
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Singapore Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Singapore over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 8.54 US $ per kg, followed by a sharp increase to 12.65 US $ per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price rose to 17.28 US $ per kg, before dropping to 11.33 US $ per kg in 2019. The price then decreased further to 9.04 US $ per kg in 2020 and 9.01 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Singapore in 2023 will be around 9.00 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 8.90 US $ per kg.Singapore Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Singapore over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 8.54 US dollars per kg, before rising to 12.65 US dollars per kg in 2017. This was followed by a significant increase to 17.28 US dollars per kg in 2018, before dropping back to 11.33 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then decreased further to 9.04 US dollars per kg in 2020, before stabilizing at 9.01 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Singapore will remain around 9.01 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Singapore crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Singapore were US$ 2,417, US$ 1,923, US$ 2,229 and US$ 2,673 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Singapore crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of crabs shipped by Singapore in 2020 was 310 metric tons. In 2019 Singapore sold 236 tonnes of crabs. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Singapore crabs (seafood category) has gone up, with a change of 82.946 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 55.26 pc netting the nation US$2.67m for the year 2019. Singapore's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
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Singapore crabs export values
In 2019, Singapore sold crabs costing 2.67m USD, an increase of 19.78% from 2018's total crabs export of 2.229m USD. The yearly increase in value of Singapore crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 15.913 per cent.
The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Singapore's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 55.26 percent when compared to a variation of 82.946% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Singapore's portion of the world's total crabs' exports in 2019 was 13.3 pc. Singapore holds position 2 in world exports of crabs.
Export markets for Singapore crabs ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Singapore is a net exporter of crabs. The annual growth of Singapore crabs in value between 2015 to 2019 was -6%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -6%, per annum.
Singapore brought in 4,918 tonnes of crabs in 2019.