What is the price of seaweed per kilogram/pound in Singapore today?
The retail price range for Singapore seaweed is between US$ 3.67 and US$ 9.96 per kilogram or between US$ 1.66 and US$ 4.52 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of seaweed in Singapore
The retail price range in Singapore Dollar for seaweed is between SGD 4.93 and SGD 13.39 per kilogram or between SGD 2.24 and SGD 6.07 per pound(lb) in Singapore and Bishan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Singapore seaweed is between US$ 2.57 and US$ 6.97 per kilogram or between US$ 1.16 and US$ 3.16 per pound(lb).
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Singapore Seaweed Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Seaweed from Singapore over the last five years has seen a significant increase. In 2017, the price was 17.22 US$ per kg, and by 2021, it had risen to 18.32 US$ per kg. The highest price was recorded in 2019, when it reached 29.71 US$ per kg. The price then dropped to 20.86 US$ per kg in 2020, before rising again to 18.32 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Seaweed from Singapore will be around 21.00 US$ per kg in 2023 and 22.00 US$ per kg in 2024.Singapore Seaweed Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Seaweed into Singapore over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2016, the price was 14.24 US dollars per kg, before rising to 17.00 US dollars per kg in 2015. This was followed by a sharp increase to 29.71 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping back to 20.86 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 18.32 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Seaweed into Singapore will be around 16.50 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 17.50 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Singapore seaweed
The total values in export for seaweed in Singapore were US$ 1,367, US$ 2,256, US$ 1,305 and US$ 2,555 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Singapore seaweed - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The quantity of seaweed sold by Singapore in 2020 was 113 tons. In 2019 Singapore exported 86 tonnes of seaweed. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Singapore seaweed (agro commodities category) has decreased, changing by -11.34 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, seaweed's exports decreased by -34.35 percent bringing Singapore US$2.56m for the year 2019. Singapore's seaweed exports are categorised as:
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, unfit for human consumption (HS code 121229)
- Seaweeds & other algae (HS code 1212Xa)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground (HS code 121220)
- Seaweeds and other algae, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground, fit for human consumption (HS code 121221)
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Singapore seaweed export values
In 2019, Singapore supplied seaweed worth 2.56m USD, an increment of 96.17% from 2018's total seaweed export of 1.305m USD. The yearly growth in value of Singapore seaweed between 2017 to 2018 was -42.154 pc.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Singapore's seaweed exports between 2017 and 2019 was -34.35 percent in comparison to a variation of -11.34% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Singapore seaweed ( in '000$ )
Singapore ordered 649 tonnes of seaweed in 2019.