What is the price of flat fish per kilogram/pound in Somalia today?
The retail price range for Somalia flat fish is between US$ 8.06 and US$ 17.10 per kilogram or between US$ 3.66 and US$ 7.75 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of flat fish in Somalia
The retail price range in Somali Shilling for flat fish is between SOS 4,605.86 and SOS 9,770.00 per kilogram or between SOS 2,088.82 and SOS 4,430.84 per pound(lb) in Mogadishu and Kismayo.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Somalia flat fish is between US$ 5.64 and US$ 11.97 per kilogram or between US$ 2.56 and US$ 5.43 per pound(lb).
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Somalia Flat Fish Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price of Flat Fish from Somalia has seen a steady increase over the last five years. In 2017, the price per kilogram was 4.97 US dollars, followed by 1.98 US dollars in 2018 and 1.77 US dollars in 2019. In 2020, the price per kilogram rose to 2.11 US dollars, before dropping to 0.00 US dollars in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price of Flat Fish from Somalia will be 2.25 US dollars in 2023 and 2.41 US dollars in 2024.Somalia Flat Fish Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Somalia has seen a significant fluctuation over the past five years. In 2014, the price was 69.17 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 0.85 US dollars per kg in 2015. This was followed by a slight increase to 1.16 US dollars per kg in 2016 and a sharp rise to 4.97 US dollars per kg in 2017. The price then dropped to 1.98 US dollars per kg in 2018 and further decreased to 1.77 US dollars per kg in 2019. The latest data shows that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Somalia was 2.11 US dollars in 2020. Based on the data, it can be predicted that the import price per kilogram of Flat Fish into Somalia will remain relatively stable in the next two years. It is expected that the price will be around 2.11 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Somalia flat fish
The total values in export for flat fish in Somalia were US$ 197, US$ 136, US$ 383 and US$ 271 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Somalia flat fish - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Somalia shipped 164 tonnes of flat fish. For 2019 alone, the market for Somalia flat fish (fish category) has escalated, changing by 19.708 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, flat fish's exports grew by 112.99 percent bringing the nation US$0.27m for the year 2019. Somalia's flat fish exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Catharidae" (excluding halibut "Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus and Hippoglossus stenolepis", plaice "Pleuronectes platessa", sole "Solea spp." and turbot "Psetta maxima") (HS code 030229)
- Frozen flat fish "Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Soleidae, Scophthalmidae and Citharidae" (excluding halibut, plaice, sole and turbot) (HS code 030339)
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Somalia flat fish export values
In 2019, Somalia supplied flat fish worth 0.27m USD, a decrease of -29.50% from 2018's total flat fish export of 0.383m USD. The annual change in value of Somalia flat fish between 2017 to 2018 was 181.618 per cent.
The annual change in the volume of Somalia's flat fish exports between 2017 and 2019 was 112.99 per cent compared to a variation of 19.708% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Somalia flat fish ( in '000$ )
Somalia procured 0 tonnes of flat fish in 2019.