What is the price of tuna per kilogram/pound in South Africa today?
The retail price range for South Africa tuna is between US$ 19.27 and US$ 34.68 per kilogram or between US$ 8.74 and US$ 15.73 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of tuna in South Africa
The retail price range in Rand for tuna is between ZAR 374.35 and ZAR 673.84 per kilogram or between ZAR 169.78 and ZAR 305.60 per pound(lb) in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for South Africa tuna is between US$ 13.49 and US$ 24.28 per kilogram or between US$ 6.12 and US$ 11.01 per pound(lb).
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South Africa Tuna Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Tuna from South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.83 US $ per kg, followed by 4.83 US $ per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 5.1 US $ per kg, before dropping to 4.25 US $ per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 1.05 US $ per kg in 2021, before rising again to 5.6 US $ per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Tuna from South Africa in 2023 will be around 4.50 US $ per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 5.00 US $ per kg.South Africa Tuna Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Tuna into South Africa over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 3.83 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.83 US dollars per kg in 2018. In 2019, the price increased to 5.1 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 4.25 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then decreased further to 1.05 US dollars per kg in 2021, before rising again to 5.6 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Tuna into South Africa in 2023 will be around 6.2 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 6.8 US dollars per kg.Export values for South Africa tuna
The total values in export for tuna in South Africa were US$ 13,380, US$ 10,467, US$ 21,445 and US$ 29,366 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Africa tuna - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 South Africa exported 1,065,584 tonnes of tuna. In 2019 alone, the interest in South Africa tuna (fish category) has decreased, with a change of -2.167 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tuna's exports decreased by -4.49% netting South Africa US$29.37m for the year 2019. South Africa's tuna exports are categorised as:
- Fresh or chilled albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030231)
- Frozen tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030349)
- Fresh or chilled Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030236)
- Frozen Southern bluefin tunas "Thunnus maccoyii" (HS code 030346)
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030235)
- Fresh or chilled yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030232)
- Fresh or chilled bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030234)
- Frozen Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) (HS code 030345)
- Frozen albacore or longfinned tunas "Thunnus alalunga" (HS code 030341)
- Frozen fillets of tuna "of the genus Thunnus", skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito "Euthynnus [Katsuwonus] pelamis" (HS code 030487)
- Frozen bigeye tunas "Thunnus obesus" (HS code 030344)
- Fresh or chilled tunas of the genus "Thunnus" (excluding Thunnus alalunga, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus, Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis and Thunnus maccoyii) (HS code 030239)
- Frozen yellowfin tunas "Thunnus albacares" (HS code 030342)
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South Africa tuna export values
In 2019, South Africa exported tuna valued at 29.37m USD, an increase of 36.96% from 2018's total tuna export of 21.445m USD. The annual growth in value of South Africa tuna between 2017 to 2018 was 104.882 percent.
The annual change in the quantity of South Africa's tuna exports between 2017 and 2019 was -4.49% when compared to a variation of -2.167% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
South Africa's stake of the world's total tuna's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 33 in world exports of tuna.
Export markets for South Africa tuna ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
South Africa is a net importer of tuna. The annual growth of South Africa tuna in value between 2015 to 2019 was 4%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -12%, per annum.
South Africa purchased 529 tonnes of tuna in 2019.