What is the price of anchovies per kilogram/pound in South Korea today?
The retail price range for South Korea anchovies is between US$ 4.90 and US$ 11.25 per kilogram or between US$ 2.22 and US$ 5.10 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of anchovies in South Korea
The retail price range in South Korean won for anchovies is between KRW 6,538.27 and KRW 14,998.05 per kilogram or between KRW 2,965.20 and KRW 6,801.84 per pound(lb) in Seoul and Busan.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for South Korea anchovies is between US$ 3.43 and US$ 7.87 per kilogram or between US$ 1.56 and US$ 3.57 per pound(lb).
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South Korea Anchovies Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Anchovies from South Korea has seen a steady decline over the last five years. In 2017, the price was $3.12, dropping to $2.31 in 2018 and further to $2.39 in 2019. In 2020, the price increased slightly to $2.67, before dropping again to $2.46 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to $3.35 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Anchovies from South Korea will be $2.90 in 2023 and $2.45 in 2024.South Korea Anchovies Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Anchovies into South Korea has seen a steady decline over the past five years. In 2017, the price was $3.12, dropping to $2.31 in 2018 and further to $2.39 in 2019. In 2020, the price increased slightly to $2.67, before dropping again to $2.46 in 2021. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to $3.35 in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Anchovies into South Korea will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. We can predict that the price will be around $2.90 in 2023 and $3.20 in 2024.Export values for South Korea anchovies
The total values in export for anchovies in South Korea were US$ 985, US$ 44,594, US$ 45,300 and US$ 71,381 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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South Korea anchovies - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of anchovies shipped by South Korea in 2020 was 16,552 metric tonnes. In 2019 South Korea exported 29,891 tonnes of anchovies. For 2019 alone, the demand for South Korea anchovies (fish category) has climbed, flactuating by 52.637 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, anchovies' exports increased by 108.94 percent bringing the nation US$71.38m for the year 2019. South Korea's anchovies exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved anchovies, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160416)
- Anchovies "Engraulis spp.", salted or in brine only (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030563)
- Fresh or chilled anchovies "Engraulis spp." (HS code 030242)
- Frozen anchovies "Engraulis spp.", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae" (HS code 030359)
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South Korea anchovies export values
In 2019, South Korea supplied anchovies costing 71.38m USD, an increment of 57.57% from 2018's total anchovies export of 45.3m USD. The yearly increase in value of South Korea anchovies between 2017 to 2018 was 1.583 percent.
The yearly change in the quantity of South Korea's anchovies exports between 2017 and 2019 was 108.94 pc compared to a variation of 52.637% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
South Korea's stake of the world's total anchovies' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. South Korea is ranked number 37 in world exports of anchovies.
Export markets for South Korea anchovies ( in '000$ )
South Korea bought 75,378 tonnes of anchovies in 2019.