What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Tanzania today?
The retail price range for Tanzania octopus is between US$ 15.70 and US$ 21.17 per kilogram or between US$ 7.12 and US$ 9.60 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Tanzania
The retail price range in Tanzanian shilling for octopus is between TZS 37,372.50 and TZS 50,396.25 per kilogram or between TZS 16,948.98 and TZS 22,855.44 per pound(lb) in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tanzania octopus is between US$ 10.99 and US$ 14.82 per kilogram or between US$ 4.98 and US$ 6.72 per pound(lb).
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Tanzania Octopus Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Octopus from Tanzania over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 4.26 US$/kg, followed by 5.11 US$/kg in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price dropped to 4.94 US$/kg, before increasing to 7.81 US$/kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price of Octopus from Tanzania will remain around 7.81 US$/kg in 2023 and 2024.Tanzania Octopus Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Octopus into Tanzania over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2016, the price was 4.11 US dollars per kg, followed by 4.26 US dollars per kg in 2017. In 2018, the price increased to 5.11 US dollars per kg, and remained at the same level in 2019. In 2020, the price dropped slightly to 4.94 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 7.81 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into Tanzania will remain around the 7.81 US dollars per kg mark in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Tanzania octopus
The total values in export for octopus in Tanzania were US$ 3,838, US$ 9,305 and US$ 9,313 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tanzania octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tanzania sold 1,261 tonnes of octopus. For the year 2019 alone, the market for Tanzania octopus (seafood category) has shrunk, recording a change of -30.714 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, octopus' exports went up by 40.11% netting the country US$9.31m for the year 2019. Tanzania's octopus exports are categorised as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
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Tanzania octopus export values
In 2019, Tanzania sold octopus with a value of 9.31m USD, a surge of 0.05% from 2018's total octopus export of 9.305m USD. The annual growth in value of Tanzania octopus between 2017 to 2018 was 142.444 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Tanzania's octopus exports between 2017 and 2019 was 40.11% compared to a variation of -30.714% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tanzania octopus ( in '000$ )
Tanzania purchased 0 tonnes of octopus in 2019.