What is the price of crabs per kilogram/pound in Tunisia today?
The retail price range for Tunisia crabs is between US$ 2.91 and US$ 6.31 per kilogram or between US$ 1.32 and US$ 2.86 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of crabs in Tunisia
The retail price range in Tunisian Dinar for crabs is between TND 8.95 and TND 19.40 per kilogram or between TND 4.06 and TND 8.80 per pound(lb) in Tunis and Sfax.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tunisia crabs is between US$ 2.04 and US$ 4.42 per kilogram or between US$ 0.92 and US$ 2.00 per pound(lb).
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Tunisia Crabs Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Crabs from Tunisia over the last five years has seen a steady increase. In 2015, the price was 2.23 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 2.06 US dollars per kg in 2016. However, from 2017 onwards, the price has been on the rise, reaching 2.88 US dollars per kg in 2017, 2.80 US dollars per kg in 2018, 3.29 US dollars per kg in 2019, and 3.64 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price has seen a slight increase in 2021, reaching 3.66 US dollars per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Crabs from Tunisia will be 3.68 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.71 US dollars per kg in 2024.Tunisia Crabs Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Crabs into Tunisia has seen a steady increase over the past five years. In 2015, the price was 2.23 US dollars per kg, which decreased slightly to 2.06 US dollars per kg in 2016. However, in 2017, the price rose to 2.88 US dollars per kg, and then further increased to 2.8 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then saw a significant jump to 3.29 US dollars per kg in 2019, and further increased to 3.64 US dollars per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has increased to 3.66 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Crabs into Tunisia will continue to increase in the coming years. It is predicted that the price will reach 3.80 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 3.95 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Tunisia crabs
The total values in export for crabs in Tunisia were US$ 290, US$ 2,109, US$ 9,234 and US$ 14,125 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tunisia crabs - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tunisia shipped 4,263 tonnes of crabs. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Tunisia crabs (seafood category) has escalated, with a change of 29.143 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crabs' exports went up by 481.58% netting the exporter US$14.12m for the year 2019. Tunisia's crabs exports are categorised as:
- Crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030624)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030693)
- Frozen crabs, even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. crabs in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030614)
- Crabs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030633)
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Tunisia crabs export values
In 2019, Tunisia supplied crabs costing 14.12m USD, a growth of 52.91% from 2018's total crabs export of 9.234m USD. The annual increase in value of Tunisia crabs between 2017 to 2018 was 337.838 percent.
The yearly variation in the volume of Tunisia's crabs exports between 2017 and 2019 was 481.58 percent when compared to a variation of 29.143% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Tunisia crabs ( in '000$ )
Tunisia brought in 19 tonnes of crabs in 2019.