What is the price of cuttlefish & squid per kilogram/pound in Tunisia today?
The retail price range for Tunisia cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 4.54 and US$ 8.29 per kilogram or between US$ 2.06 and US$ 3.76 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of cuttlefish & squid in Tunisia
The retail price range in Tunisian Dinar for cuttlefish & squid is between TND 13.95 and TND 25.48 per kilogram or between TND 6.33 and TND 11.56 per pound(lb) in Tunis and Sfax.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Tunisia cuttlefish & squid is between US$ 3.18 and US$ 5.80 per kilogram or between US$ 1.44 and US$ 2.63 per pound(lb).
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Tunisia Cuttlefish & Squid Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from Tunisia over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 6.00 US $ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 7.50 US $ per kg in 2018. The price then decreased to 7.02 US $ per kg in 2019, before increasing again to 7.28 US $ per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 8.20 US $ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid from Tunisia will be 8.50 US $ per kg in 2023 and 8.80 US $ per kg in 2024.Tunisia Cuttlefish & Squid Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Tunisia has been relatively stable over the last five years. In 2017, the price was 6.00 US$ per kg, followed by a slight increase to 7.50 US$ per kg in 2018. The price then decreased to 7.02 US$ per kg in 2019, before increasing again to 7.28 US$ per kg in 2020. The most recent data shows that the price has risen to 8.20 US$ per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the import price per kilogram of Cuttlefish & Squid into Tunisia will be 8.50 US$ per kg in 2023 and 8.80 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for Tunisia cuttlefish & squid
The total values in export for cuttlefish & squid in Tunisia were US$ 15,731, US$ 11,306, US$ 27,187 and US$ 20,634 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Tunisia cuttlefish & squid - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Tunisia sold 2,921 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid. For the year 2019 alone, the demand for Tunisia cuttlefish & squid (seafood category) has decreased, flactuating by -19.465 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cuttlefish & squid's exports grew by 55.04 percent bringing the nation US$20.63m for the year 2019. Tunisia's cuttlefish & squid exports are categorised as:
- Cuttle fish and squid, live, fresh or chilled, with or without shell (HS code 030742)
- Cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, with or without shell (HS code 030749)
- Live, fresh or chilled, not smoked, cuttle fish "Sepia officinalis, Rossia macrosoma, Sepiola spp." and squid "Ommastrephes spp., Loligo spp., Nototodarus spp., Sepioteuthis spp.", with or without shell (HS code 030741)
- Cuttle fish and squid, frozen, with or without shell (HS code 030743)
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Tunisia cuttlefish & squid export values
In 2019, Tunisia shipped cuttlefish & squid valued at 20.63m USD, a decrease of -24.12% from 2018's total cuttlefish & squid export of 27.187m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Tunisia cuttlefish & squid between 2017 to 2018 was 140.465 percent.
The annual variation in the quantity of Tunisia's cuttlefish & squid exports between 2017 and 2019 was 55.04% in comparison to a variation of -19.465% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Tunisia's share of the world's total cuttlefish & squid's exports in 2019 was 17 per cent. The country holds position 3 in world exports of cuttlefish & squid.
Export markets for Tunisia cuttlefish & squid ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Tunisia is a net exporter of cuttlefish & squid. The annual growth of Tunisia cuttlefish & squid in value between 2015 to 2019 was 14%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 18%, per annum.
Tunisia brought in 649 tonnes of cuttlefish & squid in 2019.