What is the price of salmon per kilogram/pound in US today?
The retail price range for US salmon is between US$ 20.01 and US$ 167.25 per kilogram or between US$ 9.07 and US$ 75.85 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of salmon in US
The retail price range in Euro for salmon is between EUR 18.36 and EUR 153.44 per kilogram or between EUR 8.33 and EUR 69.59 per pound(lb) in Washington and New York.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for US salmon is between US$ 14.01 and US$ 117.08 per kilogram or between US$ 6.35 and US$ 53.10 per pound(lb).
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US Salmon Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Salmon from the US over the last five years has been steadily increasing. In 2017, the price was 4.59 US$ per kg, and in 2021 it was 5.71 US$ per kg. The highest price was in 2020, when it reached 6.04 US$ per kg. Based on this trend, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Salmon from the US in 2023 will be 6.63 US$ per kg, and in 2024 it will be 7.27 US$ per kg.US Salmon Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Salmon into the US over the last five years has been quite volatile. In 2017, the price was 4.59 US dollars per kg, followed by a significant increase to 5.91 US dollars per kg in 2018. This was followed by a slight decrease to 5.16 US dollars per kg in 2019, before rising again to 6.04 US dollars per kg in 2020. The price then dropped to 5.71 US dollars per kg in 2021, before increasing again to 6.4 US dollars per kg in 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Salmon into the US will continue to increase in the next two years, with an estimated price of 6.7 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 7.0 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for US salmon
The total values in export for salmon in US were US$ 918,259, US$ 1,169,707, US$ 1,066,468 and US$ 1,049,944 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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US salmon - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The amount of salmon shipped by US in 2020 was 145,253 metric tonnes. In 2019 US exported 203,527 tonnes of salmon. Through 2019 alone, the market for US salmon (fish category) has improved, recording a change of 12.851 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, salmon's exports decreased by -20.21 pc earning US US$1,049.94m for the year 2019. US' salmon exports are classified as:
- Fresh or chilled Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" (HS code 030214)
- Fresh or chilled fillets of Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" (HS code 030441)
- Frozen Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus" (HS code 030310)
- Frozen salmonidae (excluding trout and Pacific, Atlantic and Danube salmon) (HS code 030319)
- Frozen Pacific salmon (excluding sockeye salmon "red salmon") (HS code 030312)
- Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked (excluding tilapia, catfish, carp, eels, Nile perch, snakeheads and fish of the families Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae) (HS code 030539)
- Salmon, fresh (HS code 0302Xa)
- Frozen sockeye salmon [red salmon] "Oncorhynchus nerka" (HS code 030311)
- Fresh or chilled Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus" (HS code 030213)
- Frozen fillets of Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" (HS code 030481)
- Smoked Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030541)
- Frozen, Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" (HS code 030313)
- Prepared or preserved salmon, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160411)
- Fresh or chilled meat, whether or not minced, of salmonidae (excluding fillets) (HS code 030452)
- Frozen Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho) (HS code 030322)
- Fresh or chilled salmonidae (excluding trout "Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster", Pacific salmon "Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho") (HS code 030219)
- Fresh or chilled Pacific salmon Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus masou and Oncorhynchus rhodurus", Atlantic salmon "Salmo salar" and Danube salmon "Hucho hucho" (HS code 030212)
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US salmon export values
In 2019, US supplied salmon costing 1,049.94m USD, a decrease of -1.55% from 2018's total salmon export of 1066.468m USD. The annual reduction in value of US salmon between 2017 to 2018 was -8.826 percent.
The per year variation in the amount of US' salmon exports between 2017 and 2019 was -20.21% when compared to a variation of 12.851% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
US' stake of the world's total salmon's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. US is ranked position 12 in world exports of salmon.
Export markets for US salmon ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of salmon. The annual growth of US salmon in value between 2015 to 2019 was -14%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was 11%, per annum.
US purchased 428,057 tonnes of salmon in 2019.
The United States is one of the world's biggest consumers of salmon
According to MOWI’s Salmon Industry Handbook, the United States was the biggest salmon market in 2021, gobbling up 600,000 metric tonnes of salmon that year.
Worldwide figures for 2021 show that farm bred salmon had most demand. Farm-raised Atlantic salmon accounted fo 2.6m tonnes in global consumption, a rise of 8.3% from 2020 figures.
The main types of salmon and how they compare in prices
Fresh or frozen salmon is a good option for those who do not love expensive prepared salmon. Your best bet for fresh salmon is if you live near production centres off the coasts of Maine, Oregon or Alaska.
King salmon is quite costly at more than 25 dollars a pound while Atlantic salmon can set you back anywhere between 10 and 15 dollars a pound.
Sockeye salmon prices range around 9 dollars and above per pound.
Wild caught salmon is costlier, sometimes 3 to 4 times more than farm-raised salmon!