What is the price of eels per kilogram/pound in Vietnam today?
The retail price range for Vietnam eels is between US$ 3.39 and US$ 8.62 per kilogram or between US$ 1.54 and US$ 3.91 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of eels in Vietnam
The retail price range in Dong for eels is between VND 84,761.25 and VND 215,535.75 per kilogram or between VND 38,440.48 and VND 97,748.64 per pound(lb) in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Vietnam eels is between US$ 2.37 and US$ 6.04 per kilogram or between US$ 1.08 and US$ 2.74 per pound(lb).
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Vietnam Eels Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Eels from Vietnam has seen a significant fluctuation over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 41.00 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 32.50 US dollars per kg in 2015. In 2017, the price dropped further to 13.41 US dollars per kg, before increasing to 28.61 US dollars per kg in 2018. The price then rose to 42.54 US dollars per kg in 2019, before dropping to 21.51 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Eels from Vietnam will be around 25.78 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 28.17 US dollars per kg in 2024.Vietnam Eels Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Eels into Vietnam has seen a significant fluctuation over the last five years. In 2013, the price was 41.00 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 32.50 US dollars per kg in 2015. This was followed by a sharp decline in 2017, when the price dropped to 13.41 US dollars per kg. However, the price rose again in 2018 to 28.61 US dollars per kg, before reaching its highest point in 2019 at 42.54 US dollars per kg. The most recent data shows that the price has dropped again to 21.51 US dollars per kg in 2020. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Eels into Vietnam will continue to fluctuate in the coming years. It is predicted that the price will increase to around 33.00 US dollars per kg in 2023, and then drop to around 25.00 US dollars per kg in 2024.Export values for Vietnam eels
The total values in export for eels in Vietnam were US$ 1,019, US$ 658 and US$ 1,191 in US dollar thousand for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Vietnam eels - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Vietnam exported 28 tonnes of eels. Through 2019 alone, the demand for Vietnam eels (fish category) has escalated, changing by 21.739 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, eels' exports decreased by -63.16 pc netting the country US$1.19m for the year 2019. Vietnam's eels exports are classified as:
- Prepared or preserved eels, whole or in pieces (excluding minced) (HS code 160417)
- Fresh or chilled eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030274)
- Frozen eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030376)
- Frozen eels "Anguilla spp." (HS code 030326)
- Fresh or chilled eels (Anguilla spp.) (HS code 030266)
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Vietnam eels export values
In 2019, Vietnam supplied eels worth 1.19m USD, an increment of 80.85% from 2018's total eels export of 0.658m USD. The annual growth in value of Vietnam eels between 2017 to 2018 was -35.427 per cent.
The yearly variation in the amount of Vietnam's eels exports between 2017 and 2019 was -63.16% in comparison to a variation of 21.739% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Vietnam eels ( in '000$ )
Vietnam bought 100 tonnes of eels in 2019.