What is the price of octopus per kilogram/pound in Western Sahara today?
The retail price range for Western Sahara octopus is between US$ 4.36 and US$ 6.01 per kilogram or between US$ 1.98 and US$ 2.72 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of octopus in Western Sahara
The retail price range in Moroccan Dirham for octopus is between MAD 44.51 and MAD 61.32 per kilogram or between MAD 20.19 and MAD 27.81 per pound(lb) in Laâyoune (El Aaiún) and Ad-Dakhla (Villa Cisneros).
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Western Sahara octopus is between US$ 3.05 and US$ 4.21 per kilogram or between US$ 1.38 and US$ 1.91 per pound(lb).
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Western Sahara Octopus Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Octopus from Western Sahara over the last five years has seen a significant decrease. In 2012, the price was 14.29 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 9.49 US dollars per kg in 2013. This downward trend continued in 2014 and 2015, with the price dropping to 2.52 and 2.51 US dollars per kg respectively. In 2016, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Octopus from Western Sahara will remain low in the coming years. We can predict that the price in 2023 and 2024 will be around 0.00 US dollars per kg.Western Sahara Octopus Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Octopus into Western Sahara has seen a significant decrease over the past five years. In 2012, the price was 14.29 US dollars per kg, which dropped to 9.49 US dollars per kg in 2013. This downward trend continued in 2014 and 2015, with the price falling to 2.52 US dollars per kg and 2.51 US dollars per kg respectively. In 2016, the price dropped to 0.00 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Octopus into Western Sahara will remain at 0.00 US dollars per kg in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Western Sahara octopus
The total values in export for octopus in Western Sahara were US$ 949, US$ 373 and US$ 153 in US dollar thousand for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 in that order.
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Western Sahara octopus - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2015 Western Sahara shipped 61 tonnes of octopus. For the year 2015 alone, the interest in Western Sahara octopus (seafood category) has gone down, changing by -58.784 pc compared to the year 2014. Between 2013 and 2015, octopus' exports went down by -39 percent netting Western Sahara US$0.37m for the year 2015. Western Sahara's octopus exports are classified as:
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", frozen (HS code 030752)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030751)
- Octopus "Octopus spp.", smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030759)
- Octopus, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160555)
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Western Sahara octopus export values
In 2015, Western Sahara sold octopus valued at 0.37m USD, a drop of -61.01% from 2014's total octopus export of 0.949m USD. The yearly change in value of Western Sahara octopus between 2013 to 2014 was 61.945%.
The yearly variation in the volume of Western Sahara's octopus exports between 2013 and 2015 was -39 percent when compared to a variation of -58.784% in the growth rate between 2014 and 2015.
Export markets for Western Sahara octopus ( in '000$ )
Western Sahara ordered 0 tonnes of octopus in 2015.