What is the price of oysters in Canada?

As of January 2025, oysters in Canada is US$ 12.07 per kg (16.30 CAD), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Canada's world rank in oyster exports?

Canada is ranked #2 among 52 oyster exporters in 2024.

How much did Canada export in oysters in 2024?

Canada exported US$61,898,466 and 5,433 tonnes of oysters in 2024.

What percentage of global oyster exports does Canada represent?

Canada accounts for 17.1% of global oyster exports.

Is Canada a net exporter or importer of oysters?

Canada is a net exporter of oysters.

Oysters Price in Canada - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Oysters Prices in Canada

US$ 12.07 / kg

16.30 CAD / kg

MoM ▲ 6.0% YoY ▲ 6.0%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CAD)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	12.07	16.30	▲ 6.0%	▲ 6.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the oysters price in Canada available is US$ 12.07 per kg (16.30 CAD), up 6.0% year-on-year.

Canada is a leading exporter of oysters, ranking #2 among 52 global exporters in 2024 with exports totaling US$61.9 million and 5,433 tonnes, accounting for 17.1% of global oyster exports. The country maintains a net exporter position, though export value declined by 7.4% year-on-year. The latest export price is US$12.0737 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - oysters in Canada

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Canada exported $61.9M (5.4 kt) of oysters▼ 7.4% YoY. That ranks #2 worldwide (17.1% of global exports).

$61.9M

Export value

5.4 kt

Export volume

#2 / 52

World rank

17.1%

Global share

$11.39

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top oysters exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 France $138.1M · 38.2%
#2 Canada $61.9M · 17.1%
#3 Ireland $40.4M · 11.2%
#4 Netherlands $25.4M · 7%
#5 China $23.7M · 6.6%

Annual export data Canada · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$61.9M	5.4 kt	$11.39
2023	$66.8M	5.8 kt	$11.43
2022	$71.4M	6.6 kt	$10.89
2021	$49.6M	4.6 kt	$10.79
2020	$24M	2.3 kt	$10.34

HS Code

oysters is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.11. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Canada oysters - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of oysters shipped by Canada in 2020 was 2,320 tonnes. In 2019 Canada shipped 3,997 tonnes of oysters. Through 2019 alone, the market for Canada oysters (seafood category) has climbed, changing by 6.729 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, oysters' exports grew by 5.71% netting the exporter US$40.56m for the year 2019. Canada's oysters exports are classified as:

Oysters, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030710)
Oysters, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160551)
Oysters, even in shell, frozen (HS code 030712)
Oysters, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine (HS code 030719)
Oysters, even in shell, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030711)

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Canada oysters export values

In 2019, Canada supplied oysters valued at 40.56m USD, an increase of 18.57% from 2018's total oysters export of 34.207m USD. The annual change in value of Canada oysters between 2017 to 2018 was 0.81935807 per cent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Canada's oysters exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.71 pc when compared to a variation of 6.729% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Canada's stake of the world's total oysters' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country is ranked number 35 in world exports of oysters.

Export markets for Canada oysters ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Canada is a net importer of oysters. The annual growth of Canada oysters in value between 2015 to 2019 was 6%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -27%, per annum.

Canada procured 2,469 tonnes of oysters in 2019.

Other Seafood Prices in Canada

Latest prices for other seafood in Canada:

Lobster$3.75/kg Crab$20.53/kg Scallops$32.34/kg Sea Bass$6.10/kg Sea Bream$6.10/kg Sea Cucumber$6.75/kg Shrimps & Prawns$10.16/kg Caviar$43.22/kg Conch Snails$13.26/kg Crustaceans$18.20/kg Cuttlefish & Squid$3.76/kg Blue Mussel$32.34/kg Octopus$4.76/kg Clams, cockles and ark shells$14.71/kg Mussels$32.34/kg

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