What is the price of lobster in Egypt?

As of January 2025, lobster in Egypt is US$ 44.18 per kg (1,381 EGP), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Egypt's world rank in lobster exports?

Egypt ranks #35 out of 55 exporters.

Lobster Price in Egypt - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Lobster Prices in Egypt

US$ 44.18 / kg

1,381 EGP / kg

MoM ▲ 3.5% YoY ▲ 3.5%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EGP)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	44.18	1,381	▲ 3.5%	▲ 3.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the lobster price in Egypt available is US$ 44.18 per kg (1,381 EGP), up 3.5% year-on-year.

Egypt exported 1 tonne of lobster in 2024, valued at US$36,396, ranking #35 among 55 global exporters and accounting for 0.0% of world exports. Export volumes increased by 190.2% year-on-year. Egypt is a net exporter of lobster. The latest export price is US$44.1786 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - lobster in Egypt

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Egypt exported $36.4K (0.9 t) of lobster▲ 190.2% YoY. That ranks #35 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$36.4K

Export value

0.9 t

Export volume

#35 / 55

World rank

Global share

$42.68

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top lobster exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Australia $278M · 36.1%
#2 New Zealand $210.3M · 27.3%
#3 Indonesia $85.1M · 11.1%
#4 Mexico $58.3M · 7.6%
#5 US $32.9M · 4.3%

Annual export data Egypt · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$36.4K	0.9 t	$42.68
2023	$12.5K	0.3 t	$42.17

HS Code

lobster is traded under Harmonized System code 0306.31. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Egypt lobster - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Egypt sold 8,160 tonnes of lobster. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Egypt lobster (seafood category) has climbed, changing by 725.911 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, lobster's exports increased by 3767.3 pc earning the exporter US$2.71m for the year 2019. Egypt's lobster exports are classified as:

Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030694)
Frozen rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp.", "Panulirus spp." and "Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030611)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030621)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030634)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030692)
Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030625)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030691)
Lobster (HS code 0306Xd)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030622)
Frozen lobsters "Homarus spp.", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030612)
Rock lobster and other sea crawfish "Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp. and Jasus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030631)
Lobster, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160530)
Lobsters "Homarus spp.", whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (HS code 030632)
Frozen Norway lobsters "Nephrops norvegicus", even smoked, whether in shell or not, incl. lobsters in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (HS code 030615)

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Egypt lobster export values

In 2019, Egypt sold lobster worth 2.71m USD, an improvement of 18.50% from 2018's total lobster export of 2.287m USD. The yearly change in value of Egypt lobster between 2017 to 2018 was 57.833 percent.

The annual/yearly variation in the amount of Egypt's lobster exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3767.3 pc when compared to a variation of 725.911% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Egypt lobster ( in '000$ )

Egypt purchased 77 tonnes of lobster in 2019.

Lobster Prices Across Africa

Compare the latest lobster prices in other Africa countries:

Morocco$37.06/kg South Africa$37.13/kg Kenya$6.83/kg Senegal$13.60/kg Mauritania$11.35/kg Madagascar$18.51/kg Tunisia$42.64/kg Mozambique$5.18/kg Tanzania$16.00/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Egypt

Latest prices for other seafood in Egypt:

Crustaceans$20.85/kg Shrimps & Prawns$8.20/kg Oysters$9.70/kg Blue Mussel$19.89/kg Scallops$19.89/kg Caviar$583.14/kg Sea Cucumber$59.03/kg

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