What is the price of scallops in Ireland?

As of January 2025, scallops in Ireland is US$ 19.87 per kg (18.36 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Ireland's world rank in scallop exports?

Ireland ranks 6th out of 33 exporters.

How much did Ireland export in scallops in 2025?

Ireland exported US$7,471,421 worth of scallops, totaling 376 tonnes.

What percentage of global scallop exports does Ireland account for?

Ireland accounts for 3.2% of global scallop exports.

Scallops Price in Ireland - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Scallops Prices in Ireland

US$ 19.87 / kg

18.36 EUR / kg

MoM ▼ 19.1% YoY ▼ 19.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	19.87	18.36	▼ 19.1%	▼ 19.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the scallops price in Ireland available is US$ 19.87 per kg (18.36 EUR), down 19.1% year-on-year.

Ireland is a significant exporter of scallops, ranking 6th out of 33 exporters in 2025 with exports valued at US$7,471,421 and totaling 376 tonnes. The country accounts for 3.2% of global scallop exports and saw a 27.8% year-on-year increase. Ireland is a net exporter of scallops. The latest export unit value is US$19.8728 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - scallops in Ireland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Ireland exported $7.5M (376 t) of scallops▲ 27.8% YoY. That ranks #6 worldwide (3.2% of global exports).

$7.5M

Export value

376 t

Export volume

#6 / 33

World rank

3.2%

Global share

$19.87

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top scallops exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 United Kingdom (UK) $83.5M · 35.8%
#2 Canada $57.5M · 24.6%
#3 Japan $44.4M · 19%
#4 Netherlands $14.9M · 6.4%
#5 US $7.6M · 3.3%

Annual export data Ireland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$7.5M	376 t	$19.87
2024	$5.8M	238.1 t	$24.55
2023	$5.1M	199.2 t	$25.65
2022	$5.4M	212.1 t	$25.54
2021	$7M	273.1 t	$25.58
2020	$5.4M	318.5 t	$16.96

HS Code

scallops is traded under Harmonized System code 0307.21. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Ireland scallops - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of scallops exported by Ireland in 2020 was 117 metric tons. In 2019 Ireland shipped 764 tonnes of scallops. Across 2019 alone, the market for Ireland scallops (seafood category) has climbed, recording a change of 16.641 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, scallops' exports grew by 3.95% netting Ireland US$11.39m for the year 2019. Ireland's scallops exports are classified as:

Live, fresh or chilled, scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, even in shell (HS code 030721)
Scallops, incl. queen scallops, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked) (HS code 160552)
Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, frozen, even in shell (HS code 030722)
Scallops, incl. queen scallops, of the genera Pecten, Chlamys or Placopecten, smoked, frozen, dried, salted or in brine, even in shell (HS code 030729)

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Ireland scallops export values

In 2019, Ireland shipped scallops costing 11.39m USD, a decrease of -7.09% from 2018's total scallops export of 12.259m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Ireland scallops between 2017 to 2018 was -14.548 pc.

The per year change in the quantity of Ireland's scallops exports between 2017 and 2019 was 3.95 percent in comparison to a variation of 16.641% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Ireland scallops ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Ireland is a net importer of scallops. The annual growth of Ireland scallops in value between 2015 to 2019 was 19%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was -1%, per annum.

Ireland imported 319 tonnes of scallops in 2019.

Scallops Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest scallops prices in other Europe countries:

Spain$8.12/kg Russia$3.65/kg Estonia$24.76/kg Hungary$47.00/kg Iceland$24.05/kg Romania$17.95/kg Germany$27.38/kg Netherlands$20.61/kg Portugal$7.08/kg United Kingdom (UK)$21.78/kg Belgium$2.45/kg Slovakia$20.09/kg France$5.33/kg Italy$5.19/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Ireland

Latest prices for other seafood in Ireland:

Lobster$43.31/kg Oysters$6.50/kg Sea Bream$5.82/kg Blue Mussel$19.87/kg Shrimps & Prawns$12.72/kg Crab$8.14/kg Snails$7.56/kg Mussels$19.87/kg

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