Crustaceans Prices in Kenya
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Local (KES) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Prawns | Retail estimated | 18.00 | 2,500 | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
| Queen Prawns S1 | Retail estimated | 18.00 | 2,500 | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
As of June 2026, the king prawns crustaceans price in Kenya is US$ 18.00 per kg (2,500 KES).
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Crustaceans Price History & Trend
Monthly crustaceans price tracked since June 2026, US$ per kg — the line grows each month as we record it. Source: Web sources (aggregated).
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Kenya crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Kenya shipped 22 tonnes of crustaceans. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Kenya crustaceans (seafood category) has gone down, recording a change of -54.167 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports decreased by -40.54 percent earning the country US$0.26m for the year 2019. Kenya's crustaceans exports are categorised as:
- Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
- Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)
- Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
- Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
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Kenya crustaceans export values
In 2019, Kenya supplied crustaceans with a value of 0.26m USD, a surge of 30.00% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 0.2m USD. The annual change in value of Kenya crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was -58.763 per cent.
The yearly variation in the quantity of Kenya's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was -40.54% when compared to a variation of -54.167% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.
Kenya's share of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Kenya holds position 49 in world exports of crustaceans.
Export markets for Kenya crustaceans ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
Kenya is a net exporter of crustaceans. The annual growth of Kenya crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was 57%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was 44%, per annum.
Kenya imported 3 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.