Herring Prices in US
| Variety | Market level | Price (US$/kg) | Price (US$/lb) | Local (USD) | MoM | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring | Retail estimated | 1.40 | 0.64 | - | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
| - | Retail estimated | 1.48 | 0.67 | - | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
| - | Export (unit value) estimated | 1.25 | 0.57 | - | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
| - | Import (unit value) estimated | 11.15 | 5.06 | - | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
| - | Wholesale estimated | 4.63 | 2.10 | - | n/a | n/a | Web sources (aggregated) |
As of June 2026, the herring price in US available is US$ 1.48 per kg (US$ 0.67 / lb).
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Herring Price History & Trend
Monthly herring 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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US herring - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
The volume of herring shipped by US in 2020 was 986 metric tonnes. In 2019 US exported 1,154 tonnes of herring. Through 2019 alone, the demand for US herring (fish category) has shrunk, with a change of -69.775 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, herring's exports increased by 5.2% earning US US$0.43m for the year 2019. US' herring exports are categorised as:
- Frozen fillets of herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii" (HS code 030486)
- Herring (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), only salted or in brine (excluding fillets and offal) (HS code 030561)
- Fresh or chilled herring "Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii" (HS code 030241)
- Fresh or chilled herrings (Clupea harengus, clupea pallasii) (HS code 030240)
- Dried herrings "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", anchovies "Engraulis spp.", sardines "Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.", sardinella "Sardinella spp.", brisling or sprats "Sprattus sprattus", mackerel "Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus", Indian mackerels "Rastrelliger spp.", seerfishes "Scomberomorus spp.", jack and horse mackerel "Trachurus spp.", jacks, crevalles "Caranx spp.", cobia "Rachycentron canadum", silver pomfrets "Pampus spp.", Pacific saury "Cololabis saira", scads "Decapterus spp.", capelin "Mallotus villosus", swordfish "Xiphias gladius", Kawakawa "Euthynnus affinis", bonitos "Sarda spp.", marlins, sailfishes and spearfish "Istiophoridae", even salted but not smoked (excl. fillets and offal) (HS code 030554)
- Smoked herring "Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii", incl. fillets (excluding offal) (HS code 030542)
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US herring export values
In 2019, US supplied herring costing 0.43m USD, a drop of -60.00% from 2018's total herring export of 1.075m USD. The yearly change in value of US herring between 2017 to 2018 was 4.47 per cent.
The annual change in the amount of US' herring exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.2 percent compared to a variation of -69.775% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
US' stake of the world's total herring's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. The country holds number 37 in world exports of herring.
Export markets for US herring ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
US is a net importer of herring. The annual growth of US herring in value between 2015 to 2019 was -15%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity was -74%, per annum.
US ordered 2,145 tonnes of herring in 2019.