Market
Farm-gate and wholesale prices collected by upazila officers, plus buyers and what exporters require.
Latest prices
Taka per kilogram
| Species | Form | Market | Price | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gracilaria | Fresh | Cox's Bazar | ৳ 85 | 6.3% |
| Gracilaria | Dried | Cox's Bazar | ৳ 340 | 3% |
| Ulva | Fresh | Cox's Bazar | ৳ 62 | 2.4% |
| Ulva | Dried | Chattogram | ৳ 285 | 1.8% |
| Hypnea | Dried | Chattogram | ৳ 395 | 8.2% |
| Enteromorpha | Fresh | Teknaf | ৳ 48 | 0% |
| Caulerpa | Fresh | Cox's Bazar hotels | ৳ 220 | 12.5% |
| Gracilaria | Dried | Dhaka | ৳ 410 | 4.6% |
Price trend, 6 months
Gracilaria, Tk/kg
Buyers and processors
Bay Marine Foods Ltd.
Processor · Chattogram
12 t dried / season
Gracilaria
Hypnea
procurement@baymarine.exampleCox's Coastal Agro
Trader · Cox's Bazar
6 t dried / season
Gracilaria
Ulva
01711-000 000Sagar Food Products
Food manufacturer · Dhaka
4 t dried / season
Ulva
Caulerpa
info@sagarfood.exampleHotel Sea Pearl
Hospitality · Cox's Bazar
300 kg fresh / month
Caulerpa
Ulva
kitchen@seapearl.exampleGreen Coast Cosmetics
Cosmetics · Dhaka
1.5 t dried / season
Ulva
Sargassum
supply@greencoast.exampleExport requirements
What a buyer abroad will ask for.
- 1Phytosanitary certificate from the Department of Agriculture Extension
- 2Heavy metal and microbiology test report from an accredited lab
- 3Moisture content below 15% for dried seaweed
- 4Impurity (sand, shell, other weed) below 3%
- 5Lot traceability back to the registered farm plot
- 6Export registration under the Fish and Fish Products Act 2020