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◆ TESSARA JULY 23, 2026 DRAM and NAND export prices $75k DRAM EXPORT PRICE / KG (KOREAN CUSTOMS) +514% YoY Korea customs export unit price for commodity DRAM and NAND (NAND +451% YoY). Climbing as the memory super-cycle prices through. $0k $20k $40k $60k $80k Jan '21 Nov '22 Aug '24 Jun '26 DRAM NAND tessara.tech Source: Korea Customs Service · HS 8542321010 (DRAM) + 8542321030 (NAND)

Memory prices are at a record high

The memory super-cycle is not a forecast: it is already in the customs data. Korea's export unit prices for commodity DRAM and NAND are both at all-time highs, with DRAM up about 453% and NAND about 326% over the past year. The 2022 to 2023 memory glut is long gone; the AI build has bid the entire memory complex to record levels.
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