Market Reports

Sector’s emphasis on spot sales of fresh product adds to industry cyclicality [Continue]

Improved balance between demand and supply should lead to a stronger market in 2011 and firmer prices compared with those in 2010  [Continue]

Demand in the large European cities is declining as schools close for the holidays and consumers start spending more time out-of-town.  [Continue]

The shrimp market is on the rise despite the difficult global economic situation [Continue]

As of mid-June, the seasonal harvest throughout Asia remains below that of last year. In Thailand the leading supplier to the international market, the seasonal peak of the harvest is only expected in July. [Continue]

After a strong rebound in 2010, the current year looks likely to set new trade records thanks to strong demand and rising prices.  [Continue]

Rising raw material prices and political uncertainty make for nervous markets  [Continue]

Tuna prices were on average USD 550/tonnes lower in the course of 2009, compared with 2008. This was because of lower fuel prices, which in turn led to higher catches.  [Continue]

Tuna prices were lower in 2009 - Tuna prices were on average USD 550/tonnes lower in the course of 2009, compared with 2008. This was because of lower fuel prices, which in turn led to higher catches. As a result of reduced raw material prices, canning became more profitable again, after a difficult 2008. Traders were able to lower prices, which led to good demand in the market, during a challenging year with regard to consumer preferences. Consumption of canned tuna in all markets increased during the year. The performance of the sashimi sector, on the contrary, was characterized by lower restaurant trade, resulting in a very depressed market for top quality sashimi tuna. In the USA, fresh sashimi consumption declined sharply. In Japan, the purchase of sashimi tuna moved from restaurants to supermarkets, where lower-end products were sold. As a result, farmed bluefin tuna from Australia, Mexico and from the Mediterranean found a good market in Japan.  [Continue]

Atlantic salmon prices have come down drastically over the last couple of months and have still not stabilized. The market is nervous with buyers hesitant to commit.  [Continue]

Chilean production of Atlantic salmon in 2010 was less than half of the levels registered in previous years. The available figures for harvests show that up to November 2010 there was a 54% reduction in aquaculture output.  [Continue]

Imports of salmon into North American markets were lower in the first nine months of 2010, but price trends were mixed. Demand, particularly for fresh fillets, was good, and lower imports reflected a lack of supply rather than a drop in demand. [Continue]

Many groundfish stocks seem to be recovering from years of overfishing. In the USA, for the first time in many years, scientists say that there are signs that stocks are becoming increasingly healthy.  [Continue]

During all of 2009 and early 2010, groundfish prices declined as a result of good supply and strong market competition from other whitefish species, such as pangasius. [Continue]

Good groundfish supply on the market - Groundfish prices went down in 2009 and early 2010, as a result of good supply and strong competition from whitefish species such as pangasius on the market. The disruption of air traffic is creating problems for fresh fish sales in Europe. Price increases in this markets are likely, even though demand is slow. [Continue]

Short octopus supplies force prices to increase, reviving again the interest in octopus farming. Mexico revealed a new technology which could produce large amounts of octopus for the market in the future.  [Continue]

Octopus supplies from Morocco are suffering from reduced quotas and catches, while the cuttlefish market is quiet. [Continue]

On the cuttlefish market there is relative calm. Trade is steady but rather unexciting. The major markets show very little movement. [Continue]

Improved catches in southern hemisphere boost fishmeal production and drive prices lower.  [Continue]

Better catches and more raw material bring prices down [Continue]

Reduced amount of fish oil in world market - In Chile, the fishing activity and oil production remain low after the February earthquake.  [Continue]

While the total mackerel quota was increased, the quotas for herring were cut back.  [Continue]

Norway and the EU fi nally reached an agreement on mackerel quotas and the management regime for North Atlantic mackerel in early December 2010, after long and hard negotiations, which in some quarters were dubbed “the mackerel war”. [Continue]

The purse-seine fishery of Namibia consists largely of horse mackerel and pilchards. The latter are mainly canned within Namibia and in South Africa, and are also destined for the South African and UK markets.  [Continue]

The health benefits of fish are widely publicised but the healthy attributes of bivalve molluscs have not received the same attention.  [Continue]

Mussels face new challenges while scallop market more competitive. [Continue]

After more than ten years of sustained growth, Chilean production of mussels (Mytilus chilensis) fell for the first time. In 2009, the harvest of mussels totaled 167 876 tonnes, a 16% drop compared with 2008.  [Continue]

First quarter export and import trends in 2011 were positive in most of the international and domestic markets. Last year, world export value of tilapia surpassed USD 1 billion.  [Continue]

The worldwide growth in the production and harvesting of tilapia and its popularity as a convenient and competitive whitefish species continued to reach new levels in 2010. Worldwide production is predicted to reach 3.7 million tonnes by the end of the year.  [Continue]

China continued to be the main producer of tilapia during 2009. Production is expanding worldwide, both in Asia and Latin America. Africa, even though tilapia is indigenous to the continent, is lagging behind. [Continue]

Global demand for pangasius catfish continues to grow in trade while supplies from Viet Nam turn lower this year  [Continue]

Although the supply of farmed pangasius in Viet Nam was lower in 2009 than in 2008 because of poor demand and lower prices, by the end of the year processors had managed to turn the situation around and the total value of exports almost reached the 2008 level, ending at USD 1.34 billion.  [Continue]

Pangasius back into full swing - Viet Nam exported 334 000 tonnes of catfish in the first eight months of 2009, worth an estimated USD 737 million. The sector thus became the top foreign currency earner among seafood exports. Early in 2009, exports experienced a sudden set-back, partly because of economic problems in some of the main markets, but mainly because Russia imposed a temporary block on imports.  [Continue]

Sustainability is a must for Nile Perch. The increase this year in the availability of cod and other whitefish fillets will definitely affect the market of Nile perch.  [Continue]

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Disastrous situation for Nile perch Nile perch resources are under stress and production is going down. The three producing countries report lower exports of fillets to the EU, the main market for this product. In 2008, shipments to the EU declined by 10 000 tonnes, and further reduction is likely this year. Prices are going down, as the competition of cheap pangasius is felt. In this bleak environment, the only hope is adding value to the product, through certification schemes.  [Continue]

World tilapia production has been booming during the last decade, with output doubling from 830000 tonnes in 1990 to 1.6 million tonnes in 1999 and to 3.5 million tonnes in 2008.  [Continue]

A decision by a nonprofit organization to certify a company’s Antarctic krill harvesting has drawn fierce criticism from conservationists and undercut the group’s image as a diligent steward of ocean fishing stocks.  [Continue]

Science, History and Culture of Sardinian Tuna Fishing Through a case study of a Sardinian tonnara, this article provides an interdisciplinary look at the science, culture, and history of fishing in the Mediterranean. [Continue]