EUMOFA Monthly Highlights No. 11/2025 is online

This month’s issue analyses the evolution of first sales at the commodity group level and the first sales in EU Member States. It examines the consumption and extra-EU imports of tuna and tuna-like species. The case studies featured this month are: “Organic aquaculture in Europe and the EU” and “Octopus in the United Kingdom”.

MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT. Average prices for marine fuel in November 2025 ranged between 0,57 and 0,69 EUR/litre in ports in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Prices increased by an average of about 4,6% compared with the previous month and decreased by an average of 5,3% compared with the same month in 2024.

FIRST SALES IN EUROPE. The overall value of first sales in the period January - September in 2025 was EUR 3,09 billion, a 4% increase compared to 2024, and a 1% decrease compared to 2023. Overall volume was 1,6 million tonnes, a 3% decrease compared to 2024, and an 11% decrease compared to 2023. In 2025, first-sales value of “Tuna and tuna-like species” totalled EUR 278,9 million, a decrease of 2% compared to 2024. First-sales volume totalled 75.568 tonnes, a decrease of 1% compared to 2024. Yellowfin tuna (-32% and -29%), and swordfish (-10% and -7%) were the main commercial species driving the decrease in first-sales value and volume.

EXTRA-EU IMPORTS of tuna and tuna-like species in the period from January to September 2025 accounted for a total value of EUR 2,7 million and a total volume of 568.716 tonnes. Compared to the same period in 2024, the value increased by 9% and the volume increased by 10%.

CONSUMPTION. Between October 2022 and September 2025, household consumption of tuna and tuna-like species was monitored in ten Member States: Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden. During this period, consumption volumes and prices showed a slight upward trend.

The most recent consumption data can be accessed here.

ORGANIC AQUACULTURE IN EUROPE AND THE EU. The largest producers of organic aquaculture products are the Netherlands, Ireland and Italy, with each accounting for at least 20% of the EU organic production in 2023. Germany, Denmark and Spain followed, contributing to 9%, 6% and 5%, respectively.

OCTOPUS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM UK. landings data have shown a substantial increase in octopus landings during 2025. In 2025 total landings increased from 28-84 tonnes annually in 2021-2024 to 229 tonnes, representing an approximate three- to eight-fold increase relative to recent years. In ports such as Brixham, fishers and market operators reported landings of up to 36 tonnes of octopus in a single day, compared with only a few hundred kg the previous year.

Monthly Highlights 11/2025 is available for download here.

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