EUMOFA Monthly Highlights No. 7/2024 is online

This month’s issue analyses first sales of Northern pike in Estonia, the Netherlands and Sweden and common carp in France, the Netherlands and Spain. The case studies of this month are: “Fisheries and Aquaculture in the United States” and “Flatfish species in the EU – recent trends”.

FIRST SALES OF NORTHERN PIKE AND COMMON CARP. Over the 36-month observation period (June 2021 to May 2024), the weighted average first-sales price of Northern pike in Sweden was 2,34 EUR/kg, which was 22% higher than in Estonia (1,92 EUR/kg). During the same period, the weighted average first-sales price of common carp in France was 2,37 EUR/kg, which was twice higher than in Spain (1,18 EUR/kg.)

EXTRA-EU IMPORTS. In 2024, the price of frozen fillets of tilapia from China showed some fluctuations and an increasing trend. The price ranged between 2,62 EUR/kg and 4,23 EUR/kg, and volume fluctuated strongly between 25 tonnes and 347 tonnes.

CONSUMPTION. This month we focus on monk in France and Spain. In 2024, the average monthly consumption of monk was 283 tonnes in France and 804 tonnes in Spain. Consumers paid for a kg of monk an average of 19,29 EUR and 13,72 EUR in the two countries, respectively.

The most recent consumption data can be accessed here.

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. In 2023, the EU exported 129.029 tonnes of fishery and aquaculture products to the USA, worth EUR 1,2 billion. Compared to 2022, this was a decrease of 4% in terms of volume but an increase of 5% in terms of value.

FLATFISH SPECIES IN THE EU – RECENT TRENDS. In 2023, reported first sales of flatfish species in EU countries transmitting data to EUMOFA amounted to a volume of 62.911 tonnes and a value of EUR 378 million.

MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT. Average prices for marine fuel in July 2024 ranged between 0,64 and 0,74 EUR/litre in ports in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Prices increased by an average of 0,7% compared with the previous month and increased by an average of 4,1% compared with the same month in 2023.

Monthly Highlights 7/2024 is available for download here.

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