EUMOFA Monthly Highlights No. 7/2025 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 small pelagics. The case studies featured this month are: ‘Development of the trade flows of fishery and aquaculture products between the EU and the Andean community’ and ‘Clams in the EU’.

MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT. Average prices for marine fuel in June 2025 ranged between 0,54 and 0,67 EUR/litre in ports in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Prices increased by an average of about 5,7% compared with the previous month and decreased by an average of 13,6% compared with the same month in 2024.

FIRST SALES IN EUROPE. Overall value of first sales in the period January-April in 2025 was EUR 1.316,9 million, a 3% increase compared to 2024 and 3% less compared to 2023. Overall volume was 806.355 tonnes, a 5% decrease compared to 2024, and a 15% decrease compared to 2023. In 2025, first-sales value of “small pelagics” amounted to EUR 318 million, an increase of 6% compared to 2024. First-sales volume amounted to 338.433 tonnes, a decrease of 8% compared to 2024.

EXTRA-EU IMPORTS of small pelagics in January–February 2025 amounted to a total value of EUR 189.4 million and a volume of 92,362 tonnes. Compared to the same period in 2024, the value increased by 11%, while the volume decreased by 9%.

CONSUMPTION. Between April 2022 to April 2025, household consumption of small pelagics was monitored in ten Member States: Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. During this period, consumption volumes showed a downward trend, while prices followed a slightly increasing trend over the same period.

The most recent consumption data can be accessed here.

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRADE FLOWS OF FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS BETWEEN THE EU AND THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY. In terms of value, Ecuador is by far the largest supplier of fishery and aquaculture products from the Andean countries to the EU amounting to 383.000 tonnes valued at EUR 1,6 billion. Import values have grown steadily since Ecuador joined the agreement in 2017 reaching EUR 1,87 billion in 2024, which represented a 10% growth from the previous year, and a 20% growth compared to 2017. An increase in the volumes of warmwater shrimps and tuna is the main reason for this growth in value.

CLAMS IN THE EU. In 2023, global catches of clams, cockles and arkshells came to 457.047 tonnes. The USA accounted for 26% of the global catches, followed by Indonesia (17%), EU (13%), Canada (9%) and the Republic of Korea (7%). By far the most important EU Member States in terms of global catch volume of clams were Italy and the Netherlands, representing respectively 32% (4% of world catches) and 31% (4% of world catches) of EU catches.

Monthly Highlights 7/2025 is available for download here.

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