EUMOFA Monthly Highlights No. 9/2024 is online

This month’s issue analyses first sales of European lobster in Denmark, France and Ireland, and deep-water rose shrimp in Italy, Portugal and Spain. The case studies of this month are: “Fisheries and Aquaculture in Australia” and “Haddock in the EU”.

FIRST SALES OF EUROPEAN LOBSTER AND DEEP-WATER ROSE SHRIMP. Over the 36-month observation period (September 2021 – August 2024), the weighted average first-sales price of European lobster in France was 26,18 EUR/kg, 14% more than the price in Denmark (22,88 EUR/kg) and 42% more than the price in Ireland (18,42 EUR/kg). During the same period, the weighted average first-sales price of deep-water rose shrimp in Portugal was 12,65 EUR/kg, 160% higher than in Italy (4,86 EUR/kg) and 40% higher compared to Spain (9,04 EUR/kg).

EXTRA-EU IMPORTS. In 2024, the price of prepared or preserved crab from Viet Nam ranged between 7,22 EUR/kg and 10,58 EUR/kg, and volume fluctuated between 800 kilos and 38 tonnes.

CONSUMPTION. This month we focus on pangasius in the Netherlands. In 2024, the average monthly household consumption of fresh pangasius was 146 tonnes in the Netherlands, where households paid on average 13,36 EUR for a kg of the species.

The most recent consumption data can be accessed here.

FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE IN AUSTRALIA. In 2022, Australia had a capture volume of 165.059 tonnes, a 3% increase from 2021. Over the past 30 years, fisheries in Australia have declined by 34%.

HADDOCK IN THE EU. In 2022, EU-27 catches of haddock reached 17.748 tonnes. The main EU producers were Ireland, France and Denmark, together accounting for 82% of EU catches.

MACROECONOMIC CONTEXT. Average prices for marine fuel in September 2024 ranged between 0,54 and 0,68 EUR/litre in ports in France, Italy, Spain and the UK. Prices decreased by an average of 5,4% compared with the previous month and decreased by an average of 27,4% compared with the same month in 2023.

Monthly Highlights 9/2024 is available for download here.

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