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 This market reports focuses on tilapia in the US. It deals with harvests, prices, markets and imports of the species.
NORTH AMERICA
United States
Tilapia
Prices
In March, the average price of fresh fillets at Customs was up 54% on that of the previous month and 7% on that of March 2012. The price of the frozen presentation was up 10% on that of the previous month and 2% on that of March 2012.
Table 1: Average CIF prices for fillets at Customs, in USD/t
|
Product |
Price |
Var. % Mar/13 Feb/13 |
Price Mar/12 |
Var. % Mar/13 Mar/12 |
|
Mar 13 |
Feb 13 |
|
Fresh fillets |
8,394 |
8,014 |
+5% |
7,842 |
+7% |
|
Frozen fillets |
5,020 |
4,575 |
+10% |
4,713 |
+2% |
Source: USDA-FAS
Graph 1: Average CIF price at Customs of tilapia fillets,
in USD/t, 2009/2013
Source: USDA-FAS
Markets
In March, imports of fresh fillets reported 2,543 tonnes, worth USD 21,347,000, up 6% in volume and 12% in value on those of February. During the first three months of the year, exports reached 7,224 tonnes and USD 59,713,000, up 177 % in volume and 196% in value on those of the same period in 2012.
Graph 2: US imports of fresh tilapia fillets (HS 0304310000 and
HS 0304490012), 2009/2013
Source: USDA-FAS
Imports of frozen fillets reached 6,681 tonnes, worth USD 33,536,000 CIF at Customs. These figures are down 47% in volume and 41% in value on those of previous month and up 4% in volume and 6% in value on those of March 2012. In the first quarter of the year they totaled 36,815 tonnes and USD 170,431,000, down 10% in volume and 13% in value on those of the same period in 2012.
Graph 3: US imports of frozen tilapia fillets
(HS 0304610000), 2009/2013
Source: USDA-FAS
During the period, imports of other products (whole, H&G and gutted, HS 0303890040, former 0303790040) totaled 9,123 tonnes, worth USD 18,106,000 CIF at Customs.
By DGA
www.fis.com
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