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This market reports focuses on tilapia in the US. It deals with harvests, prices, markets and imports of the species.
1. NORTH AMERICA
1.1 United States
Tilapia
Price
In May, the average price of imported fresh fillets at Customs was down 1% on that of the previous month and 5% on that of May 2018. The price of frozen products was USD 3,923/kg down 6% on that of April and 5% to that of May 2018.
Table 1: Average CIF price at USD Customs of frozen fillets imports
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Product
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Price
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Var. % May/19 Apr/19
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Price May/18
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Var. % May/19 May/18
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May/19
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Apr/19
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Fresh fillets
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7,440
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7,518
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-1%
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7,830
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-5%
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Frozen fillets
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3,923
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4,189
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-6%
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4,120
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-5%
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Source: FAS-USDA
Graph 1: Average CIF price in customs for tilapia fillets, in USD/t, 2014-2019
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
Markets
In May imports of fresh fillets were 1,642 tons for USD 12,217,000, 10% lower volume and 11% value than the previous month and down 11% in volume and 5% lower value than in May 2018. In the first five months, they totalled 9,057 tonnes and USD 67,296,000, down 5% in volume and 10% in value on those of 2018.
Graph 2: US imports of fresh tilapia fillets (HS 0304310000 and HS 0304490112), 2015-2019
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
Imports of frozen fillets reached 10,123 tonnes, worth USD 39,716,000 CIF at Customs. These figures are up 58% in volume and 48% in value on those of previous month and up 60% in volume and 52% in value on those of May of previous year. During the period, totalled 38,453 tonnes and USD 156,692,000, 9% less in volume and 7% less in value than the previous year.
Graph 3: US imports of frozen tilapia fillets (HS 0304610000), 2015-2019
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
During the period, imports of other products (whole, H&G and gutted, HS 0303890040 and HS 0303230000) totalled 15,259 tonnes, worth USD 30,330,000 CIF at Customs.
By DGA
www.fis.com
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