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 This market reports focuses on harvests of seabream, seabass and turbot in the EU, especially in Spain. We also highlight harvests, prices, markets, imports and exports.
European Union
Turbot (Psetta maxima), European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
Production
Spain
On Mercamadrid, supplies of aquaculture species increased in croaker, seabream and seabass in July, compare with the previous month. Those of turbot declined.
Table 1: Incoming volumes of the main aquaculture species
on Mercamadrid
|
Item
|
Volume (kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
July
|
June
|
|
Aquaculture croaker
|
24,117
|
17,443
|
38
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
248,140
|
235,713
|
5
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-600 g
|
185,440
|
183,327
|
1
|
|
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
79,474
|
78,571
|
1
|
|
Small aquaculture seabass
|
176,265
|
129,793
|
36
|
|
Medium-sized aquaculture seabass
|
139,231
|
112,848
|
23
|
|
Large aquaculture seabass
|
78,332
|
64,485
|
21
|
|
Aquac. turbot
|
59,323
|
83,559
|
-29
|
Source: Mercamadrid
On Mercabarna, supplies of aquaculture seabream, seabass and turbot increased. Those of croaker and aquaculture porgy declined.
Prices
Spain
On Mercamadrid, in July, average prices declined slightly in the case of small and medium seabream due to a rise in supplies. Prices of large seabream and seabass increased because of a higher demand. In the case of turbot, prices also increased because of a drop in supplies.
Table 2: Average wholesale prices of aquaculture species,
in EUR/kg ExWarehouse Spain
|
Item
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
July
|
June
|
|
Aquaculture croaker
|
10.50
|
10.50
|
0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
4.77
|
4.79
|
-0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-600 g
|
5.59
|
5.61
|
-0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
6.82
|
6.66
|
2
|
|
Small aquaculture seabass
|
5.36
|
4.84
|
11
|
|
Medium-sized aquaculture seabass
|
6.08
|
6.07
|
0
|
|
Large aquaculture seabass
|
9.37
|
9.20
|
2
|
|
Aquac. turbot
|
8.50
|
8.20
|
4
|
Source: FIS.com
On Mercabarna, prices declined in the case of seabream and seabass in July, compared with the previous month and due to a rise in supplies. That of horse mackerel rose due to the higher demand. That of croaker rose due to the lower supplies.
Markets
European Union
Table 3: Imports of the EU, communitarian and extra-communitarian,
of turbot, seabass and seabream, fresh, January-May 2017/2016
|
Product
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Turbot
|
Extra EU
|
183
|
123
|
10.78
|
9,60
|
|
European Union
|
5,065
|
2.909
|
7.78
|
7,40
|
|
Total turbot
|
5.248
|
3,032
|
9,28
|
8.50
|
|
European seabass
|
Extra EU
|
15,757
|
8.112
|
4.85
|
5,26
|
|
European Union
|
23,136
|
13.322
|
5.69
|
6,06
|
|
Total seabass
|
38.893
|
21,434
|
5,27
|
5.66
|
|
Gilthead seabream
|
Extra EU
|
23,629
|
11.686
|
4.29
|
4,83
|
|
European Union
|
25,437
|
14.027
|
4.94
|
5,39
|
|
Total seabream
|
49.066
|
25,713
|
4,62
|
5.11
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 4: Imports of fresh turbot in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Spain
|
1,514
|
892
|
6.98
|
7.86
|
|
Portugal
|
1,453
|
862
|
6.79
|
5.08
|
|
Netherlands
|
766
|
432
|
10.16
|
10.20
|
|
United Kingdom
|
554
|
315
|
7.28
|
7.10
|
|
France
|
223
|
162
|
10.03
|
8.52
|
|
Denmark
|
250
|
89
|
9.78
|
9.57
|
|
Norway
|
91
|
79
|
8.76
|
8.00
|
|
Morocco
|
92
|
45
|
12.76
|
12.39
|
|
Italy
|
90
|
18
|
6.89
|
11.23
|
|
Belgium
|
68
|
37
|
8.64
|
9.16
|
|
Germany
|
44
|
35
|
7.19
|
7.84
|
|
Sweden
|
39
|
29
|
8.10
|
7.49
|
|
Ireland
|
25
|
10
|
10.92
|
11.29
|
|
Greece
|
17
|
18
|
4.54
|
3.54
|
|
Croatia
|
13
|
2
|
15.06
|
9.91
|
|
Others
|
9
|
8
|
16.63
|
22.74
|
|
Total
|
5,248
|
3,032
|
7.89
|
7.54
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 5: Imports of fresh seabass in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Turkey
|
15,719
|
8,070
|
4.83
|
5.22
|
|
Greece
|
12,155
|
6,511
|
5.24
|
5.40
|
|
Netherlands
|
3,784
|
2,151
|
6.00
|
6.55
|
|
Spain
|
3,108
|
2,510
|
6.82
|
6.33
|
|
Italy
|
1,355
|
252
|
2.60
|
6.58
|
|
Croatia
|
754
|
746
|
6.24
|
6.32
|
|
Germany
|
568
|
553
|
4.92
|
5.50
|
|
France
|
423
|
343
|
14.70
|
11.71
|
|
Belgium
|
341
|
18
|
5.45
|
10.11
|
|
United Kingdom
|
201
|
149
|
8.32
|
7.33
|
|
Sweden
|
194
|
0
|
8.38
|
11.15
|
|
Slovenia
|
118
|
1
|
3.85
|
13.50
|
|
Portugal
|
72
|
26
|
11.24
|
13.15
|
|
Denmark
|
43
|
23
|
7.86
|
6.35
|
|
Egypt
|
32
|
29
|
12.35
|
12.26
|
|
Cyprus
|
0
|
20
|
7.49
|
9.05
|
|
Ireland
|
11
|
3
|
9.73
|
15.80
|
|
Others
|
15
|
29
|
10.69
|
8.50
|
|
Total
|
38,893
|
21,434
|
5.35
|
5.76
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 6: Imports of fresh seabream in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Turkey
|
23,492
|
11,577
|
4.25
|
4.77
|
|
Greece
|
15,592
|
7,831
|
4.79
|
5.13
|
|
Spain
|
4,531
|
3,001
|
5.67
|
5.99
|
|
Netherlands
|
2,141
|
949
|
4.35
|
5.03
|
|
Italy
|
910
|
570
|
4.83
|
5.50
|
|
Germany
|
607
|
660
|
4.45
|
4.80
|
|
Croatia
|
436
|
476
|
6.50
|
6.47
|
|
Malta
|
329
|
246
|
4.35
|
5.06
|
|
France
|
155
|
115
|
7.83
|
7.92
|
|
Belgium
|
220
|
5
|
4.61
|
9.25
|
|
Slovenia
|
203
|
1
|
3.34
|
7.27
|
|
United Kingdom
|
129
|
70
|
4.75
|
5.15
|
|
Morocco
|
106
|
80
|
12.85
|
12.22
|
|
Denmark
|
80
|
66
|
3.87
|
5.23
|
|
Portugal
|
43
|
12
|
9.98
|
12.12
|
|
Bulgaria
|
32
|
|
4.14
|
|
|
Egypt
|
9
|
18
|
11.66
|
12.03
|
|
Mauritania
|
20
|
4
|
6.68
|
6.55
|
|
Lithuania
|
7
|
8
|
5.34
|
6.65
|
|
Letonia
|
7
|
6
|
6.11
|
7.18
|
|
Others
|
16
|
16
|
8.57
|
9.25
|
|
Total
|
49,066
|
25,713
|
4.63
|
5.13
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 7: Exports of the EU, communitarian and extra-communitarian,
of turbot, seabass and seabream, fresh, January-May 2017/2016
|
Product
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Turbot
|
Extra EU
|
417
|
214
|
10.57
|
11,56
|
|
European Union
|
6,569
|
3.289
|
7.94
|
8,46
|
|
Total turbot
|
6.986
|
3,503
|
9,25
|
10.01
|
|
European seabass
|
Extra EU
|
3,318
|
1.367
|
6.90
|
6,79
|
|
European Union
|
36,438
|
19.134
|
5.79
|
5,97
|
|
Total seabass
|
39.756
|
20,501
|
6,34
|
6.38
|
|
Gilthead seabream
|
Extra EU
|
4,123
|
2.432
|
5.59
|
5,78
|
|
European Union
|
45,673
|
21.083
|
4.88
|
5,50
|
|
Total seabream
|
49.796
|
23,515
|
5,23
|
5.64
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 8: Exports of fresh turbot in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Destination
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Italy
|
2,307
|
1,073
|
8.07
|
8.36
|
|
Spain
|
1,911
|
888
|
7.23
|
7.71
|
|
France
|
1,244
|
491
|
6.49
|
9.07
|
|
Germany
|
406
|
220
|
11.86
|
11.02
|
|
Netherlands
|
171
|
217
|
8.60
|
7.21
|
|
Portugal
|
211
|
74
|
9.36
|
8.66
|
|
Turkey
|
153
|
77
|
3.51
|
3.57
|
|
United Kingdom
|
103
|
115
|
8.74
|
8.33
|
|
United States
|
100
|
59
|
11.11
|
9.58
|
|
Belgium
|
72
|
36
|
10.30
|
11.26
|
|
Switzerland
|
59
|
39
|
14.87
|
15.38
|
|
Sweden
|
31
|
34
|
11.03
|
10.29
|
|
Austria
|
30
|
30
|
14.15
|
11.98
|
|
Luxembourg
|
34
|
21
|
12.17
|
11.21
|
|
Canada
|
23
|
16
|
26.07
|
26.02
|
|
Poland
|
3
|
25
|
13.69
|
5.19
|
|
China
|
25
|
|
7.81
|
|
|
Denmark
|
4
|
16
|
10.62
|
6.18
|
|
Croatia
|
11
|
6
|
9.11
|
9.79
|
|
Estonia
|
3
|
11
|
1.62
|
1.58
|
|
Czech Republic
|
7
|
6
|
10.52
|
11.43
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
8
|
3
|
16.59
|
12.68
|
|
Slovenia
|
7
|
5
|
9.98
|
9.53
|
|
Others
|
63
|
42
|
35.78
|
29.38
|
|
Total
|
6,986
|
3,502
|
8.25
|
8.78
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 9: Exports of fresh seabass in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Destination
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Italy
|
15,766
|
8,783
|
5.63
|
5.76
|
|
Portugal
|
5,286
|
2,749
|
5.83
|
5.83
|
|
France
|
4,013
|
2,091
|
6.00
|
5.96
|
|
Spain
|
4,971
|
1,122
|
5.25
|
5.74
|
|
United Kingdom
|
2,259
|
1,651
|
5.75
|
5.97
|
|
Netherlands
|
1,428
|
994
|
6.20
|
6.23
|
|
Germany
|
905
|
535
|
7.73
|
7.76
|
|
United States
|
931
|
405
|
8.00
|
7.75
|
|
Israel
|
833
|
330
|
5.95
|
5.69
|
|
Bulgaria
|
438
|
193
|
5.30
|
5.50
|
|
Belgium
|
340
|
239
|
8.13
|
8.44
|
|
Switzerland
|
394
|
183
|
9.04
|
8.69
|
|
Albany
|
358
|
125
|
2.86
|
3.02
|
|
Romania
|
245
|
120
|
5.43
|
5.82
|
|
Cyprus
|
127
|
175
|
7.55
|
5.59
|
|
Ireland
|
174
|
104
|
5.40
|
5.86
|
|
Kuwait
|
251
|
22
|
8.13
|
6.38
|
|
Algeria
|
83
|
94
|
5.28
|
5.29
|
|
Austria
|
100
|
74
|
10.73
|
9.96
|
|
Serbia
|
90
|
48
|
6.89
|
7.46
|
|
Slovenia
|
79
|
56
|
7.53
|
7.42
|
|
Czech Republic
|
79
|
53
|
6.80
|
7.31
|
|
Canada
|
77
|
45
|
7.30
|
7.13
|
|
Morocco
|
74
|
23
|
5.00
|
5.31
|
|
Poland
|
47
|
22
|
5.92
|
6.99
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
48
|
21
|
6.70
|
13.93
|
|
Luxembourg
|
37
|
32
|
9.75
|
9.36
|
|
Malta
|
29
|
34
|
8.08
|
6.71
|
|
Ukraine
|
44
|
19
|
6.40
|
5.77
|
|
Croatia
|
30
|
12
|
6.67
|
7.38
|
|
Denmark
|
23
|
14
|
9.55
|
7.73
|
|
Others
|
198
|
129
|
8.92
|
14.31
|
|
Total
|
39,756
|
20,500
|
5.88
|
6.06
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 10: Exports of fresh seabream in the EU,
January-May 2017/2016
|
Destination
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Italy
|
17,494
|
9,255
|
4.75
|
5.37
|
|
Portugal
|
6,768
|
3,256
|
5.12
|
5.78
|
|
Spain
|
7,920
|
1,376
|
4.76
|
5.33
|
|
France
|
6,183
|
2,999
|
4.93
|
5.45
|
|
Israel
|
2,182
|
1,423
|
5.06
|
5.16
|
|
Germany
|
2,143
|
1,149
|
5.15
|
5.86
|
|
Netherlands
|
1,594
|
1,152
|
5.08
|
5.34
|
|
United Kingdom
|
1,027
|
646
|
4.91
|
5.28
|
|
Switzerland
|
787
|
370
|
8.23
|
8.67
|
|
Bulgaria
|
704
|
243
|
4.31
|
5.01
|
|
Romania
|
667
|
200
|
4.47
|
5.45
|
|
Belgium
|
354
|
244
|
5.51
|
5.76
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
250
|
139
|
4.08
|
4.92
|
|
Austria
|
150
|
95
|
6.51
|
6.39
|
|
Bahrein
|
102
|
78
|
4.08
|
4.91
|
|
Luxembourg
|
115
|
56
|
4.95
|
5.63
|
|
United States
|
99
|
62
|
6.22
|
6.84
|
|
Poland
|
106
|
54
|
5.30
|
6.73
|
|
Czech Republic
|
92
|
64
|
5.64
|
6.51
|
|
Kuwait
|
107
|
44
|
4.76
|
5.46
|
|
Algeria
|
42
|
102
|
4.86
|
5.37
|
|
Slovenia
|
72
|
70
|
6.95
|
7.14
|
|
Jordan
|
106
|
26
|
4.41
|
5.28
|
|
Ireland
|
84
|
29
|
4.78
|
5.35
|
|
Serbia
|
70
|
35
|
5.54
|
6.23
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
97
|
|
4.24
|
|
|
Cyprus
|
65
|
20
|
4.88
|
15.77
|
|
Ukraine
|
57
|
27
|
5.06
|
5.30
|
|
Moldova
|
53
|
23
|
5.62
|
6.18
|
|
Canada
|
43
|
28
|
6.64
|
7.07
|
|
Letonia
|
14
|
51
|
5.15
|
5.54
|
|
Others
|
251
|
199
|
6.56
|
6.83
|
|
Total
|
49,796
|
23,514
|
4.94
|
5.54
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
By Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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