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This report focuses on catches of tuna, shark and swordfish in Spanish and American waters. It also highlights prices, inventories, markets, imports and exports of species detailed in the following index.
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ÍNDICE
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| 1. EUROPE |
| 1.1 Spain - Tuna, bonito, blue shark, tope shark and swordfish |
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| 2. NORTH AMERICA |
| 2.1 USA – swordfish |
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1. EUROPE
1.1 Spain
Landed volumes
Spain
On Mercamadrid, volumes of tunid and squaliform species dropped slightly, adding to the decline of the previous week. The most significant drop was that of frozen swordfish and the most important rise was that of fresh head-on albacore.
Table 1: Incoming volumes on Mercamadrid,
weeks 38 and 37
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Presentation
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Product
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Volume (kg)
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% of variation
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Week 38
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Week 37
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Frozen
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Skin-on bonito
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11,240
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13,552
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-17
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Frozen
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Skinless bonito
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2,810
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3,388
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-17
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Frozen
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Shortfin mako
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1,600
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-
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Frozen
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Swordfish
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29,388
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49,579
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-41
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Frozen
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Blue shark
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900
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-
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Fresh
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Skin-on bonito
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11,484
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5,015
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129
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Fresh
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Skinless bonito
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26,795
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12,584
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113
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Fresh
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Shortfin mako
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175
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-
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Fresh
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Swordfish
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21,188
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18,745
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13
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Fresh
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Blue shark
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347
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-
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Source: Mercamadrid
France
At French ports, during week 38, volumes of albacore increased by 15 tonnes. The main port was Port en Lorient.
Table 2: Volumes landed on French national markets,
weeks 37 and 38, in kg
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Species
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Week 38
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Week 37
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% of variation
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Albacore
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94,178
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78,719
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20
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
At Italian ports, the most important variation was that in Atlantic albacore, by 2.4 tonnes, compared with the previous week. The most important volumes were landed at the port of Aci Trezza.
Table 3: Volumes landed at Italian ports,
weeks 37 and 38, in kg
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Species
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Week 38
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Week 37
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% of variation
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Atlantic albacore
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377
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2,738
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-86
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Bullet tuna
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840
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445
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89
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Swordfish
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403
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204
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97
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Prices
Prices of skipjack are still stable, both in Bangkok quoting at USD 1,600/t and in the Indian Ocean at USD 1,400/t.
Prices of yellowfin remained stable in all markets. On Manta it was at EUR 1,700/t. Catch volumes of the Indian ocean were at USD 2,000/t and on Abidjan they stayed at EUR 2,030/t.
Spain
In Spain prices of skipjack stayed at EUR 1,450/t CFR Spain and those of yellowfin at EUR 2,600/t CFR Spain.
Table 4: Prices of tuna destined for canning in Spain,
week 38, in EUR/kg CFR
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Species
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Size
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Price
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Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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< 10 kg/pc
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2.60
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> 10 kg/pc
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2.50
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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< 1.8 kg/pc
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1.00
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1.8 – 3.4 kg/pc
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1.20
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> 3.4 kg/pc
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1.45
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Source: FIS.com
Table 5: Prices for precooked frozen tuna loins in Spain,
week 38, in EUR/kg FOB
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Species
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Cleaning
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Price
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Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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Double
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5.50
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“
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Simple
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5.00
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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Double
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5.00
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“
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Simple
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4.20
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Source: FIS.com
Table 6: Prices of frozen swordfish loins in Spain,
week 38, in EUR/kg FOB
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Species
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Cleaning
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Price
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Swordfish loins
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Skinless and boneless
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7.50
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“
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Skin-on and boneless
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6.50
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“
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Slice
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5.50
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H&G
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25/50 kg
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5.00
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“
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50/70 kg
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5.10
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70/100 kg
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5.20
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“
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+ 100 kg
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5.30
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Source: FIS.com
On Mercamadrid, prices remained stable in all species, except for fresh albacore that reported a drop.
Table 7: Prices on Mercamadrid, weeks 38 and 37, in EUR/kg
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Presentation
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Product
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Price (EUR/kg)
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% of variation
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Week 38
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Week 37
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Frozen
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Skin-on bonito
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2.70
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2.70
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0
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Frozen
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Skinless bonito
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3.31
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3.31
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0
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Frozen
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Shortfin mako
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4.06
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-
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Frozen
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Swordfish
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6.01
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6.01
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0
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Frozen
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Blue shark
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3.31
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-
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Fresh
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Skin-on bonito
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5.45
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5.90
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-8
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Fresh
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Skinless bonito
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7.13
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7.25
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-2
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Fresh
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Shortfin mako
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5.50
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-
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Fresh
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Swordfish
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18.50
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18.50
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0
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Fresh
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Blue shark
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5.50
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-
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Source: Mercamadrid
France
At French ports, prices of albacore declined by EUR 0.45/kg, due to a rise in supplies.
Table 8: Average prices at French ports,
weeks 38 and 37, in EUR/kg
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Species
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Week 38
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Week 37
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% of variation
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Albacore
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1.53
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1.98
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-23
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
On Italian first-sale markets prices of bullet tuna dropped and those of swordfish increased slightly. That of Atlantic albacore remained steady.
Table 9: Average prices at Italian ports,
weeks 38 and 37, in EUR/kg
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Product
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Week 38
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Week 37
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% of variation
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Lowest price
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Highest price
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Lowest price
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Highest price
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Lowest price
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Highest price
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Atlantic albacore
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6.34
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7.96
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5.86
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8.67
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8
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-8
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Bullet tuna
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3.63
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6.88
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3.75
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6.75
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-3
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2
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Swordfish
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12.14
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17.44
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12.46
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16.46
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-3
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6
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Markets
European Union
Table 10: Imports of frozen whole and H&G skipjack by the EU,
January-June 2013/2014
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EU country
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2014
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2013
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2014
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2013
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Germany
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1
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3
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2.54
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2.37
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Austria
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1
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2.04
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Belgium
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25
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2.01
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Bulgaria
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24
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73
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1.16
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1.92
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Denmark
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4
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2.48
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Slovenia
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0
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3.50
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Spain
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17,294
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14,382
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1.15
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1.67
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Finland
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0
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1.70
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France
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4
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6
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2.24
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3.04
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Greece
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10
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2.36
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Italy
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2
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1.51
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Netherlands
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4
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0
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1.60
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10.10
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Portugal
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2,355
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3,810
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1.23
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1.92
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United Kingdom
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7
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3.07
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Czech Republic
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0
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10.35
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Romania
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2
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6.43
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Sweden
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1
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8.00
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Average Total
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19,693
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18,315
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2.87
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3.47
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Source: Eurostat
Table 11: Exports of frozen whole and H&G skipjack by the EU,
January-June 2013/2014
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EU country
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2014
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2013
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2014
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2013
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Germany
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3
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1
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2.93
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1.93
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Spain
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55,842
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57,208
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0.92
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1.59
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France
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7,777
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7,130
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1.10
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1.64
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Italy
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47
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2.01
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Netherlands
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4
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2.42
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Portugal
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8
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82
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1.62
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1.97
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Average Total
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63,631
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64,471
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1.65
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1.93
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Source: Eurostat
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2. NORTH AMERICA
2.1 United States
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Prices
 During the second fortnight of September, the H&G from Central and South America, fresh, 100lb up, quoted at USD 10.25/kg, C&F Miami (USD 4.65/lb); the H&G from the same origin -50 to 99lb- quoted at USD 9.15/kg (USD 4.15/lb).
The average CIF price of headless and/or fresh gutted swordfish (HS 0302670090, former 0302692049) at US Customs in July was USD 10,235/t. This figure is up 11% on that of the previous month and 4% on that of July 2013. During the first seven months the average was USD 9,591, down 7% on those of the same period in 2013.
Graph 1: Average CIF price at US Customs of fresh swordfish imports
(HS 0302470090, former 0302670090), 2010/2014, in USD/t
Source: USDA-FAS
Markets
In July, US imports of fresh swordfish reached 891 tonnes, worth USD 9,119,000 CIF declared at Customs.
These figures show a rise of 22% in volume and 35% in value compared with the previous month, and they are down 4% in volume and similar to the value of those of July 2013.
Graph 2: Imports of fresh swordfish (HS 0302470090,
former 0302670090), 2010/2014, in tonnes and thousands of USD
Source: USDA-FAS
In the period, imports reported 3,888 tonnes and USD 37,288,000, up 22% in volume and 14% in value on those of 2013.
Graph 3: Imports of fresh swordfish (HS 0302470090,
former 0302670090), January-July 2010/2014
Source: USDA-FAS
The main suppliers of fresh headless and/or gutted swordfish during the four months were Ecuador, Panama and Costa Rica with 1,270, 569 and 462 tonnes respectively.
Graph 4: Main origins of fresh swordfish imports,
(HS 0302470090, former 0302670090), January-July 2014
Source: USDA-FAS
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By DGA and Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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