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 This report focuses on catch volumes of tuna, shark and swordfish in the European Union and American waters. It also highlights prices, inventories, markets, imports and exports of species detailed in the following index.
1. EUROPE
1.1 European Union
Landed volumes
Spain
On Mercabarna, in August, supplies have declined mainly in fresh tuna, fresh swordfish, frozen shortfin mako, fresh tope shark and fresh northern albacore. There were some rises in frozen whole tope shark, fresh shortfin mako and fresh swordfish.
In the case of tunid and squaliform species, August registered a drop of 5%, i.e. 38 tonnes, on Mercamadrid. The most significant drops were those in fresh tuna, fresh shortfin mako, fresh bullet tuna, fresh tope shark and fresh swordfish. The most important increases were those in fresh northern bluefin, fresh bigeye and fresh head-on tuna.
Table 1: Incoming volumes on Mercamadrid
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Item
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Volume (kg)
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Variation (%)
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August
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July
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Frozen
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Head-on tuna
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89,792
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83,924
|
7
|
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Skin-on bonito
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13,157
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12,808
|
3
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Skinless bonito
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3,288
|
3,202
|
3
|
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Tope shark
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17,900
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21,150
|
-15
|
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Shortfin mako
|
385
|
1,335
|
-71
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Swordfish
|
73,313
|
74,796
|
-2
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Blue shark
|
65
|
95
|
-32
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|
Fresh
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Skin-on tuna
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57,504
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120,464
|
-52
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Bigeye
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25,391
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|
-
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Bluefin tuna
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119,903
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|
-
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Headless tune
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124,295
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200,765
|
-38
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Head-on albacore
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52,826
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55,215
|
-4
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Headless albacore
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79,240
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82,199
|
-4
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Tope shark
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5,134
|
10,222
|
-50
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Shortfin mako
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2,733
|
12,760
|
-79
|
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Bullet tuna
|
570
|
6,986
|
-92
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Swordfish
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42,358
|
60,158
|
-30
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Blue shark
|
10
|
149
|
-93
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Source: Mercamadrid
France
Volumes of northern albacore landed at French ports declined by 463 tonnes during August, compared with the previous one. The main ports were Lorient, Le Guilvinec and Boulogne/Mer.
Table 2: Volumes traded at French ports
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Species
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Volumes in 2017 (t)
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Cumulative volume Jan/Aug (t)
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August
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July
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% of variation
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Year 2017
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Year 2016
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% of variation
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Northern albacore
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27
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490
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-94
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518
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509
|
2
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
Volumes landed at Italian ports during August increased in the case of Atlantic albacore and swordfish. That of bullet tuna declined. Aci Trezza was the main port of these landed volumes.
Table 3: Volumes traded at Italian ports
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Species
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Volumes in 2017 (t)
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Cumulative volume Jan/Aug (t)
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August
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July
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% of variation
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Year 2017
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Year 2016
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% of variation
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Atlantic albacore
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4
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3
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37
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17
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20
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-13
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Bullet tuna
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4
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4
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-11
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29
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37
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-20
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Swordfish
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3
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2
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22
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17
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20
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-15
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Prices
Prices of skipjack were between USD 2,150/t CFR and USD 2,200/t on the market of Bangkok at the end of September.
Spain
The prices of yellowfin for the canning industry remained at EUR 3,560/t EXW Spain. Prices of skipjack tuna > 1.8-3.4 kg are between EUR 1,800/t and 1,850/t CFR Bangkok.
Table 4: Prices of tuna destined for canning in Spain, August, 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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3.40
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> 10 kg/pc
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3.56
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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< 1.8 kg/pc
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1.75
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1.8 – 3.4 kg/pc
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1.80
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> 3.4 kg/pc
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1.85
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Source: FIS.com
Table 5: Prices of frozen precooked tuna loins,
in Spain, June, in EUR/kg FOB
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Species
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Cleansing
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Price
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Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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Double
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5.70
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“
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Simple
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5.60
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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Double
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5.80
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“
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Simple
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5.70
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Source: FIS.com
Table 6: Prices of frozen swordfish in Spain,
January, in EUR/kg FOB
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Species
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Cleansing
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Price
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Swordfish loins
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Skinless and boneless
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13.00
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“
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Skin-on and boneless
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11.50
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“
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Slice
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7.40
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H&G
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25/50 kg
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6.30
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“
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50/70 kg
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6.10
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“
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70/100 kg
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5.90
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“
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+ 100 kg
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5.70
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Source: FIS.com
On Mercabarna, in August, the onle rise was registered in frozen whole tope shark, due to the higher demand. The prices of the rest of tunids and squaliform species declined. The most significant drops were those in fresh shortfin mako, as a consequence of a rise in supplies. There followed the drops in fresh tope shark, fresh northern albacore, fresh southern albacore, fresh tuna and fresh swordfish, all due to the lower demand.
On Mercamadrid, in August, prices declined in frozen swordfish, fresh tuna, fresh albacore and fresh swordfish. That of the rest remained stable.
Table 7: Prices on the Spanish wholesale markets
of Mercamadrid, July-August 2017, in EUR/kg
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Item
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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Variation (%)
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August
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July
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Frozen
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Head-on tuna
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2.70
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2.70
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0
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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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Skinless bonito
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3.31
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3.31
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0
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Tope shark
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3.31
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3.31
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0
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Shortfin mako
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4.06
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4.06
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0
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Swordfish
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7.50
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9.00
|
-17
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Blue shark
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3.31
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3.31
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0
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Fresh
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Head-on tuna
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6.42
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6.62
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-3
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Bigeye
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5.73
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-
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Bluefin tuna
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24.00
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-
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Headless tune
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8.02
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9.47
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-15
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Head-on albacore
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6.00
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9.39
|
-36
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Headless albacore
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7.50
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13.89
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-46
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Tope shark
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2.50
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2.50
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0
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Shortfin mako
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5.50
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5.50
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0
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Bullet tuna
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3.50
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3.50
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0
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Swordfish
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21.05
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22.61
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-7
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Blue shark
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5.50
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5.50
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0
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Source: Mercamadrid
France
The average price of northern albacore volumes was up EUR 0.34/kg at French ports, due to a higher demand.
Table 8: Average prices at French first-sale ports,
July-August 2017, in EUR/kg
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Species
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August
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July
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% of variation
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Northern albacore
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4.56
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4.22
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8
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
On Italian first-sale markets prices of Atlantic albacore and picked dogfish declined. That in bullet tuna increased and the price of swordfish has not changed.
Table 9: Average prices at Italian ports,
July-August 2017, in EUR/kg
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Product
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August
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July
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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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2.80
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4.64
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4.00
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5.54
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-30
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-16
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Bullet tuna
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3.77
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7.52
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3.29
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6.58
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15
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14
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Picked dogfish
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0.50
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0.50
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4.09
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4.62
|
-88
|
-89
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Swordfish
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10.90
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21.48
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10.88
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21.58
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0
|
0
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Markets
European Union
Table 10: Imports of frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
–whole, H&G and fillets- by the European Union countries,
January-June 2017/2016
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Product
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
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8,966
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11,347
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3.74
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50.45
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Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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88,942
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62,398
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3.73
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5.39
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Skipjack
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40,822
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31,416
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1.70
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2.14
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Bigeye (Thunnus obesus)
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11,939
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6,954
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2.23
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3.93
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Bluefin, Atlantic and Pacific tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)
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455
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74
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7.63
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8.22
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Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
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15
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8
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6.30
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9.77
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Other tunid species
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3,130
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3,570
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3.98
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4.91
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
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15,063
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13,749
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5.19
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5.27
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Total
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169,331
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129,516
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3.28
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8.45
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Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 11: Exports of frozen swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
–whole, H&G and fillets- by the European Union countries,
January-June 2017/2016
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Product
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2017
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2016
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2017
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2016
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Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
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1,445
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1,126
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6.11
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6.00
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Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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52,680
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51,832
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4.16
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5.38
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Skipjack
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77,166
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64,035
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3.33
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2.16
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Bigeye (Thunnus obesus)
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12,449
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10,489
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4.05
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5.14
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Bluefin, Atlantic and Pacific tuna (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis)
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743
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620
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8.88
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7.63
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Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
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0
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18.60
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Other tunid species
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3,340
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2,585
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4.86
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3.95
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Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
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13,154
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11,856
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6.71
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6.18
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Total
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160,976
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142,543
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4.01
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3.97
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Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
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2. NORTH AMERICA
2.1 United States
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)
Prices
The average CIF price of headless and/or fresh gutted swordfish (HS 0302670090, former 0302692049) at US Customs in July was USD 8,865/t. This figure is up 2% on that of the previous month and down 8% on that of July 2016. During the first seven months the average was USD 9,263, down 3% on those of the same period in 2016.
Graph 1: Average CIF price at US Customs of fresh swordfish imports
(HS 0302470090, former 0302670090), 2013/2017, in USD/t
Source: FAS-USDA
Markets
In July, US imports of fresh swordfish reached 876 tonnes, worth USD 7,766,000 CIF declared at Customs.
These figures are up 15% in volume and 17% in value on those of the previous month and down 1% in volume and 9% in value on those of July 2016.
Graph 2: Imports of fresh swordfish (HS 0302470090,
former 0302670090), 2013/2017, in tonnes and thousands of USD
Source: FAS-USDA
In the first seven months, imports reached 3,741 tonnes and USD 34,653,000, down 15% in volume and 18% in value on those registered last year.
The main suppliers of fresh headless and/or gutted swordfish during the period were Ecuador, Brazil and Costa Rica with 851, 643 and 331 tonnes respectively.
Graph 3: Main origins of fresh swordfish imports,
(HS 0302470090, former 0302670090), January-July 2017
Source: FAS-USDA
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By DGA and Juan Murias
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