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 This report focuses on catch volumes of tuna, shark and swordfish in Japanese and European Union waters. It also highlights prices, inventories, markets, imports and exports of species detailed in the following index.
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INDEX
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| 1. ASIA |
| 1.1 Japan - Northern bluefin tuna and southern bluefin tuna |
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| 2. EUROPE |
| 2.1 European Union – Tuna, bonito, blue shark, tope shark and swordfish |
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1. ASIA
1.1 Japan
Northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus and Thunnus orientalis)
Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii)
Prices
The average CIF price of fresh bluefin imported by Japan in June was JPY 1,829/kg, down 4% on that of the previous month but up 41% on that of June 2014. During the first six months, the average was JPY 1,561/kg, up 1% on that of the same period last year.
Table 1: Average price at Japan Customs, in JPY/kg CIF
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Origin
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Average price at Customs (JPY/kg)
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% Variation
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Jun/15
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May/15
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Jun/14
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Jun/15 May/15
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Jun/15 Jun/14
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Spain
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3,040
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3,321
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3,093
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-8%
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-2%
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Italy
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Malta
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1,921
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-
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2,281
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-
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-16%
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Greece
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-
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2,597
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-
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-
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-
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Turkey
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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United States
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2,977
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-
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2,924
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-
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+2%
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Mexico
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1,907
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1,735
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1,607
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+10%
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+19%
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Australia (SBFT)
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1,819
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1,888
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-
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-4%
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-
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Source: Japanese Customs
Graph 1: Average price at Customs of fresh bluefin Japanese imports,
2011/2015, in JPY/kg
Source: Customs
Markets
During June, about 415 tonnes of fresh bluefin were imported, worth JPY 750 million at Japanese Customs.
These figures are up 31% in volume and 25% in value on those registered during the previous month. Compared with June 2014, imports fell 12% in volume but rose 23% in value.
Graph 2: Japanese imports of fresh bluefin, 2011/2015
Source: Customs
In the period, imports reached 2,474 tonnes and JPY 3,861 million, down 17% in volume and 16% in value on those of the same period last year.
Graph 3: Cumulative monthly Japanese imports
of fresh northern bluefin, 2011 – 2015, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
In the period the main origin of Japanese imports of northern bluefin (Thunnus thynnus and/or Thunnus orientalis) was Mexico with 1,207 tonnes and JPY 2,019 million, followed by Korea with 467 tonnes and JPY 284 million.
Graph 4: Cumulative monthly Japanese fresh southern bluefin imports,
2011/2015, in tonnes
Source: Japanese Customs
The main supplier of southern bluefin was Australia, with 294 tonnes worth JPY 168 million.
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2. EUROPE
2.1 European Union
Landed volumes
Spain
Incoming volumes declined mainly in frozen swordfish and fresh blue shark on Mercamadrid during week 30. Those of the rest of tunid and squaliform species increased. The most important rises were those in fresh albacore and frozen albacore.
Table 2: Incoming volumes on Mercamadrid,
weeks 30 and 29
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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 30
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Week 29
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Frozen
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Skin-on bonito
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16,752
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3,632
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361
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Frozen
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Skinless bonito
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4,188
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908
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361
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Frozen
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Shortfin mako
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3,215
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111
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-
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Frozen
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Swordfish
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9,730
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23,078
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-58
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Fresh
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Skin-on bonito
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16,679
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8,659
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93
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Fresh
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Skinless bonito
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38,919
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20,205
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93
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Fresh
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Shortfin mako
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1,355
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200
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578
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Fresh
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Swordfish
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25,022
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14,415
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74
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Fresh
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Blue shark
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400
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-
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Source: Mercamadrid
France
Volumes landed at French ports during week 30 increased significantly after many weeks without any volumes. The main port was Lorient.
Table 3: Volumes landed on French national markets,
weeks 29 and 30, in kg
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Species
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Week 30
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Week 29
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% of variation
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Albacore
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97,046
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103
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-
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
Italian ports saw their volumes decline slightly in the case of tunid and squaliform species during week 30, except for picked dogfish that registered a slight rise. Aci Trezza was the main port of these landed volumes.
Table 4: Volumes landed at Italian ports,
weeks 29 and 30 of 2015, in kg
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Species
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Week 30
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Week 29
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% of variation
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Atlantic albacore
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530
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590
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-10
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Bullet tuna
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1,375
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1,405
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-2
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Picked dogfish
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73
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29
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151
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Swordfish
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500
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686
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-27
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Prices
Prices of skipjack on Bangkok remained, after the last rises, at USD 1,770/t.
Spain
In Spain the price of skipjack also stayed at EUR 1,500/t EXW Spain, and so did that of yellowfin tuna at EUR 1,750/t EXW Spain, due to a still low demand in the canning sector.
Table 5: Prices of tuna destined for canning in Spain,
week 30, 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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1.65
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> 10 kg/pc
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1.70
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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< 1,8 kg/pc
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0.90
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1,8 – 3,4 kg/pc
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1.00
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> 3,4 kg/pc
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1.15
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Source: FIS.com
Table 6: Prices of frozen precooked tuna loins, in Spain,
week 30, 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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7.00
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“
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Simple
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6.50
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Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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Double
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4.70
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“
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Simple
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4.20
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Source: FIS.com
Table 7: Prices of frozen swordfish loins in Spain,
week 30, 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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8,00
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“
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Skin-on and boneless
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6,70
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“
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Slice
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5,60
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H&G
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25/50 kg
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6,20
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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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5,80
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Source: FIS.com
Prices of fresh albacore declined on Mercamadrid during week 30 because of a rise in supplies. That of fresh swordfish increased due to a higher demand.
Table 8: Prices on Mercamadrid, weeks 30 and 29 of 2015, 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 30
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Week 29
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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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4.06
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0
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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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Fresh
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Skin-on bonito
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4.50
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4.78
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-6
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Fresh
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Skinless bonito
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8.00
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8.50
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-6
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Fresh
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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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Fresh
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Swordfish
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18.97
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18.15
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5
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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
On French first-sale markets, during week 30, prices of horned octopus declined because of a rise in supplies.
Table 9: Average prices at French ports,
weeks 30 and 29, in EUR/kg
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Species
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Week 30
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Week 29
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% of variation
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Albacore
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3.11
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7.46
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-58
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Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
At Italian first-sale markets prices have increased in the case of albacore and swordfish. Those of bullet tuna and picked dogfish declined.
Table 10: Average prices at Italian ports,
weeks 30 and 29 of 2015, in EUR/kg
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Product
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Week 30
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Week 29
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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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6.42
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12.42
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5.83
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12.17
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10
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2
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Bullet tuna
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2.83
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5.75
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3.00
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7.00
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-6
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-18
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Picked dogfish
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8.52
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10.07
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10.98
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11.79
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-22
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-15
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Swordfish
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11.42
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22.42
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11.09
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17.07
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3
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31
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Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
Markets
European Union
Table 11: Imports of canned tuna, skipjack and albacore (Sarda spp,)
by the EU, January-May 2015/2014
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Origin
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2015
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2014
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2015
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2014
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Ecuador
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36,410
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80,264
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4.00
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3.94
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Spain
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20,643
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86,564
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3.81
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4.75
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Thailand
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20,580
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65,886
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4.44
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3.85
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Mauritius
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21,231
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44,756
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4.18
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4.40
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Philippines
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17,688
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38,917
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3.38
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3.61
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The Seychelles
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19,030
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35,845
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5.00
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5.43
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Ghana
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10,409
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19,878
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5.56
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4.81
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Indonesia
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11,522
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18,409
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3.85
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3.72
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Papua New Guinea
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10,285
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18,486
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3.97
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3.87
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Ivory coast
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10,968
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15,783
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3.59
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5.07
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Netherlands
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5,277
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21,183
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5.36
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5.03
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China
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9,892
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13,498
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3.30
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3.13
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Vietnam
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8,789
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12,752
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3.26
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2.77
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Colombia
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3,530
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12,797
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4.79
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4.37
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Italy
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2,858
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11,293
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6.30
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6.45
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El Salvador
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4,602
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7,782
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5.02
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4.80
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Madagascar
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3,936
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7,443
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3.57
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4.60
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Germany
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1,367
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9,880
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4.74
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5.33
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Salomon Islands
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3,115
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5,647
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3.73
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3.94
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Guatemala
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2,463
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4,039
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4.83
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5.20
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France
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999
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4,420
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6.21
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6.94
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Kenya
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1,755
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3,633
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4.66
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3.54
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United Kingdom
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767
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4,550
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6.06
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8.43
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Portugal
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951
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3,699
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5.04
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4.29
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Senegal
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873
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2,741
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3.49
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3.72
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Peru
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1,719
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1,598
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4.41
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4.28
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Maldive Islands
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878
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1,818
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5.29
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5.07
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Belgium
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530
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2,133
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4.33
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9.80
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Czech Republic
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159
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2,109
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4.37
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4.67
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Taiwan
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599
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612
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4.05
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3.85
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Others
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1,490
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4,202
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6.81
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5.77
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Total
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235,314
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562,615
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4.20
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4.43
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Source: Eurostat
Table 12: Exports of canned tuna, skipjack and albacore (Sarda spp,)
by the EU, January-May 2015/2014
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Destination
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Volume (mt)
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Average price (EUR/kg)
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2015
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2014
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2015
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2014
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Italy
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3,005
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25,260
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6.07
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7.72
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France
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1,318
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23,134
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4.99
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6.49
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Germany
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741
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19,168
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9.47
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7.45
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Portugal
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1,014
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9,306
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6.17
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5.91
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United Kingdom
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1,593
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5,221
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6.92
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6.68
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Belgium
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853
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5,917
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6.25
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6.39
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Algeria
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1,676
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3,422
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3.82
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4.16
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Spain
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854
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4,190
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3.91
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4.28
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Austria
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140
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4,347
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7.75
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7.45
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Ireland
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1,176
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2,885
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5.04
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6.69
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Melilla
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1,497
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2,466
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3.01
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3.14
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Ceuta
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1,144
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2,656
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4.12
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4.19
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Greece
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33
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3,730
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6.52
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9.49
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Netherlands
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170
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2,690
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7.92
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12.95
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Slovenia
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85
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2,320
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4.72
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5.26
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Switzerland
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916
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1,423
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8.82
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12.31
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Saudi Arabia
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699
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1,519
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8.59
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6.18
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Angola
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353
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1,803
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6.06
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4.80
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Czech Republic
|
91
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2,054
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7.59
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9.36
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Libya
|
767
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1,120
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5.30
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7.01
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Poland
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249
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1,600
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9.38
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10.44
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Romania
|
95
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1,698
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4.12
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4.90
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Mozambique
|
717
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1,003
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5.40
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5.32
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Slovaquia
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227
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1,430
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8.74
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5.77
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Chile
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594
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980
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7.93
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5.61
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Finland
|
118
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1,208
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6.98
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6.63
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Hungary
|
131
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1,152
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7.70
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6.12
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Canada
|
440
|
734
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6.63
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6.92
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Croatia
|
38
|
807
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4.53
|
6.05
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United States
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266
|
558
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8.57
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8.06
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Albany
|
158
|
638
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5.36
|
5.34
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Others
|
2,559
|
9,010
|
9.19
|
7.56
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Total
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23,717
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145,445
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6.25
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6.93
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Source: Eurostat
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