Frozen surimi blocks. Photo: Golden Alaska Seafoods, LLC.
Official data on production, prices, markets and destinations of Alaska Pollock surimi
UNITED STATES
Wednesday, July 24, 2019, 06:00 (GMT + 9)
Table 1: Catches and production of Alaska Pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), tonnes, 2019-2018
Season
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2019
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2018
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Catches
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Surimi producction
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% surimi
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Catches
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Surimi producction
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% surimi
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A (Final)
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661,977
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90,708
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14%
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659,444
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91,332
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14%
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B (until July 6th)
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124,378
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14,278
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11%
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172,099
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21,717
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13%
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Total
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786,355
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104,986
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13%
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831,543
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113,049
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14%
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Source: FIS.com
Taking into account that the quota for both seasons amounts to 1,497,081 tonnes, it is estimated that at the end of the year, surimi production totals about 92,300 tonnes, to total approximately 197,000 tonnes.
Prices
At US Customs, the average price of Alaskan Pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus) (HS 0304991130) was USD 2.94/kg in May. This price is 6% lower than April and 14% higher than May 2018. In the first five months of the year, the price averaged USD 2.78/kg, up 9% on that of the same period in 2018.
Graph 1: Average FOB Price at Customs of exports of of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), 2015/2019, in USD/t/t
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
Table 2: FOB prices for US exports of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), USD/t
Destination
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May/19
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Apr/19
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May/18
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Var. % May/19 Apr/19
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Var. % May/19 May/18
|
|
3,248
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3,140
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2,505
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+3%
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+30%
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France
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2,700
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2,540
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2,865
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+6%
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-6%
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Germany
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2,718
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2,175
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2,193
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+25%
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+24%
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Japan
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2,877
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2,749
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2,614
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+5%
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+10%
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Korean Republic
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3,199
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3,122
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2,534
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+2%
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+26%
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Russia
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-
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-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Spain
|
-
|
2,351
|
2,819
|
-
|
-
|
Source: FAS-USDA
Markets
In the reported month, US exports of Alaska Pollock surimi were 6,386 t worth USD 18,771,000, 68% lower volume and 66% value than the previous month and 3% more in volume and 17% in value than those of May of last year.
Graph 2: Exports of Alaska Pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), 2015/2019, in tonnes and thousands of USD
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
In the period, exports reached 79,517 tonnes worth USD 221,002,000, 3% less in volume and 6% more in value than in the previous year.
Graph 3: Exports of Alaska Pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), January-May 2015/2019
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
So far this year, Japan has been destined for 31,798 tonnes for USD 86,455,000, followed by Korea with 30,491 tonnes.
Graph 4: Main export destinations for Alaska Pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), January-May 2019
Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com
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