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This market reports focuses on tilapia in the US. It deals with harvests, prices, markets and imports of the species.
1. NORTH AMERICA
1.1 United States
Tilapia
Price
In March, the average price of imported fresh fillets at Customs was down 1% on that of the previous month and 5% on that of March 2018. The average price of frozen products, with USD 4,216/kg was 5% higher than in February and 3% in March 2018.
Table 1: Average CIF price at USD Customs of frozen fillets imports
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Product
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Price
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Var. % Mar/19 Feb/19
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Price Mar/18
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Var. % Mar/19 Mar/18
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Mar/19
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Feb/19
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Fresh fillets
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7,330
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7,395
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-1%
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7,751
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-5%
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Frozen fillets
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4,020
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4,216
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+5%
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4,084
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+3%
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Source: FAS-USDA
Graph 1: Average CIF price in customs for tilapia fillets, in USD/t, 2014-2018
Source: FAS-USDA
Markets
In March, imports of fresh fillets reached 2,095 tonnes and USD 15,357,000, 25% higher volume and 24% value than the previous month and 3% higher volume and 3% lower value than in March 2018 In the first three months, they totalled 5,597 tonnes and USD 41,411,000, down 5% in volume and 10% in value on those of 2018.
Graph 2: US imports of fresh tilapia fillets (HS 0304310000 and HS 0304490112), 2015-2019
Source: FAS-USDA
Imports of frozen fillets reached 5,938 tonnes, worth USD 25,036,000 CIF at Customs. These figures are 29% lower in volume and 25% in value in relation to those of last month and 27% lower volume and 24% value than those of January last year. During the period, totalled 21,931 tonnes and USD 90,168,000, 31% less in volume and 28% less in value than the previous year.
Graph 3: US imports of frozen tilapia fillets (HS 0304610000), 2015-2019
Source: FAS-USDA
During the period, imports of other products (whole, H&G and gutted, HS 0303890040 and HS 0303230000) totalled 8,556 tonnes, worth USD 17,104,000 CIF at Customs.
By DGA
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