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 This market reports focuses on harvests of seabream, seabass and turbot in the EU, especially in Spain. We also highlight harvests, prices, markets, imports and exports.
European Union
Turbot (Psetta maxima)
European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)
Production
Spain
On Mercamadrid, in February, supplies of aquaculture species declined in the case of seabream and seabass, compared with the previous ones. Those of croaker, large seabass and trout increased.
Table 1: Incoming volumes of the main aquaculture species
on Mercamadrid
|
Item
|
Volume (kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
February
|
January
|
|
Croaker
|
22,421
|
16,064
|
40
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
627,234
|
952,456
|
-34
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-400 g
|
325,258
|
941,935
|
-65
|
|
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
209,106
|
403,695
|
-48
|
|
Small seabass
|
352,038
|
643,355
|
-45
|
|
Medium-sized seabass
|
205,342
|
562,940
|
-64
|
|
Large seabass
|
293,350
|
257,320
|
14
|
|
Turbot
|
389,895
|
186,444
|
109
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Source: Mercamadrid
On Mercabarna, supplies of aquaculture species declined in February, compared with the previous month. The most important volumes were those of seabream, followed by seabass.
Prices
Spain
On Mercabarna, in February, prices of turbot rose by EUR 0.13/kg due to a drop in supplies and those of seabrea, croaker and seabass declined because of a lower demand.
Average prices declined in February in the case of medium-sized and large seabream, and so did those of medium-sized seabass due to a lower demand. Those of large and small megrim also dropped due to the rise in supplies. That of small seabass increased due to the decline in supplies.
Table 2: Average wholesale prices of aquaculture species,
in EUR/kg ExWarehouse Spain
|
Item
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
February
|
January
|
|
Croaker
|
10.30
|
10.30
|
0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
4.57
|
4.58
|
-0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-400 g
|
4.80
|
4.95
|
-3
|
|
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
7.37
|
8.16
|
-10
|
|
Small seabass
|
4.80
|
4.69
|
2
|
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Medium-sized seabass
|
5.75
|
5.78
|
-1
|
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Large seabass
|
9.02
|
9.23
|
-2
|
|
Turbot
|
8.72
|
10.25
|
-15
|
Source: FIS.com
Markets
European Union
Table 3: Imports of fresh seabream (Sparus aurata) by the EU,
January-November 2016/2015
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
2016
|
2015
|
|
Turkey
|
29,096
|
14,438
|
4.34
|
5.09
|
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Greece
|
17,788
|
8,703
|
4.95
|
5.27
|
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Spain
|
6,590
|
5,648
|
5.88
|
5.76
|
|
Netherlands
|
2,504
|
1,782
|
4.53
|
5.42
|
|
Italy
|
1,316
|
736
|
5.08
|
5.53
|
|
Germany
|
1,213
|
449
|
4.49
|
5.57
|
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Croatia
|
1,006
|
56
|
6.17
|
7.83
|
|
Malta
|
556
|
13
|
4.58
|
4.67
|
|
France
|
313
|
63
|
9.07
|
8.03
|
|
United Kingdom
|
164
|
101
|
4.75
|
5.69
|
|
Morocco
|
149
|
38
|
12.38
|
13.38
|
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Slovenia
|
91
|
|
3.64
|
|
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Denmark
|
69
|
5
|
5.28
|
6.30
|
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Portugal
|
26
|
22
|
12.04
|
9.43
|
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Egypt
|
33
|
3
|
11.83
|
13.32
|
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Lithuania
|
14
|
9
|
6.67
|
7.03
|
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Bulgaria
|
10
|
11
|
4.27
|
5.50
|
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Tunisia
|
14
|
5
|
5.04
|
4.61
|
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Cyprus
|
10
|
7
|
15.81
|
9.34
|
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Mauritania
|
11
|
5
|
6.68
|
6.18
|
|
Letonia
|
14
|
0
|
7.01
|
18.70
|
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Ireland
|
8
|
6
|
2.68
|
2.93
|
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Other (9)
|
21
|
8
|
8.88
|
7.54
|
|
Total
|
61,015
|
32,105
|
4.80
|
5.32
|
Source: Eurostat (Temporary information)
Table 4: Exports of fresh seabream (Sparus aurata) by the EU,
January-November 2016/2015
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Destination
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2016
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2015
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2016
|
2015
|
|
Italy
|
20,881
|
14,267
|
5.10
|
5.45
|
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Portugal
|
7,691
|
4,453
|
5.36
|
5.68
|
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France
|
6,813
|
4,791
|
5.16
|
5.59
|
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Spain
|
5,858
|
1,684
|
4.85
|
5.84
|
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Israel
|
3,312
|
2,112
|
5.18
|
5.26
|
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Germany
|
2,576
|
1,917
|
5.56
|
5.91
|
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Netherlands
|
2,261
|
1,106
|
5.18
|
5.71
|
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United Kingdom
|
1,318
|
914
|
5.03
|
5.63
|
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Switzerland
|
948
|
783
|
8.33
|
8.26
|
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Bulgaria
|
620
|
587
|
4.96
|
5.18
|
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Romania
|
535
|
328
|
4.86
|
5.73
|
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Belgium
|
460
|
336
|
5.63
|
6.08
|
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United Arab Emirates
|
234
|
170
|
4.63
|
4.87
|
|
Luxembourg
|
152
|
223
|
5.26
|
5.72
|
|
Algeria
|
201
|
113
|
5.19
|
5.50
|
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United States
|
132
|
134
|
6.41
|
5.80
|
|
Austria
|
222
|
19
|
6.33
|
6.83
|
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Czech Republic
|
146
|
90
|
6.13
|
6.57
|
|
Poland
|
165
|
49
|
5.80
|
6.61
|
|
Bahrein
|
182
|
18
|
4.36
|
4.79
|
|
Slovenia
|
131
|
56
|
7.11
|
5.63
|
|
Cyprus
|
51
|
123
|
9.20
|
4.01
|
|
Jordan
|
64
|
93
|
5.00
|
5.32
|
|
Kuwait
|
81
|
65
|
5.25
|
4.87
|
|
Letonia
|
72
|
73
|
5.50
|
5.94
|
|
Serbia
|
76
|
68
|
6.09
|
5.96
|
|
Ireland
|
68
|
63
|
5.08
|
5.87
|
|
Lithuania
|
49
|
66
|
5.05
|
5.57
|
|
Albany
|
37
|
58
|
3.11
|
2.94
|
|
Ukraine
|
34
|
55
|
5.23
|
5.82
|
|
Canada
|
56
|
32
|
6.88
|
6.10
|
|
Other (29)
|
418
|
278
|
6.29
|
7.15
|
|
Total
|
55,845
|
35,121
|
5.23
|
5.62
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Source: Eurostat (Temporary information)
By Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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