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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
During week 38, incoming volumes on Mercamadrid declined in the case of seabass, turbot and seabream; those of trout increased.
Table 1: Incoming volumes of the main aquaculture species
on Mercamadrid
|
Item
|
Volume (kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
March
|
February
|
|
Aquaculture croaker
|
29,886.00
|
22,421.00
|
33
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
293,855
|
627,234
|
-53
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-600 g
|
228,557
|
325,258
|
-30
|
|
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
97,956
|
209,106
|
-53
|
|
Small aquaculture seabass
|
133,666
|
352,038
|
-62
|
|
Aquaculture seabass, medium
|
108,083
|
205,342
|
-47
|
|
Large aquaculture seabass
|
66,829
|
293,350
|
-77
|
|
Aquac. turbot
|
80,910
|
389,895
|
-79
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Source: Mercamadrid
On Mercabarna, supplies have increased in the case of croaker, seabream, seabass and turbot. The most important volumes were those of seabream, followed by seabass.
Prices
Spain
On Mercabarna, in March, prices declined in the case of croaker and reached an average of EUR 6.00/kg; and so did it in seabream and seabass, getting an average of EUR 5.85/kg and EUR 6.00/kg, respectively, due to the rise in supplies.
On Mercamadrid, in March, average prices declined in small seabream, large seabass and turbot due to a lower demand. Those of medium seabream, large seabream and medium seabass rose, because of a drop in supplies.
Table 2: Average wholesale prices of aquaculture species,
in EUR/kg ExWarehouse Spain
|
Item
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
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March
|
February
|
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Aquaculture croaker
|
10.30
|
10.30
|
0
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g
|
4.50
|
4.57
|
-1
|
|
Aquaculture seabream 400-600 g
|
4.90
|
4.80
|
2
|
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Aquaculture seabream over 600 g
|
7.60
|
7.37
|
3
|
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Small aquaculture seabass
|
4.80
|
4.80
|
0
|
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Aquaculture seabass, medium
|
5.85
|
5.75
|
2
|
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Large aquaculture seabass
|
9.00
|
9.02
|
-0
|
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Aquac. turbot
|
8.20
|
8.72
|
-6
|
Source: FIS.com
Markets
European Union
Table 3: Imports of fresh seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
in the EU, January-December 2016/2015
|
Origin
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
|
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Turkey
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20,991
|
15,463
|
5.19
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5.23
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Greece
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19,936
|
6,289
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5.35
|
5.31
|
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Spain
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6,393
|
3,929
|
6.53
|
6.21
|
|
Netherlands
|
5,532
|
4,570
|
6.59
|
6.07
|
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Italy
|
1,998
|
680
|
2.70
|
4.76
|
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Croatia
|
2,164
|
226
|
6.40
|
6.85
|
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Germany
|
1,513
|
831
|
5.20
|
5.64
|
|
France
|
1,189
|
1,054
|
9.13
|
2.51
|
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United Kingdom
|
466
|
224
|
9.34
|
13.69
|
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Cyprus
|
47
|
103
|
7.88
|
8.59
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Portugal
|
89
|
15
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11.55
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14.64
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Egypt
|
70
|
29
|
12.34
|
13.25
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Mauritius
|
80
|
5
|
6.88
|
6.79
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Denmark
|
42
|
30
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6.26
|
6.61
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Belgium
|
39
|
23
|
9.99
|
13.71
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Slovenia
|
52
|
|
3.65
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|
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Ireland
|
13
|
7
|
12.61
|
15.52
|
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Lithuania
|
11
|
8
|
6.49
|
6.89
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Morocco
|
10
|
9
|
18.65
|
19.88
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Poland
|
5
|
11
|
6.48
|
7.25
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Bulgaria
|
5
|
11
|
5.88
|
6.40
|
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Tunisia
|
8
|
5
|
7.48
|
11.46
|
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Other (12)
|
19
|
9
|
11.66
|
9.45
|
|
Total
|
60,671
|
33,531
|
5.61
|
5.49
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Source: Eurostat (Temporary information)
Table 4: Exports of fresh seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
in the EU, January-December 2016/2015
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Destination
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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Italy
|
24,502
|
15,396
|
5.82
|
5.59
|
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Portugal
|
7,385
|
3,539
|
5.61
|
5.33
|
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France
|
5,683
|
3,217
|
6.13
|
5.75
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Spain
|
4,627
|
2,101
|
5.58
|
5.65
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United Kingdom
|
4,665
|
2,050
|
5.82
|
5.94
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Netherlands
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2,844
|
1,013
|
6.29
|
6.03
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Germany
|
1,521
|
875
|
7.73
|
7.98
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Israel
|
1,051
|
878
|
5.87
|
5.93
|
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United States
|
1,103
|
648
|
7.82
|
8.09
|
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Bulgaria
|
641
|
479
|
5.32
|
5.24
|
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Belgium
|
567
|
277
|
8.26
|
8.02
|
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Switzerland
|
499
|
343
|
8.86
|
9.16
|
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Cyprus
|
430
|
251
|
5.61
|
4.24
|
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Albany
|
364
|
278
|
2.94
|
2.82
|
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Romania
|
342
|
213
|
5.47
|
5.74
|
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Ireland
|
246
|
191
|
5.96
|
6.02
|
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Algeria
|
235
|
107
|
5.24
|
5.60
|
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Austria
|
225
|
43
|
9.89
|
12.76
|
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Kuwait
|
186
|
66
|
8.26
|
5.43
|
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Serbia
|
127
|
112
|
7.21
|
6.98
|
|
Czech Republic
|
149
|
78
|
7.24
|
7.22
|
|
Slovenia
|
177
|
32
|
7.88
|
5.69
|
|
Canada
|
123
|
71
|
6.82
|
6.45
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
80
|
85
|
9.48
|
12.43
|
|
Luxembourg
|
84
|
56
|
9.00
|
9.08
|
|
Malta
|
112
|
0
|
6.67
|
11.90
|
|
Poland
|
81
|
18
|
6.66
|
7.08
|
|
Ukraine
|
37
|
56
|
6.26
|
5.64
|
|
Croatia
|
51
|
20
|
7.29
|
6.33
|
|
Denmark
|
43
|
24
|
7.90
|
7.63
|
|
Hungary
|
52
|
11
|
7.05
|
7.60
|
|
Other (35)
|
354
|
223
|
9.68
|
9.77
|
|
Total
|
58,589
|
32,749
|
6.02
|
5.84
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Source: Eurostat (Temporary information)
By Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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