This market reports focuses on catfish in the US. It deals with harvests, prices, markets and imports of the species.

1. NORTH AMERICA

1.1 United States

Catfish (Basa/Pangasius)

Price

The average CIF price of catfish / pangasius fillets (basa, swai or tra) imported in May was USD 3,973 per tonne, 2% higher than in April and 9% lower than in May 2018. In the first five months, the average was USD 4,803/t, up 20% on that of the same period last year.

Graph 1: Average CIF customs price of US imports of frozen catfish/pangasius fillets (HS 0304620020), 2015–2019, USD/t

Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com

Market

In May, incoming volumes of frozen catfish fillets of basa and panga reported 2,656 tonnes, worth USD 10,553,000, up 2% in volume and 9% less in value on those imported in the previous month, and down 58% in volume and 61% in value on those imported in May 2018.

Graph 2: US imports of frozen fillets of catfish (Basa/Pangasius) (HS 0304620020), 2015–2019, tonnes and thousands USD

Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com

In the period totalled 25,612 tonnes for USD 123,021,000, 17% lower volume and 1% lower value than in the previous year. Vietnam was the supplier of 25,032 tonnes while China was the source of 579 tonnes.

Graph 3: US imports of frozen fillets of catfish (Basa/Pangasius) (HS 0304620020),January-May 2015–2019

Source: FAS-USDA/FIS.com

By DGA

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