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 This report focuses on catch volumes of different bottomfish species in the EU and Argentina. We also inform on bans, supplies, prices, inventories, markets, imports and exports of the species in the index.
1. EUROPE
1.1 European Union
Inventories / landed volumes
Spain
On the wholesale market of Mercabarna, during August, supplies of frozen bottomfish species dropped by 26%, i.e. almost 1,000 tonnes. The most important drops in volumes were registered in fresh national angler, fresh sole, fresh longline hake, fresh sea trout below 500 g, fresh import angler and fresh megrim. Fewer species registered a rise in volumes and those with the most significant ones were: fresh national longline hake, fresh wild seabream, fresh wild seabass, frozen hake slices, frozen sole and frozen cod.
On the wholesale market of Mercamadrid, incoming volumes of frozen products rose by 44 tonnes in August. The most important ones were those in pollock, cod, halibut, skin-on hake fillets, hake number 5 and skin-on whole sole. The most significant drops in frozen products were those in panga, seabream and sea trout.
Those of fresh species declined by 44 tonnes. The most remarkable drops were those in Chilean hake, longline hake, sea trout, small megrim and conger. The most important increases were registered in Gran Sol hake, angler, medium and large megrim and medium and small sole.
Table 1: Incoming volumes in the main bottomfish species
in Mercamadrid
|
Item
|
Volume (kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
August
|
July
|
|
Frozen
|
332,809
|
288,157
|
15
|
|
Kingclip
|
21,540
|
|
-
|
|
Cod clusters
|
83,561
|
67,728
|
23
|
|
Red porgy
|
3,454
|
14,665
|
-76
|
|
Megrim
|
4,222
|
2,937
|
44
|
|
Frozen halibut
|
60,800
|
47,164
|
29
|
|
Skin-on whole sole
|
11,393
|
1,275
|
794
|
|
Skin-on hake fillets
|
38,934
|
27,206
|
43
|
|
Skinless hake fillets
|
19,466
|
13,604
|
43
|
|
Hake n-4 up to 2.5 kg
|
25,955
|
18,137
|
43
|
|
Hake no. 5 of +2.5 kg
|
38,934
|
27,206
|
43
|
|
Hake slice
|
6,488
|
4,532
|
43
|
|
Panga fillets
|
5,010
|
26,224
|
-81
|
|
Sea trout No 0 up to 0.250 kg
|
2,954
|
9,048
|
-67
|
|
Sea trout No 1 up to 0.5 kg
|
118
|
362
|
-67
|
|
Sea trout No 2 up to 0.8 kg
|
4,724
|
14,476
|
-67
|
|
Sea trout No 3 up to 1.5 kg
|
4,016
|
12,306
|
-67
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
1,240
|
1,287
|
-4
|
|
Fresh
|
2,303,999
|
2,348,078
|
-2
|
|
Kingclip
|
70,457
|
54,133
|
30
|
|
Whole head-on cod 1/2 kg
|
82,868
|
89,145
|
-7
|
|
Whole headless cod 4/6 kg
|
41,435
|
44,574
|
-7
|
|
Cod fillet
|
10,366
|
11,142
|
-7
|
|
Salted cod
|
72,505
|
78,007
|
-7
|
|
Seabream of 1.0 to 1 kg
|
7,064
|
12,485
|
-43
|
|
Seabream of 1 to 1.5 kg
|
5,499
|
9,220
|
-40
|
|
Axillary seabream 0.5 to 0.6 kg
|
3,140
|
4,281
|
-27
|
|
Whole white hake
|
2,805
|
3,878
|
-28
|
|
Angler cheeks
|
8,660
|
4,305
|
101
|
|
Cod cheeks
|
15,585
|
7,751
|
101
|
|
Hake cheeks
|
10,387
|
5,165
|
101
|
|
Conger
|
86,813
|
102,647
|
-15
|
|
Large megrim
|
54,464
|
31,863
|
71
|
|
Medium megrim
|
110,274
|
96,796
|
14
|
|
Small megrim
|
59,498
|
76,134
|
-22
|
|
Common dab
|
50,072
|
64,128
|
-22
|
|
Large sole
|
8,536
|
7,947
|
7
|
|
Medium sole
|
35,608
|
33,119
|
8
|
|
Small sole
|
23,497
|
21,848
|
8
|
|
Soles
|
2,854
|
7,432
|
-62
|
|
Chilean hake
|
28,137
|
71,881
|
-61
|
|
Gran Sol hake +2.5 – 5 kg
|
444,009
|
380,207
|
17
|
|
Gran Sol hake 5 kg/up
|
200,572
|
190,098
|
6
|
|
Hake caught with longlines + 2.5-5 kg
|
394,442
|
435,055
|
-9
|
|
Hake caught with longlines + 5 kg
|
170,831
|
190,098
|
-10
|
|
Grouper
|
4,128
|
1,345
|
207
|
|
Gran Sole fine sea trout -0.2 kg
|
16,685
|
20,814
|
-20
|
|
Gran Sol sea trout over 1 kg
|
52,146
|
57,039
|
-9
|
|
Saithe 0.2 to 1 kg
|
10,504
|
13,116
|
-20
|
|
Longline-caught sea trout + 1 kg
|
41,713
|
61,006
|
-32
|
|
Popular sea trout 0.2/0.8 kg
|
66,809
|
84,114
|
-21
|
|
Sea trout guts 0.2/0.3 kg
|
20,715
|
26,232
|
-21
|
|
Head-on angler
|
11,372
|
5,872
|
94
|
|
Angler tails
|
64,420
|
33,247
|
94
|
|
Skate
|
12,687
|
10,227
|
24
|
|
Kingclip
|
2,442
|
1,287
|
90
|
|
Tilapia
|
|
440
|
-100
|
Source: Mercamadrid
France
At French ports, in August, supplies of bottomfish species rose by 1,015 tonnes. The most important increases were registered in saithe, hake, angler, skate, conger, haddock and whiting. The only drop was reported by brill. The main ports were Lorient and Le Guilvinec.
Table 2: Volumes landed at French ports
|
Species
|
Volumes in 2017 (t)
|
Cumulative volume Jan/Aug (t)
|
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
Year 2017
|
Year 2016
|
% of variation
|
|
Kingclip
|
86
|
63
|
37
|
775
|
259
|
199
|
|
Cod
|
121
|
102
|
18
|
923
|
450
|
105
|
|
Saithe
|
666
|
469
|
42
|
4,876
|
3,571
|
37
|
|
Black seabream
|
79
|
69
|
15
|
755
|
382
|
98
|
|
Conger
|
181
|
94
|
92
|
1,078
|
309
|
248
|
|
Croaker
|
58
|
50
|
16
|
299
|
110
|
172
|
|
Haddock
|
390
|
307
|
27
|
2,436
|
1,667
|
46
|
|
Megrim
|
179
|
144
|
24
|
1,626
|
1,468
|
11
|
|
Flatfish
|
164
|
124
|
32
|
1,646
|
1,115
|
48
|
|
Ling
|
75
|
82
|
-9
|
908
|
312
|
191
|
|
Hake
|
964
|
772
|
25
|
8,463
|
5,965
|
42
|
|
John dory
|
131
|
118
|
11
|
828
|
375
|
121
|
|
Whiting
|
308
|
266
|
16
|
4,024
|
3,611
|
11
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
1,092
|
948
|
15
|
8,119
|
2,690
|
202
|
|
Skate
|
367
|
253
|
45
|
2,497
|
854
|
192
|
|
Brill
|
19
|
20
|
-6
|
196
|
46
|
322
|
|
Red mullet
|
89
|
74
|
20
|
624
|
220
|
184
|
Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
At Italian ports, during August, volumes of the all species analysed declined. The most important drops were those in hake, sole and angler. The most important volumes were landed at the ports of Aci Trezza with 10 tonnes and San Benedetto de Tronto with 14 tonnes.
Table 3: Volumes landed at Italian ports
|
Species
|
Volumes in 2017 (t)
|
Cumulative volume Jan/Aug (t)
|
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
Year 2017
|
Year 2016
|
% of variation
|
|
Red scorpionfish
|
0
|
1
|
-93
|
6
|
8
|
-31
|
|
Conger
|
0
|
0
|
-13
|
3
|
2
|
64
|
|
Flatfish
|
5
|
12
|
-56
|
104
|
106
|
-2
|
|
Hake
|
15
|
32
|
-52
|
214
|
209
|
2
|
|
Plaice
|
0
|
1
|
-56
|
4
|
5
|
-30
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
5
|
12
|
-56
|
104
|
106
|
-2
|
Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
United Kingdom
In June 2017, the volumes landed at the UK ports, both by the national and the foreign fleets, declined by 72 tonnes. The highest rises were thse in plaice, cod and haddock. The most important drops were those in angler, hake, skates, saithe, four-spot megrim and ling. The main ports were those of Peterhead in Scotland, Skaagen in Denmark, Killybegs in Denmark, Lochinver and Scrabster in Scotland.
Table 4: Volumes landed in the United Kingdom
|
Species
|
Volumes in 2017 (t)
|
Cumulative volume Jan/Jun (t)
|
|
June
|
May
|
% of variation
|
Year 2017
|
Year 2016
|
% of variation
|
|
Brill
|
20
|
30
|
-32
|
2
|
1
|
20
|
|
Cod
|
1,568
|
1,447
|
8
|
37
|
36
|
5
|
|
Picked dogfish
|
144
|
157
|
-8
|
1
|
1
|
-4
|
|
Haddock
|
2,419
|
2,108
|
15
|
65
|
50
|
30
|
|
Hake
|
1,168
|
1,283
|
-9
|
50
|
57
|
-13
|
|
Halibut
|
20
|
19
|
10
|
6
|
3
|
139
|
|
Lemon sole
|
169
|
197
|
-14
|
8
|
10
|
-16
|
|
Ling
|
406
|
465
|
-13
|
10
|
10
|
4
|
|
Four-spot megrim
|
329
|
394
|
-17
|
22
|
20
|
7
|
|
Angler
|
673
|
987
|
-32
|
29
|
35
|
-17
|
|
Other demersal species
|
351
|
455
|
-23
|
5
|
13
|
-60
|
|
Plaice
|
1,572
|
1,084
|
45
|
18
|
18
|
-5
|
|
kingclip
|
90
|
109
|
-18
|
4
|
3
|
10
|
|
Saithe
|
504
|
595
|
-15
|
18
|
27
|
-34
|
|
Rays and Skates
|
132
|
247
|
-47
|
2
|
2
|
-22
|
|
Flatfish
|
136
|
193
|
-29
|
12
|
11
|
11
|
|
Weakfish
|
654
|
643
|
2
|
11
|
10
|
14
|
|
Lemon sole
|
63
|
96
|
-34
|
2
|
2
|
-2
|
Source: Marine Management Organisation
Denmark
The volumes of bottomfish species auction at Denmark markets in August have increased from those of the previous month; the most important ones being those in saithe, European plaice, hake and cod. The most significant drops were those in lemon sole, pollock and Wels catfish.
Table 5: Volumes landed on Danish markets
|
Species
|
Volumes in 2017 (t)
|
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
|
Atlantic halibut
|
10,626
|
14,637
|
-27.40
|
|
Blue ling
|
1,789
|
1,683
|
6.27
|
|
Blue ling
|
820
|
|
-
|
|
Wels catfish
|
32,172
|
68,047
|
-52.72
|
|
Cod
|
1,794,680
|
1,545,259
|
16.14
|
|
Atlantic cod
|
1,316
|
4,702
|
-72.01
|
|
Common dab
|
150,911
|
128,038
|
17.86
|
|
Common sole
|
2,958
|
1,697
|
74.28
|
|
Common conger
|
89
|
49
|
81.63
|
|
European plaice
|
735
|
|
-
|
|
Baltic plaice
|
|
40
|
-100.00
|
|
Greater forkbeard
|
51
|
800
|
-93.62
|
|
Scorpion fish
|
1,023
|
941
|
8.77
|
|
Greenland halibut
|
71,231
|
91,569
|
-22.21
|
|
Greenland halibut
|
254
|
|
-
|
|
Haddock
|
553,881
|
558,129
|
-0.76
|
|
Hake
|
1,322,845
|
957,212
|
38.20
|
|
Whiting
|
1,308
|
2,840
|
-53.94
|
|
Lemon sole
|
90,962
|
133,918
|
-32.08
|
|
Kingclip
|
279,914
|
230,529
|
21.42
|
|
Kingclip
|
263
|
306
|
-14.05
|
|
Four-spot megrim
|
14,985
|
12,257
|
22.25
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
322,999
|
273,755
|
17.99
|
|
Angler tails
|
113
|
75
|
50.67
|
|
Mullet
|
6
|
|
-
|
|
King mackerel
|
1,052
|
101
|
946.77
|
|
European plaice
|
2,655,899
|
1,842,476
|
44.15
|
|
kingclip
|
53,261
|
103,600
|
-48.59
|
|
Skate
|
3,639
|
306
|
1.089.22
|
|
Skate fins
|
2,558
|
3,982
|
-35.75
|
|
Rosefish
|
16,102
|
16,086
|
0.10
|
|
Roes
|
|
9
|
-100.00
|
|
Saithe
|
3,914,963
|
2,697,337
|
45.14
|
|
Freckled sea catfish
|
7,856
|
18,170
|
-56.76
|
|
Tusk
|
10,945
|
13,296
|
-17.69
|
|
Whiting
|
35,738
|
25,679
|
39.17
|
|
Lemon sole
|
139,880
|
218,490
|
-35.98
|
Source: Fiskeauktion.dk
Prices
Spain
On Mercabarna, in August, the species with the most important drops were fresh snapper, fresh national longline hake, fresh import angler and fresh saithe. The most significant increases were registered in fresh wild seabream, fresh conger, fresh sea trout, fresh sole, fresh wild seabass, fresh wild turbot and fresh wild cod.
On the wholesale market of Mercamadrid, prices of frozen species remained stable. As regards fresh species, the most important drops were registered in Gran Sol hake, longline hake, sea trout, seabream and medium megrim. The most important increases were those in cheeks, Chilean hake, seabream and small megrim.
Table 6: Prices on the wholesale market of Spain
|
Item
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
Variation (%)
|
|
August
|
July
|
|
Frozen
|
|
Kingclip
|
3.91
|
|
-
|
|
Cod clusters
|
5.50
|
5.50
|
0
|
|
Red porgy
|
12.02
|
12.02
|
0
|
|
Megrim
|
4.21
|
4.21
|
0
|
|
Frozen halibut
|
1.60
|
-
|
-
|
|
Skin-on whole sole
|
10.50
|
10.50
|
0
|
|
Skin-on hake fillets
|
4.41
|
4.41
|
0
|
|
Skinless hake fillets
|
4.71
|
4.71
|
0
|
|
Hake n-4 up to 2.5 kg
|
6.01
|
6.01
|
0
|
|
Hake no. 5 of +2.5 kg
|
7.21
|
7.21
|
0
|
|
Hake slice
|
5.15
|
5.15
|
0
|
|
Panga fillets
|
3.31
|
3.31
|
0
|
|
Sea trout No 0 up to 0.250 kg
|
2.00
|
2.00
|
0
|
|
Sea trout No 1 up to 0.5 kg
|
2.25
|
2.25
|
0
|
|
Sea trout No 2 up to 0.8 kg
|
3.01
|
3.01
|
0
|
|
Sea trout No 3 up to 1.5 kg
|
3.91
|
3.91
|
0
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
14.42
|
14.42
|
0
|
|
Fresh
|
|
Kingclip
|
5.00
|
5.00
|
0
|
|
Whole head-on cod 1/2 kg
|
7.50
|
7.50
|
0
|
|
Whole headless cod 4/6 kg
|
9.50
|
9.50
|
0
|
|
Cod fillet
|
10
|
10
|
-2
|
|
Salted cod
|
10.50
|
10.50
|
0
|
|
Seabream of 0.7 to 1 kg
|
25.39
|
26.00
|
-2
|
|
Seabream of 1 to 1.5 kg
|
27.50
|
27.25
|
1
|
|
Axillary seabream 0.5 to 0.6 kg
|
14.50
|
14.88
|
-3
|
|
Whole white hake
|
5.75
|
5.75
|
0
|
|
Angler cheeks
|
35
|
34
|
1
|
|
Cod cheeks
|
13.50
|
13.71
|
-2
|
|
Hake cheeks
|
50.00
|
49.14
|
2
|
|
Conger
|
5.44
|
5.50
|
-1
|
|
Large megrim
|
11.05
|
11.28
|
-2
|
|
Medium megrim
|
6.36
|
6.92
|
-8
|
|
Small megrim
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
|
Common dab
|
5.20
|
5.01
|
4
|
|
Large sole
|
28.75
|
28.75
|
0
|
|
Medium sole
|
25.50
|
25.50
|
0
|
|
Small sole
|
14.50
|
14.50
|
0
|
|
Soles
|
3.50
|
3.50
|
0
|
|
Chilean hake
|
8
|
7
|
5
|
|
Gran Sol hake +2.5 – 5 kg
|
4.23
|
4.69
|
-10
|
|
Gran Sol hake 5 kg/up
|
5.11
|
6.04
|
-16
|
|
Hake caught with longlines + 2.5-5 kg
|
7.83
|
7.96
|
-2
|
|
Hake caught with longlines + 5 kg
|
9.08
|
9.88
|
-8
|
|
Grouper
|
27.00
|
27.00
|
0
|
|
Gran Sole Fine sea trout -0.2kg
|
6.97
|
7.24
|
-4
|
|
Gran Sol sea trout over 1 kg
|
4.13
|
4.75
|
-13
|
|
Saithe 0.2 to 1 kg
|
3
|
3
|
6
|
|
Longline-caught sea trout + 1 kg
|
7.42
|
7.53
|
-1
|
|
Popular sea trout 0.2/0.8 kg
|
3.41
|
4.17
|
-18
|
|
Sea trout guts 0.2/0.3 kg
|
9.63
|
10.03
|
-4
|
|
Head-on angler
|
11.50
|
11.93
|
-4
|
|
Angler tails
|
17.50
|
17.64
|
-1
|
|
Skate
|
8.00
|
8.00
|
0
|
|
Kingclip
|
9.50
|
9.50
|
0
|
|
Tilapia
|
|
5.20
|
-100
|
Source: Mercamadrid
France
On French first-sale markets, the most important increases in prices were registered in red mullet, brill, haddock, black seabream, pollock and angler. The most significant drops were those in skate, sole, John dory, croaker, conger and cod.
Table 7: Average prices at French first-sale ports,
July-August 2017, in EUR/kg
|
Species
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
|
Kingclip
|
7.43
|
7.23
|
3
|
|
Cod
|
5.20
|
5.42
|
-4
|
|
Saithe
|
2.39
|
2.58
|
-7
|
|
Black seabream
|
7.40
|
7.14
|
4
|
|
Conger
|
1.64
|
1.97
|
-17
|
|
Croaker
|
8.70
|
9.18
|
-5
|
|
Haddock
|
2.84
|
2.50
|
14
|
|
Megrim
|
3.24
|
3.23
|
0
|
|
Flatfish
|
17.36
|
17.99
|
-4
|
|
Ling
|
3.38
|
3.34
|
1
|
|
Hake
|
2.81
|
2.93
|
-4
|
|
John dory
|
13.47
|
13.98
|
-4
|
|
Whiting
|
3.36
|
3.27
|
3
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
6.68
|
6.54
|
2
|
|
Skate
|
12.07
|
12.96
|
-7
|
|
Brill
|
12.88
|
11.69
|
10
|
|
Red mullet
|
11.15
|
9.37
|
19
|
Source: FranceAgriMer
Italy
On Italian first-sale markets, prices of red scorpionfish, conger, sole, hake and angler declined. That of plaice declined.
Table 8: Average prices at Italian first-sale ports,
July-August 2017, in EUR/kg
|
Product
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
|
Lowest price
|
Highest price
|
Lowest price
|
Highest price
|
Lowest price
|
Highest price
|
|
Red scorpionfish
|
3.75
|
3.98
|
8.19
|
11.27
|
-54
|
-65
|
|
Conger
|
0.49
|
0.61
|
0.94
|
1.04
|
-48
|
-42
|
|
Flatfish
|
4.92
|
7.13
|
7.36
|
10.57
|
-33
|
-33
|
|
Hake
|
4.75
|
7.44
|
5.67
|
8.97
|
-16
|
-17
|
|
Plaice
|
7.13
|
9.95
|
6.18
|
11.29
|
15
|
-12
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
4.92
|
7.13
|
7.36
|
10.57
|
-33
|
-33
|
Source: ISMEA (Istituto di Servizi per il mercato agricolo e alimentare)
United Kingdom
In June, and compared with the previous month, the most important drops were registered in angler, four-spot megrim, sole, hake, ling and lemon sole. The most important rises were those in cod, plaice, halibut and haddock.
Table 9: Average prices at the UK,
May-June 2017, in £/t
|
Species
|
June
|
May
|
% of variation
|
|
Brill
|
1.55
|
1.73
|
-10
|
|
Cod
|
37.44
|
28.94
|
29
|
|
Picked dogfish
|
0.60
|
0.69
|
-12
|
|
Haddock
|
64.89
|
60.25
|
8
|
|
Hake
|
49.51
|
51.83
|
-4
|
|
Halibut
|
6.49
|
4.97
|
31
|
|
Lemon sole
|
8.06
|
9.98
|
-19
|
|
Ling
|
10.39
|
12.37
|
-16
|
|
Four-spot megrim
|
21.58
|
24.54
|
-12
|
|
Angler
|
29.18
|
41.37
|
-29
|
|
Other demersal species
|
4.98
|
4.76
|
5
|
|
Plaice
|
17.53
|
12.46
|
41
|
|
kingclip
|
3.54
|
3.61
|
-2
|
|
Saithe
|
17.80
|
17.62
|
1
|
|
Rays and Skates
|
1.73
|
2.38
|
-28
|
|
Flatfish
|
11.87
|
14.24
|
-17
|
|
Weakfish
|
11.28
|
12.08
|
-7
|
|
Lemon sole
|
1.83
|
2.32
|
-21
|
Source: Marine Management Organisation
Denmark
The most important drops in average prices on Danish markets were those in common sole, skate and European plaice. The most significant increases were registered in freckled sea catfish, Wels catfish, lemon sole, pollock and angler tails.
Table 10: Average prices on Danish markets in EUR/kg
|
Species
|
August (EUR/kg)
|
June (EUR/kg)
|
% of variation
|
|
Atlantic halibut
|
8.49
|
8.11
|
4.68
|
|
Blue ling
|
2.14
|
1.99
|
7.78
|
|
Blue ling
|
33.93
|
|
-
|
|
Wels catfish
|
4.61
|
2.68
|
71.65
|
|
Cod
|
3.96
|
3.87
|
2.27
|
|
Atlantic cod
|
2.25
|
2.09
|
7.69
|
|
Common dab
|
1.16
|
1.18
|
-1.77
|
|
Common sole
|
12.47
|
13.52
|
-7.76
|
|
Common conger
|
0.40
|
0.40
|
0.00
|
|
European plaice
|
0.31
|
|
-
|
|
Baltic plaice
|
|
0.40
|
-
|
|
Greater forkbeard
|
0.54
|
0.49
|
10.51
|
|
Scorpion fish
|
3.10
|
2.97
|
4.62
|
|
Greenland halibut
|
3.71
|
3.89
|
-4.42
|
|
Greenland halibut
|
3.56
|
|
-
|
|
Haddock
|
1.77
|
1.52
|
16.40
|
|
Hake
|
1.62
|
1.70
|
-4.58
|
|
Whiting
|
1.39
|
1.19
|
16.45
|
|
Lemon sole
|
5.07
|
5.12
|
-1.07
|
|
kingclip
|
2.05
|
1.69
|
21.46
|
|
kingclip
|
0.17
|
0.17
|
1.24
|
|
Four-spot megrim
|
1.94
|
2.28
|
-14.67
|
|
Blackbellied angler
|
4.36
|
4.49
|
-2.94
|
|
Angler tails
|
8.32
|
7.92
|
5.03
|
|
Mullet
|
8.04
|
|
-
|
|
King mackerel
|
6.81
|
6.86
|
-0.85
|
|
European plaice
|
2.04
|
2.49
|
-18.25
|
|
kingclip
|
4.18
|
3.37
|
23.78
|
|
Skate
|
0.87
|
1.38
|
-37.46
|
|
Skate fins
|
1.86
|
1.65
|
12.84
|
|
Rosefish
|
2.24
|
2.14
|
4.70
|
|
Roes
|
|
1.61
|
-
|
|
Saithe
|
1.49
|
1.61
|
-6.98
|
|
Freckled sea catfish
|
3.51
|
1.62
|
117.10
|
|
Tusk
|
1.45
|
1.09
|
32.59
|
|
Whiting
|
1.36
|
1.19
|
14.79
|
|
Lemon sole
|
3.14
|
2.69
|
16.63
|
Source: Fiskeauktion.dk
Market
European Union
Table 11: Imports of the main bottomfish species,
fresh and salted dried, by the EU, January-May 2016/2017
|
Product
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
|
20,010
|
14,942
|
6.44
|
6.46
|
|
Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
|
423
|
267
|
6.99
|
5.72
|
|
Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
|
722
|
1,400
|
11.87
|
5.20
|
|
North Sea plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
|
1,462
|
746
|
3.93
|
2.82
|
|
Soles (Solea spp)
|
4,484
|
3,589
|
6.51
|
6.16
|
|
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
|
607
|
331
|
5.74
|
3.25
|
|
Fish of the genus Rhombosolea
|
494
|
446
|
2.66
|
4.01
|
|
Fish of the species Pelotreis flavilatus and Peltorhamphus novaezelandiae
|
450
|
243
|
7.43
|
4.02
|
|
Other flat fish, except turbot
|
6,873
|
4,172
|
2.80
|
2.80
|
|
Cod (Gadus morhua)
|
197,932
|
110,917
|
4.58
|
3.95
|
|
Cod (Gadus ogac)
|
322
|
175
|
3.03
|
3.87
|
|
Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
|
23,347
|
11,521
|
4.38
|
5.44
|
|
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
|
39,661
|
17,243
|
4.93
|
2.43
|
|
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
|
12,467
|
7,830
|
3.05
|
3.43
|
|
Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) y deep-water Cape hake (Merluccius paradoxus)
|
19,860
|
12,574
|
4.86
|
5.56
|
|
Argentine hake (South American hake) (Merluccius hubbsi)
|
14,862
|
12,667
|
3.93
|
2.70
|
|
Southern hake (Merluccius australis)
|
5,806
|
6,234
|
3.35
|
4.42
|
|
Other hakes of genus Merluccius
|
9,379
|
5,921
|
2.51
|
2.28
|
|
Hakes of the genus Urophycis
|
958
|
543
|
2.77
|
2.78
|
|
Alaskan pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
|
2,301
|
2,703
|
6.49
|
3.75
|
|
Skates (Rajidae)
|
2,788
|
2,262
|
3.15
|
3.05
|
|
Cod fillets (Gadus macrocephalus)
|
25,435
|
15,535
|
5.62
|
4.59
|
|
Cod fillets (Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac)
|
210,389
|
129,867
|
5.32
|
5.35
|
|
Haddock fillets (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
|
31,434
|
18,536
|
5.38
|
6.01
|
|
Saithe fillets (Pollachius virens)
|
36,935
|
22,594
|
4.37
|
4.34
|
|
Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) y deep-water Cape hake (Merluccius paradoxus)
|
68,446
|
33,339
|
4.70
|
4.18
|
|
Argentine hake (South American hake) (Merluccius hubbsi)
|
25,756
|
15,393
|
3.62
|
3.67
|
|
Other hakes fillets of the genus Merluccius
|
25,148
|
14,856
|
3.35
|
8.33
|
|
Hake fillets of the genus Urophycis
|
277
|
120
|
7.65
|
4.87
|
|
Alaskan pollock fillets (Theragra chalcogramma)
|
305,181
|
169,195
|
2.97
|
3.64
|
|
Fish fillets (Boreogadus saida)
|
92
|
162
|
7.33
|
7.41
|
|
Whiting fillets (Merlangius merlangus)
|
737
|
511
|
5.70
|
4.50
|
|
Blue grenadier fillets (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
|
22,441
|
12,369
|
4.03
|
6.30
|
|
Ling fillets (Molva spp.)
|
1,151
|
849
|
4.71
|
4.46
|
|
Other fillets of the species Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
|
10,975
|
6,721
|
5.40
|
5.26
|
|
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, non-smoked, of cods of the species Gadus macrocephalus
|
1,100
|
1,032
|
7.36
|
6.43
|
|
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, non-smoked, of cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac) and Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida)
|
21,090
|
14,527
|
7.37
|
5.23
|
|
Other cod fillets
|
6,670
|
4,769
|
6.39
|
5.99
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), dried, non-salted, non-smoked
|
3,185
|
2,270
|
12.82
|
11.45
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), dried, salted, non-smoked
|
58,792
|
31,315
|
9.76
|
6.76
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), non-dried, salted, non-smoked and in brine
|
114,253
|
76,631
|
4.99
|
4.54
|
|
Fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted, non-dried, non-smoked and in brine
|
55
|
74
|
9.50
|
8.30
|
|
Total
|
1,334,749
|
787,390
|
4.27
|
4.39
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 12: Exports of the main bottomfish species,
fresh and salted dried, by the EU, January-May 2016/2017
|
Product
|
Volume (mt)
|
Average price (EUR/kg)
|
|
2017
|
2016
|
2017
|
2016
|
|
Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)
|
36,417
|
17,554
|
7.09
|
7.43
|
|
Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
|
1,002
|
345
|
7.56
|
6.07
|
|
Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)
|
586
|
420
|
4.36
|
8.67
|
|
North Sea plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)
|
2,428
|
1,239
|
3.71
|
4.08
|
|
Soles (Solea spp)
|
1,566
|
1,106
|
12.68
|
12.66
|
|
Flounder (Platichthys flesus)
|
1,600
|
1,177
|
3.47
|
2.61
|
|
Fish of the genus Rhombosolea
|
29
|
5
|
5.73
|
6.66
|
|
Fish of the species Pelotreis flavilatus and Peltorhamphus novaezelandiae
|
848
|
37
|
6.08
|
3.19
|
|
Other flat fish, except turbot
|
3,957
|
2,494
|
5.55
|
4.12
|
|
Cod (Gadus morhua)
|
64,443
|
46,659
|
6.42
|
6.55
|
|
Cod (Gadus ogac)
|
14
|
7
|
5.91
|
3.11
|
|
Cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
|
3,020
|
1,856
|
6.08
|
5.36
|
|
Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
|
13,483
|
7,518
|
2.45
|
4.45
|
|
Saithe (Pollachius virens)
|
3,359
|
5,870
|
3.94
|
9.65
|
|
Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) y deep-water Cape hake (Merluccius paradoxus)
|
6,101
|
3,481
|
3.91
|
3.43
|
|
Argentine hake (South American hake) (Merluccius hubbsi)
|
27,386
|
12,033
|
2.36
|
2.47
|
|
Southern hake (Merluccius australis)
|
3,658
|
1,756
|
4.73
|
5.45
|
|
Other hakes of genus Merluccius
|
9,419
|
5,227
|
3.64
|
2.26
|
|
Hakes of the genus Urophycis
|
472
|
246
|
3.63
|
3.43
|
|
Alaskan pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)
|
372
|
71
|
4.27
|
5.17
|
|
Skates (Rajidae)
|
1,337
|
852
|
4.92
|
3.50
|
|
Cod fillets (Gadus macrocephalus)
|
6,467
|
4,554
|
6.59
|
5.57
|
|
Cod fillets (Gadus morhua and Gadus ogac)
|
39,803
|
30,387
|
5.80
|
5.82
|
|
Haddock fillets (Melanogrammus aeglefinus)
|
3,025
|
2,278
|
5.89
|
5.98
|
|
Saithe fillets (Pollachius virens)
|
7,480
|
8,499
|
4.41
|
4.13
|
|
Shallow-water Cape hake (Merluccius capensis) y deep-water Cape hake (Merluccius paradoxus)
|
7,548
|
4,039
|
5.11
|
4.64
|
|
Argentine hake (South American hake) (Merluccius hubbsi)
|
8,343
|
2,879
|
3.58
|
3.79
|
|
Other hakes fillets of the genus Merluccius
|
2,273
|
1,172
|
4.49
|
4.23
|
|
Hake fillets of the genus Urophycis
|
59
|
70
|
6.86
|
5.08
|
|
Alaskan pollock fillets (Theragra chalcogramma)
|
18,488
|
11,441
|
3.44
|
3.45
|
|
Fish fillets (Boreogadus saida)
|
5
|
7
|
10.49
|
7.15
|
|
Whiting fillets (Merlangius merlangus)
|
1,477
|
978
|
5.09
|
6.31
|
|
Blue grenadier fillets (Macruronus novaezelandiae)
|
684
|
625
|
4.37
|
4.52
|
|
Ling fillets (Molva spp.)
|
477
|
224
|
5.93
|
4.80
|
|
Other fillets of the species Bregmacerotidae, Euclichthyidae, Gadidae, Macrouridae, Melanonidae, Merlucciidae, Moridae and Muraenolepididae
|
1,890
|
999
|
7.03
|
7.66
|
|
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, non-smoked, of cods of the species Gadus macrocephalus
|
2,621
|
1,697
|
10.90
|
8.18
|
|
Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, non-smoked, of cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac) and Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida)
|
2,366
|
2,544
|
9.11
|
9.14
|
|
Other cod fillets
|
1,630
|
1,149
|
11.49
|
10.12
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), dried, non-salted, non-smoked
|
1,403
|
1,555
|
16.96
|
13.42
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), dried, salted, non-smoked
|
10,487
|
6,849
|
8.09
|
7.51
|
|
Cods (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), non-dried, salted, non-smoked and in brine
|
16,992
|
10,792
|
9.25
|
5.78
|
|
Fish of the species Boreogadus saida, salted, non-dried, non-smoked and in brine
|
3
|
88
|
7.59
|
4.87
|
|
Total
|
315,019
|
202,776
|
5.18
|
5.52
|
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
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2. SOUTH AMERICA
2.1 Argentina
Inventories / landed volumes
In August, the most important variations among the main bottomfish species were registered in hubbsi hake of parallel 41° and yellow croaker. The most significant increases were those in Patagonian grenadier, hubbsi hake S41° and blue whiting.
Table 13: Volumes of bottomfish landed at Argentine ports,
in tonnes
|
Species
|
Volumes in 2017 (t)
|
Cumulative volume Jan/Aug (t)
|
|
August
|
July
|
% of variation
|
Year 2017
|
Year 2016
|
% of variation
|
|
Kingclip
|
82
|
160
|
-49
|
2,566
|
2,400
|
7
|
|
Red porgy
|
73
|
136
|
-46
|
1,987
|
1,743
|
14
|
|
White croaker
|
4,354
|
3,417
|
27
|
14,188
|
24,044
|
-41
|
|
Soles
|
115
|
177
|
-35
|
2,937
|
3,603
|
-18
|
|
Southern hake
|
0
|
133
|
-100
|
980
|
2,352
|
-58
|
|
Patagonian grenadier
|
0
|
2,470
|
-100
|
13,110
|
23,793
|
-45
|
|
Hubbsi hake of San Matías Gulf
|
0
|
1
|
-100
|
220
|
3,008
|
-93
|
|
Hubbsi hake to the north of 41° (CTMFM)
|
511
|
1,620
|
-68
|
16,515
|
7,415
|
123
|
|
Hubbsi hake to the north of 41° (ZEEA)
|
1,508
|
243
|
521
|
18,797
|
17,957
|
5
|
|
Hubbsi hake to the south of 41°
|
22,028
|
23,904
|
-8
|
147,997
|
161,364
|
-8
|
|
Patagonian toothfish
|
0
|
16
|
-99
|
1,526
|
1,886
|
-19
|
|
Grouper
|
21
|
27
|
-22
|
597
|
624
|
-4
|
|
Weakfish
|
1,072
|
1,509
|
-29
|
9,470
|
7,321
|
29
|
|
Monkfish
|
73
|
81
|
-9
|
1,875
|
2,316
|
-19
|
|
Blue whiting
|
0
|
1,470
|
-100
|
9,479
|
6,035
|
57
|
|
Skates
|
712
|
1,057
|
-33
|
14,161
|
13,462
|
5
|
Source: Maritime Fishery Directorate
Markets
Table 14: Exports of Hubbsi hake fillets April 2017
|
HS
|
Item
|
May 2017
|
Cumulative 2017
|
|
(Through 30 May)
|
|
tm
|
Thousands of USD
|
Average price in USD/t
|
tm
|
Thousands of USD
|
Average price
|
|
0303.66.00.11
|
Hubbsi hake in containers, NC below 1 kg
|
65
|
113
|
1,733
|
265
|
476
|
1,797
|
|
0303.66.00.19
|
Hubbsi hake in containers, NC above 3 kg above 3 kg.
|
3,766
|
5,756
|
1,528
|
14,060
|
21,420
|
1,523
|
|
0304.74.00.21
|
Frozen fillets in containers, NC below 1 kg
|
257
|
904
|
3,516
|
1,654
|
5,938
|
3,591
|
|
0304.74.00.91
|
Frozen fillets in containers, NC above 1 kg
|
5,551
|
16,300
|
2,936
|
26,324
|
77,066
|
2,928
|
|
1604.19.00.150Q
|
Fillets and other breaded meat in containers, NC below 1 kg
|
18
|
76
|
4,148
|
75
|
321
|
8,467
|
|
1604.19.00.950J
|
Fillets and other breaded meat in containers, NC above 1 kg above 1 kg.
|
57
|
219
|
3,870
|
404
|
1,575
|
3,898
|
|
1604.20.90.2
|
Other products and canned products
|
57
|
107
|
2,673
|
297
|
805
|
2,712
|
|
Total hubbsi hake
|
9,771
|
23,475
|
2,915
|
43,079
|
107,601
|
3,559
|
Source: Fishery Economy Directorate, based on information from the INDEC
By Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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