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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
In December, on the wholesale market of Mercamadrid, incoming volumes of aquaculture species increased mainly in turbot, small seabass and large seabass. Those of medium seabass, croaker and seabream declined.
Table 1: Incoming volumes of the main aquaculture species on Mercamadrid
Item |
Volume (kg) |
% variation |
December |
November |
Croaker |
5,198 |
7,200 |
-28 |
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g |
184,541 |
186,968 |
-1 |
Aquaculture seabream 400-400 g |
110,722 |
112,181 |
-1 |
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g |
55,366 |
56,087 |
-1 |
Small seabass |
213,069 |
193,920 |
10 |
Medium-sized seabass |
142,045 |
148,073 |
-4 |
Large seabass |
71,024 |
64,640 |
10 |
Turbot |
100,409 |
72,041 |
39 |
Source: Mercamadrid
During December, incoming volumes on Mercabarna rose in the case of seabass, turbot, seabream and croaker
Prices
Spain
On Mercamadrid, in December, average prices declined in the case of turbot because of a rise in supplies. Those of croaker and seabream rose due to a drop in supplies.
Table 2: Average wholesale prices of aquaculture species, in EUR/kg ExWarehouse Spain
Item |
Average price (EUR/kg) |
% variation |
December |
November |
Croaker |
10.34 |
9.20 |
12 |
Aquaculture seabream 300-400 g |
4.62 |
4.50 |
3 |
Aquaculture seabream 400-400 g |
5.65 |
4.76 |
19 |
Aquaculture seabream over 600 g |
9.20 |
8.98 |
3 |
Small seabass |
4.61 |
4.62 |
-0 |
Medium-sized seabass |
5.60 |
5.67 |
-1 |
Large seabass |
9.00 |
9.00 |
0 |
Turbot |
9.35 |
10.19 |
-8 |
Source: FIS.com
On Mercabarna, average prices declined in the case of croaker and seabass in November, compared with the previous month, due to a rise in supplies. Those of turbot and seabream increased due to the higher demand
Markets
European Union
Table 3: Imports of the EU, communitarian and extra-communitarian, of turbot, seabass and seabream, fresh, January-November 2017/2016
Product |
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Turbot |
Extra EU |
411 |
249 |
9.98 |
9,59 |
EU |
7,322 |
6.120 |
7.81 |
8,00 |
Total turbot |
- |
6,369 |
8,90 |
8.79 |
European seabass |
Extra EU |
36,074 |
18.199 |
4.93 |
5,27 |
EU |
38,197 |
31.207 |
5.61 |
5,69 |
Total seabass |
- |
49,406 |
5,27 |
5.48 |
Gilthead seabream |
Extra EU |
53,557 |
29.303 |
4.31 |
4,39 |
EU |
43,339 |
31.713 |
4.87 |
5,18 |
Total seabream |
- |
61,016 |
4,59 |
4.78 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 4: Exports of the EU, communitarian and extra-communitarian, of turbot, seabass and seabream, fresh, January-November 2017/2016
Product |
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Turbot |
Extra EU |
660 |
351 |
12.52 |
13,49 |
EU |
8,990 |
6.322 |
7.94 |
8,99 |
Total turbot |
- |
6,673 |
10,23 |
11.24 |
European seabass |
Extra EU |
7,494 |
3.444 |
7.03 |
6,86 |
EU |
68,355 |
44.637 |
5.60 |
5,92 |
Total seabass |
- |
48,081 |
6,31 |
6.39 |
Gilthead seabream |
Extra EU |
8,769 |
5.569 |
5.67 |
5,74 |
EU |
87,341 |
50.277 |
4.74 |
5,17 |
Total seabream |
- |
55,847 |
5,20 |
5.45 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 5: Imports of fresh turbot in the EU, January-November 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Spain |
2,962 |
2,062 |
7.09 |
7.74 |
Portugal |
1,668 |
1,443 |
6.73 |
6.36 |
Netherlands |
1,136 |
1,031 |
10.32 |
9.82 |
UK |
988 |
649 |
7.52 |
8.26 |
France |
343 |
309 |
9.10 |
9.92 |
Denmark |
322 |
220 |
9.62 |
9.08 |
Norway |
268 |
172 |
8.43 |
8.36 |
Belgium |
104 |
140 |
8.80 |
8.52 |
Morocco |
142 |
77 |
12.90 |
12.33 |
Italy |
111 |
53 |
7.80 |
9.30 |
Other 18 |
207 |
212 |
13.85 |
8.46 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 6: Imports of fresh seabass in the EU, January-November 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Turkey |
35,916 |
18,052 |
4.91 |
5.24 |
Greece |
19,419 |
14,933 |
5.19 |
5.29 |
Netherlands |
9,032 |
4,461 |
5.11 |
6.55 |
Spain |
6,005 |
5,549 |
7.18 |
6.44 |
Italy |
2,524 |
1,871 |
2.82 |
2.37 |
Croatia |
933 |
1,463 |
6.35 |
6.32 |
Germany |
895 |
1,350 |
5.12 |
5.21 |
France |
513 |
936 |
14.05 |
7.75 |
UK |
427 |
381 |
9.22 |
9.18 |
Belgium |
352 |
31 |
5.74 |
10.48 |
Other 43 |
735 |
379 |
7.33 |
8.89 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 7: Imports of fresh seabream in the EU, January-November 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Turkey |
52,151 |
29,096 |
4.27 |
4.34 |
Greece |
26,854 |
17,788 |
4.73 |
4.95 |
Spain |
9,028 |
6,590 |
5.70 |
5.88 |
Netherlands |
4,336 |
2,504 |
4.29 |
4.53 |
Italy |
2,130 |
1,316 |
4.47 |
5.08 |
Germany |
992 |
1,213 |
4.32 |
4.49 |
Croatia |
503 |
1,006 |
6.59 |
6.17 |
Albany |
1,113 |
- |
3.91 |
- |
Malta |
329 |
556 |
4.35 |
4.58 |
France |
203 |
313 |
8.03 |
9.07 |
Other 32 |
1,300 |
633 |
6.95 |
7.89 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 8: Exports of fresh turbot in the EU, January-November 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Spain |
4,365 |
2,219 |
7.27 |
8.31 |
Italy |
2,574 |
1,805 |
8.07 |
8.77 |
France |
1,393 |
829 |
6.99 |
9.46 |
Germany |
471 |
415 |
12.41 |
12.12 |
Netherlands |
195 |
363 |
9.31 |
8.04 |
Portugal |
244 |
161 |
9.49 |
9.50 |
USA |
186 |
103 |
10.47 |
9.97 |
UK |
116 |
168 |
8.84 |
8.80 |
Turkey |
155 |
77 |
3.51 |
3.57 |
Switzerland |
111 |
75 |
14.94 |
16.05 |
Other 63 |
511 |
452 |
25.74 |
24.43 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 9: Exports of fresh seabass in the EU, January-November 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Italy |
32,811 |
20,185 |
5.56 |
5.80 |
Portugal |
9,073 |
6,403 |
5.85 |
5.62 |
Spain |
10,518 |
3,466 |
5.01 |
5.48 |
France |
8,191 |
4,845 |
5.68 |
6.12 |
UK |
3,617 |
3,695 |
5.55 |
5.86 |
Netherlands |
2,528 |
2,172 |
6.13 |
6.40 |
USA |
2,121 |
962 |
7.85 |
7.79 |
Germany |
1,852 |
1,183 |
6.89 |
7.70 |
Israel |
2,148 |
864 |
6.02 |
5.85 |
Bulgaria |
1,021 |
550 |
5.33 |
5.44 |
Other 62 |
5,664 |
3,753 |
8.85 |
9.39 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
Table 10: Exports of fresh seabream in the EU, January-October 2017/2016
Origin |
Volume (t) |
Average price (€/kg) |
2017 |
2016 |
2017 |
2016 |
Italy |
35,813 |
20,881 |
4.69 |
5.10 |
Spain |
15,476 |
5,858 |
4.64 |
4.85 |
Portugal |
12,881 |
7,691 |
5.17 |
5.36 |
France |
13,311 |
6,813 |
4.67 |
5.16 |
Israel |
4,904 |
3,312 |
5.09 |
5.18 |
Germany |
4,862 |
2,576 |
4.63 |
5.56 |
Netherlands |
3,016 |
2,261 |
4.96 |
5.18 |
UK |
1,716 |
1,318 |
4.72 |
5.03 |
Switzerland |
1,704 |
948 |
8.21 |
8.33 |
Bulgaria |
1,447 |
620 |
4.30 |
4.96 |
Other 57 |
5,592 |
3,567 |
6.83 |
5.98 |
Source: Eurostat (Preliminary information)
By Juan Murias
www.fis.com
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