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This report analyses different aspects of prices, markets and exports of surimi and derived products in USA.
1. NORTH AMERICA
1.1 United States
Surimi
Prices
At US Customs, the average price of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus) (HS 0304991130) was USD 2.69/kg in September. This price is 1% lower than August and 1% higher than September 2018. In the first nine months of the year, the price averaged USD 2.74/kg, up 7% on that of the same period in 2018.
Graph 1: Average FOB Price at Customs of exports of of Alaska pollock surimi(Gadus chalcogrammus), 2015/2019, in USD/t
Source: FAS-USDA
Table 1: FOB prices for US exports of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), USD/t
Destination
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Sep/19
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Aug/19
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Sep/18
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Var. % Sep/19 Aug/19
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Var. % Sep/19 Sep/18
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China
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3,667
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3,366
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2,719
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+9%
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+35%
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France
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2,480
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2,475
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2,667
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0%
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-7%
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Germany
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2,528
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2,100
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2,100
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+20%
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+20%
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Japan
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2,742
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2,760
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2,673
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-1%
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+3%
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1.1 Repiblic of Korea
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2,668
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2,675
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2,719
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0%
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-2%
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Russia
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Spain
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2,303
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2,279
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2,673
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+1%
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-14%
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Source: FAS-USDA
Markets
In the reported month, American exports of Alaska pollock surimi were 22,338 tons worth USD 60,022,000, 32% lower volume and down 33 %value than the previous month and 18% less in volume and 17% in value than those of September of last year.
Graph 2: Exports of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus)), 2015/2019, in tonnes and thousands of USD
Source: FAS-USDA
In the period, exports reached 150,564 tonnes worth USD 412,540,000, 2% less in volume and 7% more in value than in the previous year.
Graph 3: Exports of Alaska pollock surimi (Gadus chalcogrammus), January-September 2015/2019
Source: FAS-USDA
So far this year, Japan has been destined for 61,522 tonnes for USD 167,176,000, followed by Korea with 55,513 tonnes.
Graph 4: Main export destinations for Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus), January-September 2019
Source: FAS-USDA
By DGA
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