The European Fish Price Report, based on information supplied by industry correspondents, aims to provide guidance on broad price trends. Price information is indicative and should be used only for forecasting medium- and long-term trends. FAO is not responsible for any errors or omissions. INDEX FOR PRICES 9
Salmon
14
Trout
15
Freshwater fish
15
2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0
1.85
Sep-13
14
Jul-13
Bivalves
Fresh gutted
EUR/kg
May-13
12
Mar-13
Crustaceans
Cod - In Poland (FOB, origin: Baltic Sea)
Jan-13
11
Nov-12
Cephalopods
Sep-12
11
Jul-12
Small Pelagics
May-12
11
Mar-12
Tuna
Sales of cod from the Barents Sea are on-going even if quantities are not as large as in the past. Headed and gutted cod is reported to be traded at low prices, despite a slight increase while the price of small sized fillets is registering an increase. The market is unchanged for all other products.
Jan-12
10
Nov-11
Flatfish
GROUNDFISH
Sep-11
Groundfish
LATEST TRENDS
Non Traditional Species
16
Seabass-SeabreamMeagre
16
In Norway, the value of exports of cod, saithe and haddock in August have been good (+7% on last year’s exports). In terms of volume, exports were up by 20%, mostly attributable to increased exports of whole frozen fish. A more positive price trend is also reported for a number of products, in particular frozen haddock, where the average
Cod - In Poland (FOB, origin: Baltic Sea) Fresh gutted
EUR/kg
Jun-14
Feb-14 Apr-14
Dec-13
Oct-13
Jun-13
Aug-13
Feb-13 Apr-13
Oct-12
Dec-12
Jun-12
Aug-12
Apr-12
Feb-12
Oct-11
Dec-11
1.56
Aug-11
2.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.3 1.0
Jun-11
Importers of wet-salted cod fillets (both Gadus macrocephalus and Gadus morhua) have started their purchases and are anticipating a price rise during the period of major consumption in September, October and November. Prices for wet-salted cod fillets (Gadus Morhua) from fresh raw material are presently increasing.
The Peruvian hake fishing quota is finishing this month, although the new quota will start in July. Demand, apparently still being affected by over-production of Alaska Pollock, is not increasing. Peruvian hake may now be exported to Russia, subject to the completion of clearance processes as required by the Russian Federation veterinary authorities. FLATFISH Turbot - In Spain, origin: Spain
Fresh - whole, cultured 0.5-1kg/pc 1-2 kg/pc 2-3 kg/pc 3-4 kg/pc
EUR/kg
10.90
Jun-14
Feb-14
Oct-13
Jun-13
Feb-13
Oct-12
Jun-12
Feb-12
Oct-11
Jun-11
Feb-11
Oct-10
Jun-10
Feb-10
Oct-09
7.55 6.00 5.85
Jun-09
19.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 7.0 5.0
In Spain, turbot sales have been good in May, bringing back price stability following the downward trend observed in previous months. If demand remains strong, a price increase may be observed even after the fishing season has already started.
TUNA
Skipjack Bangkok CFR Skipjack Ecuador, ex-vessel
Jun-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Sep-12
Jun-12
Mar-12
1.55 1.45
Dec-11
Sep-11
Jun-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Sep-10
Jun-10
Fishing in the Western and Central Pacific is moderate. Thai Tuna - Pacific Ocean packers have reported an increase in demand for finished goods. The USD/kg skipjack price in Bangkok has 3.00 rebounded sharply to USD 1 550/tonne CFR. Kiribati has 2.50 restricted access to its fishing 2.00 1.50 grounds by reducing the availability 1.00 of fishing days for some fleets 0.50 under the Vessel Day Scheme. This decision, combined with the upcoming four-month FAD ban in the WCPFC waters (beginning on 1 July), is expected to result in a supply shortage.
Eastern Pacific catches are below average with yellowfin making up 60% of the catch. As a result, the skipjack price has increased to USD 1 450/tonne ex vessel Manta. The yellowfin price has also increased, to USD 2 300/tonne, despite the high proportion of
Jun-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Sep-12
Jun-12
Mar-12
Dec-11
Sep-11
Jun-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Jun-10
0.50
Sep-10
yellowfin in landings. The Ecuadorian Government and the European Union completed their third round of negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement but did not arrive at a commercial agreement. The president of the Ecuadorian Chamber of Industrial and Processed Tuna (CEIPA) stressed that the sector represents about Tuna - Indian/Atlantic Oceans Skipjack, Seychelles, FOB USD 1.3 billion in terms of exports, Yellowfin, Seychelles, FOB EUR/kg and the European market absorbs Skipjack, Abidjan ex-vessel Yellowfin, Abidjan, > 10 kg, ex-vessel 70% of its processed tuna 3.00 shipments. Besides the tuna sector, 2.15 2.50 the final decision will also have an 2.12 2.00 impact on the shrimp trade between 1.50 the two partners, Ecuador being the 1.15 1.00 0.95 top supplier of shrimp to the EU.
Tuna - Spanish canneries Yellowfin > 10 kg, Spain CFR
EUR/kg
Skipjack main sizes, Spain CFR
3.00 2.35
2.50 2.00 1.50
1.15
Jun-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Sep-12
Jun-12
Mar-12
Dec-11
Sep-11
Jun-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Jun-10
0.50
Sep-10
1.00
Tuna - Loins Yellowfin - frozen cooked loins, double cleaned, Italy DDP
8.20
Jun-14
Mar-14
Dec-13
Sep-13
Jun-13
Mar-13
Dec-12
Sep-12
Jun-12
Mar-12
Dec-11
Sep-11
Jun-11
Mar-11
Dec-10
Sep-10
6.20
Jun-10
The situation in the Indian Ocean is similar, with vessels reporting very poor catches. Local canneries are also short on inventories. The skipjack price has increased to EUR 1 150/tonne FOB Mahe while the yellowfin price has increased to EUR 2 150/tonne.
Skipjack - frozen cooked loins, single cleaned, Spain/Italy DDP
USD/kg 10.00 9.00 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00
Vessels in the Atlantic Ocean have reported very slow fishing and the local canneries are now low on raw material. This situation has caused the skipjack and yellowfin prices to rise to EUR 1 075 and EUR 2 120/tonne ex vessel Abidjan, respectively.
On the European market, the skipjack price increased to EUR 1 150/tonne CFR Spain while the yellowfin price increased to EUR 2 350/tonne CFR Spain due to continuing poor supply from the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. The market price for cooked, double cleaned yellowfin loins is stable at USD 8 200/tonne DDP Italy.
SMALL PELAGICS On 11 June, the European Commission and the Faroe Islands reached a political understanding to end their dispute over the management of Atlanto-Scandian herring in the North-East Atlantic, following lengthy dialogue between Faroese and EU officials over recent months. However, this decision has created a lot of concern among the Northern Pelagic Working Group and the Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association, as the 2014 quota for herring announced by the Faroe Islands is still far beyond scientific recommendations. The Icelandic fishery for blue whiting is now coming to an end, with the total catch officially at 156 786 tonnes against the 189 358 tonne quota.
Fish Species
Product Form
Trade Name
Grading
Price per kg As stated
EUR
Reference & Area
USD
June 2014
BIVALVES Oyster/Huître/Ostra
Origin
Live
5.00
No. 3
6.77 =
France prod. price wholesale
Ireland/France
Crassostrea gigas Mussel/Moule/Mejillón
Live - Bottom mussel
Mytilus edulis
2.20
2.98 =
1.90
2.57 =
France Netherlands
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Live - Rope
60-80 pc/kg
2.00
2.71 =
France wholesale
Mytilus chilensis
IQF - shell-off, 7% glaze
200-300 pc/kg
3.95
5.35 =
Italy CIF
Chile
Scallop/Coquille Saint-
meat, roe-on, IQF, 100%
30-40 gr/pc
Peru FOB
Peru
Jacques/Vieira
net weight, 10 kg bag
na
Spain
(for EU market)
Argopecten purpuratus Razor shell/Couteau/
IQF
3.55
10-12 cm
4.81 =
Spain CIF
Netherlands
Navajas - Solenidae
June 2014
SALMON Atlantic salmon/
Fresh - head-on, gutted
Saumon de l'Atlantique/ Salmón del Atlántico Salmo salar
Fresh - Whole - Ordinary
Fresh - Whole - Superior
IQF portion
1-2 kg/pc
5.90
7.99 *
Romania/Bulgaria
4-5
6.45
8.73
DDP
6-7
6.45
8.73
for Eastern Europe
2-3 kg/pc
4.50
6.09
Italy FCA
3-4
5.46
7.39
4-5
5.80
7.85
5-6
5.50
7.44
2-3 kg/pc
4.68
6.33
3-4
5.28
7.15
4-5
5.60
7.58
5-6
5.61
7.59
10.90 14.75 -
100-150 gr/pc
CIF
Denmark
June 2014
TROUT Trout/Truite/Trucha
Whole, gutted, fresh on ice
0.25-0.4 kg/pc
4.41
5.97
Hungary ex-farm
Hungary
Salmo spp.
Fillet - farmed
200-400 gr/pc
7.30
9.88 =
Italy ex-farm
Italy
Live - farmed
500-700 gr/pc
3.00
4.06 -
Rainbow trout/
Live - farmed
250-400 gr/pc
Truite arc-en-ciel/
Gutted
HUF
1353
2.50
3.38 -
3.80
5.14 -
Trucha arco iris Oncorhynchus mykiss
FRESHWATER FISH
June 2014
North African catfish/
Fresh - whole, gutted, head-on
0.7-1.6 kg/pc
HUF
701
2.29
3.09
Hungary
Poisson-chat nord-
Fresh head-off
0.5-1.2 kg/pc
HUF
978
3.19
4.32
EX-FARM
5.88
africain/Pez-gato
Fresh on ice - fillets, skinless
HUF
1332
4.34
Clarias gariepinus
Fresh on ice - slices
HUF
1191
3.88
5.26
Carp/Carpe/Carpa
Live
1.2-5 kg/pc
HUF
630
2.05
2.78
Cyprinus spp.
Fresh, whole, gutted, head-on
0.8-4.5 kg/pc
HUF
771
2.51
3.40
Fresh, whole, gutted, head-off
0.7-4.5 kg/pc
HUF
883
2.88
3.90
Fresh on ice - slices
HUF
1051
3.43
4.64
Fresh on ice - fillets
HUF
1191
3.88
5.26
HUF
595
1.94
2.63
Bighead carp/Carpe à
Fresh gutted, head-off
0.8-3.5 kg/pc
grosse tête/Carpa
Fresh on ice - slices
HUF
630
2.05
2.78
capezona
Fresh on ice - fillets
HUF
771
2.51
3.40
Aristichthys nobilis
Live
1-5.5 kg/pc
HUF
420
1.37
1.85
Grass carp/
Live
1.5-4 kg/pc
HUF
630
2.05
2.78
Carpe herbivore/ Carpa china Ctenopharyngodon idellus
Hungary
Fish Species
Product Form
Trade Name
Grading
Price per kg As stated
EUR
Reference
USD
& Area
FRESHWATER FISH (cont.) Crucian Carp/
Live
Origin June 2014
0.45-0.9 kg/pc
HUF
420
1.37
1.85
Carassin/CarpĂn
Hungary
Hungary
EX-FARM
Carassius carassius Wels/Silure glane/Siluro
0.8-4 kg/pc
HUF
1472
4.80
6.50
Silurus glanis Nile perch/Perche du
Fillet
300-500 gr/pc
na
Spain DDP
Nil/Perca del Nilo
500-1000
Lates niloticus
200-400 gr/pc
6.46
8.74
400-700
6.26
8.47
Uganda/ Tanzania
Fillet - skinless, PBI, IWP
500-1000 gr/pc
4.91
6.65 =
Nile Tialpia/Tilapia du
Fillet - skinless, IQF, PBO
5-7 oz
3.69
5.00 -
Nil/Tilapia del Nilo
non-treated, 10% glaze
Oreochromis niloticus
Gutted and scaled
300-500 gr/pc
10% glaze, IWP
500-800
na
EU CFR
Tanzania
Spain CFR China Europe CFR
> 800 Panga
Fillet - thawed
Pangasius spp.
Fillet, IQF, white - 20% glaze
120-170-220
Fillet, interleaved, white - 20%
gr/pc
3.13
4.24 +
Italy CPT
1.66
2.25 -
Spain CFR
Viet Nam
na
glaze, skinless, boneless, bellyoff, treated na
Fillet - skinless, white, PBO, belly-off, interleaved, 20% glaze treated
NON-TRADITIONAL SPECIES
June 2014
Sturgeon/Esturgeon/
Frozen - Whole
1.5-2 kg/pc
5.00
6.77
Esturione
Gutted
5-7 kg/pc
7.00
9.47
Acipenseridae
Fillets
200-300 gr/pc
11.00 14.89
800-1000
11.00 14.89
A.baeri
Caviar (Aquitaine) metal boxes
France CIF
1 500 2 030
SEABASS/SEABREAM/MEAGRE
June 2014
Seabass/Bar,
Fresh - whole
200-300 gr/pc
4.10
5.55 =
Loup/Lubina
farmed
300-450
5.10
6.90 +
400-600
5.45
7.38 +
600-800
7.00
9.47 =
Dicentrarchus labrax
France
800-1000 > 1000
9.25 12.52 + 10.50 14.21 +
200-300 gr/pc
4.30
5.82 =
300-450
5.30
7.17 +
450-600
5.65
7.65 +
600-800
7.20
9.75 =
800-1000
9.45 12.79 +
> 1000 200-300 gr/pc
Italy CIF
10.70 14.48 + 4.35
5.89 =
300-450
5.35
7.24 +
450-600
5.70
7.72 +
600-800
7.25
9.81 =
800-1000
9.50 12.86 +
> 1000
Greece FOB
10.75 14.55 +
France CIF
Greece
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