[ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ] The EU’s most farmed freshwater species is rainbow trout EUMOFA has published a new case study: “Portion trout in the EU”, focusing on the price structure along the supply chain in Germany, Italy, and Poland. Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is the main freshwater species farmed in the EU, both in terms of volume and value. Grown to a size of between 350 and 600 g, the fish is typically supplied to the market as whole fish or fillets. In 2019, EU 27 production of trout was 183,819 tonnes. The main EU Member States producing trout are France, Italy, and Denmark, accounting for 56 of EU production. World trout production has been increasing since 2015 (+21 in volume in the period 2015-2019) reaching 939,878 tonnes in 2019. The EU is the second-largest trout producer in the world, accounting for 20 of global production. In 2020, the main EU sellers of portion trout were Denmark, Spain, and Poland, while the
main EU destinations for this product were Germany, Poland, and France. The apparent consumption of trout in the EU 27 was 208,657 tonnes in 2018. Over four fifths of supply was sourced from EU production and 17 from imports. In Germany, the ex-farm prices for portion trout ranged from 4,37 EUR/kg to 7,79 EUR/kg (2019) with a final price of 10,41 EUR/kg (observed in small-scale retail shops). In Italy, the average ex-farm price for fresh portion trout was 3,30 EUR/kg (2021) and the retail price considered in the analysis was 9,90 EUR/kg for large-scale retailers (from 7,90 to 9,90 EUR/kg at retail stage based on a store check). In Poland, the ex-farm price considered is 2,62 EUR/kg (2020) and the report provides two price transmission analyses: packed product in large-scale retailers (final price at 5,79 EUR/kg) and unpacked product in traditional shops (final price at 5,82 EUR/kg).
PORTION TROUT IN THE EU
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PRICE STRUCTURE IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOCUS ON GERMANY, ITALY AND POLAND
OCTOBER 2021
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Nearly 184 thousand tonnes of trout were produced in 2019 making it the number one freshwater species farmed in the EU both in terms of value and volume.
Read the full report in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian,
or Polish on the www.eumofa.eu website.
Latvia: Major canned fish producer launches plant-based seafood range The popularity of plant-based products continues to increase. A Bloomberg Intelligence report predicts that the market for these products will grow to USD162bn in 2030 from USD30bn in 2020. Sensing an opportunity, Karavela, a leading producer of canned fish products based in Riga, has developed a line of canned seafood products made from yellow peas, a healthful and sustainable raw material. The company spent a year researching the market and conducting trials. Around EUR2.5m was invested and more than 100 recipes were tested before the product was brought to market. The new brand, Fish Peas,
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will promote a range of salads, spreads, and flakes made from yellow peas which have a very small carbon footprint when considering the entire production and processing chain. In addition to being plant-based the new range will also be glutenfree and without GMOs. Andris Bite, the company CEO, says that Karavela aims to combine its knowledge of canned seafood with the results of its research into plant-based ingredients to become a trendsetter in the plant-based fish product market. The new range was launched at the Anuga food and beverages show in Germany in October this year.
Flakes made of yellow peas with nori leaves is one in a range of plant-based seafood products that Karavela has introduced.
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