Failler, P.
Future prospects for fish and fishery products. 4. Fish consumption in the European Union in
2015 and 2030. Part 2. Country projections.
FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 972/4, Part 2. Rome, FAO. 2008. 392p.
Abstract
This report presents the major results by country for fish consumption (consumption per
capita and apparent consumption), production (captures and aquaculture and commodities)
and fish trade (exports and imports) estimations and projections for 28 countries in Europe
from 1989 to 2030.
The increasing demand of ready-to-eat products are projected for everywhere in Europe in
2030 but with a more marked trend in the western countries because of high purchasing
power in the region. Changes in consumption are mainly changes in commodities rather than
species: the same species will be consumed in 2030 but in a different form. Eastern European
countries will progressively catch up and conform to the consumption pattern of the Western
countries. The improvement of their economies and changing consumption habits will slowly
allow Eastern countries to develop a demand-driven market rather than the current supplydriven
one. But, behind the apparent standardisation of consumption, regional differences
will still exist: a Spanish consumer will not have the same consumption pattern as a Swedish
or a Romanian one. National preferences will be conditioned through the net supply of
commodities that respect historical tastes and habits but also integrate modern living
conditions.
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