Monthly prices for about 600 fish products and an overview of the major trends on the European market, reported by an extensive correspondent network.

August 2018

Demand is slow in Europe at present, in line with the typical annual trend. All purchases for the tourist season have already been made and many traders are now on holidays themselves. This seasonal market slowdown has been compounded this year by unusually weak Southeast Asian demand resulting from the looming trade war between the United States of America and China, and the associated imposition of seafood tariffs.

Prices are either stable or trending downwards, with the exception of those for tuna, which have just started to recover from very low levels after two months of declines.