In September, the summer holidays are over in Europe, and importers are preparing for the Christmas sales period. However, the market is very volatile, as the impact of inflation on the seafood market, including during the main festivities, is likely to be severe. Prices of seafood are generally going up, with a few exceptions, which include cod products and shrimp, for which demand continues to be low. In the present European Fish Price Report, some...

The expansion of aquaculture will persist and is envisaged to reach 96 million tonnes in 2023, approximately a 2.8 percent rise from 2022. However, this projected growth rate is slightly lower than the sector's historical average; between 2015 and 2021 year-on-year growth averaged 3.7 percent between 2015 and 2021. While the growth of species like salmon and tilapia has decelerated, others such as pangasius and shrimp are undergoing progressive expansion. Escalating production costs, particularly for...

GLOBEFISH Обзор цен на рыбную продукцию в Китае - Выпуск 2/2023

Uncertain outlook in 2023 amid high prices and variable supply Global fish production increased by 1.2 percent in 2022, which, combined with higher prices for a number of important traded species, led to a significant increase in trade value. While the growth in aquaculture was lower than previous rates, an annual increase of 2.6 percent means that an additional 2.4 million tonnes of farmed fish were produced in 2022. Capture fisheries production declined slightly to 92.1...

Inflation continues to decline in the European area, but disposable income is still impacted, especially given the varying price recovery patterns and the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates over the past year. The overall demand for seafood is surprisingly low even compared to last year, which was not a particularly strong year in terms of demand. As a result, many prices of fish products are decreasing. Only the higher valued items, such as lobsters...