Consumer sentiment remains poor despite improved economic prospects in the European Union. After the high rates experienced in 2021 to 2023, inflation is now growing at a far slower pace, but consumers are very cautious with regard to expenses, including planning for their holidays. This subdued sentiment has particularly impacted the demand for fisheries products, including shrimp, which is considered a main indicator of economic perception. Nevertheless, shrimp prices are going up as supplies are...

The European seafood sector will meet at Seafood Expo in Barcelona at the end of this month. Traders are looking forward to this important event in order to find new suppliers from outside the region, as the situation for capture fisheries in Europe is very bleak at the moment. The consumer price inflation rate in the Euro area was confirmed at 2.4 percent year-on-year in March 2024, matching the 28- month low in November 2023...

Encouraging indications pointing to a stabilization of commodity prices are emerging from a number of major markets for fisheries and aquaculture products. Following what has been an extended period of high inflation and falling consumer confidence, indices for the United States of America, the European Union and Japan fell in the latter months of 2023, with high global rates of rising inflation giving way to dis-inflation (when prices continue to increase, but at a slower rate than before). Prices for food, fuel and feedstuffs are expected...

From Holy week and Easter, the main consumption period for fishery products in Europe, is being celebrated early this year. Traders are stocking up quickly, as cold storage holdings in Europe are low for all major products. This strong demand is leading to higher prices in all leading markets. Notably, shrimp has suddenly regained popularity, after bleak demand which had characterized the whole of 2023; accordingly, its prices increased sharply. With regard to tuna, a...

圣周和复活节期间是欧洲水产品的消费旺季，2024年的消费热潮也提早到来。由于欧洲主要水产品的冷藏库存量均较低，贸易商们正在迅速备货。当前，市场需求较为旺盛，主要市场中的水产品价格均出现上涨现象。值得注意的是，在经历了2023年一整年的低迷后，虾类的市场需求突然回暖，价格随之大幅上涨。随着金枪鱼原材料价格下降，加工商能够提供更低报价，罐装金枪鱼市场呈现复苏回暖态势。与此同时，巴拿马运河和苏伊士运河物流运输问题依然严峻。2024年2月至3月，世界集装箱指数（WCI）下降至3,160美元，降幅达20%，但同比仍高出1,300美元。长远来看，预计罗非鱼、巴沙鱼、无须鳕和虾类等水产品价格将会出现上涨。2023年1月，欧元区的年通胀率为8.6%，这一比例从2023年12月的2.9%回落至2024年1月的2.8%。欧盟的年通胀率从2023年12月的3.4%回落至2024年1月的3.1%。在本期《欧洲水产品价格报告》中，与2024年2月相比，48%的水产品价格保持不变，27%出现上涨，25%出现下降。