2nd issue 2021, with annual 2020 Statistics. The publication contains a detailed quarterly update on market trends for a variety of major commodities, as well as analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the main produced species. Combining the price information collected for the European Price Report with other market survey data collected by FAO GLOBEFISH, the report provides a detailed update on market trends for a variety of major commodities. Key market data is...

This report was developed by the Products, Trade and Marketing Branch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the support of an external consultant and in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). It provides technical inputs to support the FAO Investment Centre and the World Bank in the formulation of a project to accelerate the development of the Blue Economy in India. The development phase...

The 2020 FAO Vigo Dialogue focused on promoting human and labour rights to ensure better social practices along fisheries and aquaculture value chains, including emphasizing social problems associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The main issues and challenges that the sector is facing were discussed and identified. The Dialogue raised awareness of the situation faced by fish workers and the industry due to the pandemic, and allowed FAO to collaborate with relevant stakeholders by providing a...

This report provides an analysis of the tuna production and trade of the Maldives. The main fisheries of the Maldives are examined, with specific consideration for their defining characteristics and changes over time. The analysis is then extended to trade, more precisely trends in price, volume and processing across main commodities exported by the Maldives. Further characterization of the import profiles of established markets and identification of areas with export potential for tuna are also...

The FAO GLOBEFISH Chinese Fish Price Report, based on information supplied by industry correspondents, aims to provide guidance on broad price trends. In the last years, China remained the top fish producer in the world with strong linkages with this historical evolution growth of aquaculture vis-à-vis wild capture fisheries. In addition, China is a country where international trade plays a significant role in fish and fish products. The Chinese Fish Price Report fills an existing gap...