According to statistics from the International Trade Center (ITC), in the first five months of 2018, Italy imported 5.6 thousand MT of this item, worth by nearly US$39 million, down 28% in volume and 14% in value compared for the same period of 2017.
This year, imports of cephalopod products into Italy have decreased over the same period in volume, but the import value of some items still increase due to higher prices. Italy currently increased imports of frozen/smoked/salted squid and fresh/live/chilled octopus, accounting for 33% and 27%, respectively.
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IMPORTS OF CEPHALOPOD INTO ITALY |
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Products |
Value (Thousand US$) |
Volume (MT) |
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Jan-May 2017 |
Jan-May 2018 |
Variation (%) |
Jan-May 2017 |
Jan-May 2018 |
Variation (%) |
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|
Frozen/smoked/salted squid |
20,096 |
12,809 |
-36.3 |
3,678 |
2,309 |
-37.2 |
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Fresh/live/chilled octopus |
10,924 |
10,334 |
-5.4 |
1,580 |
1,128 |
-28.6 |
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Processed octopus |
3,918 |
4,732 |
20.8 |
435 |
420 |
-3.4 |
|
Frozen/dried/salted octopus |
5,903 |
6,976 |
18.2 |
1,008 |
859 |
-14.8 |
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Processed squid |
4,330 |
4,012 |
-7.3 |
1,096 |
889 |
-18.9 |
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Total |
45,171 |
38,863 |
-14.0 |
7,797 |
5,605 |
-28.1 |
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(Source: ITC) |
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This year, the production of cephalopod in the world has reduced which affected supplies to Italy and pushed the average import price of cephalopod higher into Italy in the first 5 months of 2018 from 13 to 29 % over the same period of 2017.
Italy currently imported cephalopod from 23 countries around the world. In particular, most of the supplies of cephalopod to Italy were from the intra-EU countries, led by Spain. Indonesia, Peru and Vietnam were the three largest extra-EU suppliers of cephalopod to the Italian market. In general, due to the scarce supply of raw materials, Italy's cephalopod imports from the main suppliers decreased.
According to statistics of Vietnam Customs, in the first eight months of this year, Vietnam’s cephalopod exports to Italy reached nearly US$27 million, down 36% over the same period last year. Italy was currently the largest market of cephalopod of Vietnam in the EU, accounting for 6.4% of the total export value of Vietnamese cephalopod.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from General Department of Vietnam Customs, the UK imported nearly $3 million worth of pangasius from Vietnam in the first half of March 2024. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market reached $12 million as of March 15, 2024, down 3% from the same period last year.
Total export revenue from agro-forestry-fisheries products in the first three months of this year is estimated at 13.53 billion USD, up 21.8% over the same period last year; and this results in a trade surplus of 3.36 billion USD, a rise of 96.5%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to data from Vietnam Customs, as of March 15, 2024, Vietnam's cephalopod exports reached more than 109 million USD, a slight decrease of 3% compared to the same period in 2023. In the first quarter of this year, Vietnam's cephalopod exports are expected to reach about 136 million USD, down 2% over the same period last year.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) In February 2024, Vietnam pangasius exports to China and Hong Kong decreased by 65% compared to February 2023, reaching 23 million USD.
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