Alaska pollock was the most purchased and consumed fish in Germany market. Demand for Alaska pollock in the country reported highest growth from 22.1 percent in 2011 to 26 percent in 2012. Cod ranked the second because of its abundant supply and lower price. German consumers prefer frozen fish to fresh one.
Despite being the most imported item in Germany in 2013, import volume of Alaska pollock into the market downed over 2012. Of frozen fish fillets entering the market, cod ranked the second. The next were pangasius/catfish and hake.
According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), through September 2013, Germany imported 100,973 MT of frozen Alaska pollock fillets, down 7.6 percent year-on-year. Frozen pangasius/catfish fillets sent to the market downed 14.1 percent year-on-year to 13,201 MT, pangasius mainly originated from Vietnam (making up 98 percent).
Of whitemeat fish consumed by Germany, cod was the only item reporting the positive growth in import volume thanks to its large supply and lower price. While imports of other items (pangasius, Alaska pollock, hake) downed.
German’s consumption demand for frozen food, mainly meat, seafood and vegetable is increasingly high. German’s demand for frozen seafood is recovering after the reduction of 3.8 percent in 2012.
In the first 9 months of 2013, import price of frozen Alaska pollock fillets into Germany was US$2.99 per kilogram, down 1.6 percent year-on-year. Frozen cod fillets imported into the market were quoted at US$5.57 per kilogram, down 8.08 percent. The price of frozen pangasius fillets was US$2.61, down 13.2 percent over the same time of 2012 (US$3.01) and US$3.41 for hake, up 4.9 percent from US$3.25 of the compatible time 2012.
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Imports of frozen pangasius and catfish fillets into Germany in 2013 (Unit: MT) |
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Origin |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
|
Vietnam |
1345 |
1815 |
1327 |
1365 |
1150 |
1058 |
1163 |
1194 |
1331 |
|
Netherlands |
73 |
83 |
117 |
79 |
80 |
110 |
101 |
163 |
136 |
|
Belgium |
44 |
9 |
32 |
34 |
24 |
23 |
24 |
22 |
28 |
|
Poland |
24 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
|
Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
The U.S. |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
Austria |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Greece |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Italy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kazakhstan |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
China |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Denmark |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66 |
0 |
|
The U.K |
17 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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