According to the US Department of Commerce, basing on data from National Fisheries Institute (NFI), comparing with 2013, fish consumption per capita increased by 0.1 pound. According to NFI, 60% of seafood kinds showed increase in consumption and no change ranking order was seen. Top 10 seafood species accounted for nearly 97% of total seafood consumption in the US. Tilapia and Alaska pollock were in the top 5 species most consumed.
Although pangasius and pollock are both in top 10 most consumed seafood in the US. Both experienced decline imports. Data from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) showed that in the first 11 months of 2014, the US imported 49,749 MT of pollock, worth US$ 135.03 million, down 7.33% year- on-year by weight and down 5.42% year-on-year by value.
the US imported 90,912 tons of pangasius from Vietnam this year, down 10.9% year on year. According to the Vietnam Customs, total pangasius exports to the US from 1st January 2014 to 15th December 2014 worth US$ 316.29 million, down 13.2% year on year.
US seafood consumption increased slightly. In particular, seafood consumption in 2013 upped 0.7% from 2012. Annual report of NFI illustrated that an average American consumed 14.5 pounds of seafood in 2013, up from 14.4 pounds of 2012. Average seafood consumption in the period 2001 to 2012 was 15.7 pounds / person.
Tilapia, haddock, cod were most imported whitefish species in 2014. Haddock had highest average price among all whitemeat fish, ranging from US$ 7.17 / kg to US$ 8.05 /kg. Alaskan pollock had the lowest average price, hovering around US$2.74 - US$2.91 / kg.
Pangasius from Vietnam at catfish from countries imported in the US Januray to November 2013-2014 (Unit: kg) |
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Origin |
2013 |
2014 |
ARGENTINA |
288,572 |
167,367 |
BANGLADESH |
71 |
16,330 |
BRAZIL |
439,291 |
130,866 |
BURMA |
7,299 |
20,410 |
CANADA |
2,880 |
6,000 |
CHILE |
4,808 |
0 |
CHINA |
7,792,707 |
7,641,868 |
CHINA - TAIPEI |
20,275 |
0 |
EL SALVADOR |
31,637 |
22,612 |
FRENCH POLYNESIA |
580 |
1,356 |
GHANA |
322 |
0 |
GUINEA |
197 |
0 |
GUYANA |
7,861 |
3,509 |
HAITI |
6,307 |
11,938 |
ICELAND |
29,751 |
21,857 |
INDIA |
2,449 |
4,243 |
INDONESIA |
15,924 |
0 |
MALAYSIA |
9,900 |
2,098 |
MEXICO |
59,573 |
0 |
NEW ZEALAND |
16,573 |
0 |
NICARAGUA |
1,300 |
0 |
NORWAY |
23,232 |
69,450 |
PHILIPPINES |
97,532 |
19,372 |
PORTUGAL |
0 |
2,364 |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
17,057 |
24,539 |
SIERRA LEONE |
748 |
6,350 |
SOUTH KOREA |
66,645 |
6,064 |
SPAIN |
0 |
7,003 |
THAILAND |
15,696 |
25,833 |
UGANDA |
43,796 |
153,102 |
VENEZUELA |
0 |
6,524 |
VIET NAM |
102,074,340 |
90,912,334 |
Total |
111,077,323 |
99,283,389 |
According to Vietnam Customs, the export of value-added pangasius in the first eight months of 2024 has been evaluated as quite positive, with continuous growth in many major markets such as the United States, CPTPP, and the Netherlands...
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Vietnam Customs, in the first half of August 2024, Vietnam's pangasius exports to the EU reached nearly 8 million USD, up 57% over the same period. Cumulative pangasius exports to this market as of August 15, 2024, reached 107 million USD, up 0.5% over the same period last year.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The Board of Directors of International Development & Investment Corporation (IDI) is confident of completing this year's profit plan in the context of gradually recovering demand for pangasius in China and Mexico.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Some farmers in Soc Trang province have successfully applied a balanced biological shrimp farming technique, which eliminates the use of chemicals to minimize environmental impacts. This is a model of farming that adapts to climate change.
8 finalists have been named in the best new seafood product competition to be awarded at Seafood Expo Asia, taking place 4 to 6 September at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore.
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