Tilapia's resurgence in European and American markets
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Last Update: 2002-03-20
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Introduction: it is reported that tilapia is regarded as an alternative to traditional white meat fish in recent years, and is increasingly favored by the European and American markets At present, the United States has become the largest market for consumption and import of tilapia in the Americas Its consumption has grown from zero in 1980 to 90000 tons in 2000 The import of tilapia is as high as more than 40000 tons, and the annual import volume has increased significantly In recent two years, China has also increasingly provided tilapia for export to the United States market According to reports, in 2000 alone, the whole tail frozen and fresh tilapia exported to the United States reached 13000 tons, worth $27.69 million, becoming the main supplier of tilapia in the United States market Since 2001, tilapia from Zhanjiang and Hainan in Guangdong Province have continued to supply the U.S market According to relevant data, at present, the annual total output of tilapia in the world is nearly 1 million tons, while the most important production place of tilapia is China In 2000, the output of tilapia reached 630000 tons, accounting for about 60% of the global output; the following are Egypt, Thailand, the Philippines and India The consumption market of tilapia has broken through the producer country itself In addition, according to relevant data, in recent years, Europe is gradually becoming an important emerging tilapia consumer market, and the price is relatively good The local market price is about $4 per kilogram According to reports, there are three main types of consumption in European tilapia Market: fresh frozen slices, low-temperature slices and frozen slices In the European market, the French accept various types of tilapia slices, while Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Spain accept fresh and refrigerated tilapia slices The huge demand for tilapia in the international market provides an excellent business opportunity for China (author:) share to feed Weibo share to:
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