Market, trade flows of frozen tilapia in E.U.

Abstract

Within the European market of frozen fish, tilapia play a minor role, with average yearly import quantities below 20,000 mt. China provides more than 80% of the total, while Indonesia is the second-largest exporter. Vietnam is a fast-growing newcomer. On average, Asian tilapia is cheaper than imports from Africa or Latin America. The majority of the tilapia imported to Spain, Poland and Germany is consumed in local markets, while the Netherlands and Belgium tend to re-export tilapia fillets to other E.U. countries.