Brazil's fresh tilapia exports to the US will double by 2025, and it may become the largest supplier

Due to the discovery of legal loopholes in US import regulations, Brazilian tilapia producers expect to significantly increase exports of fresh and chilled tilapia to the US in 2025, and may become the largest supplier of fresh and chilled tilapia to the US market. Currently, Brazil exports about 13,000 tons of fresh tilapia fillets to the US each year. However, after learning that US law does not require Brazil to issue international health certificates, exports are expected to increase to 26,000 tons in 2025. Francisco Medeiros, president of the Brazilian Aquaculture Association (Peixe BR), said: "This finding improves our competitiveness in the U.S. market," Medeiros told IntraFish at the Latin American Seafood Trade Fair in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Other tilapia producers such as Costa Rica, Honduras, Colombia and Mexico have long had an advantage in exports because they do not require government health certificates. "We expect to double our exports of fresh tilapia to the U.S. in ...