Global tilapia production back on track after Covid-related slowdown, should surpass 7 million metric tons in 2025

Global tilapia production is on track to surpass 7 million metric tons (MT) in 2024 as the species rebounds from Covid-19-related drops in production. According to Rabobank Global Seafood Specialist Gorjan Nikolik, Rabobank data and a recent survey performed for the Global Seafood Alliance estimates that total tilapia production worldwide will reach 7 million MT in 2024, an increase of 4.2 percent over 2023. The data, revealed at the Responsible Seafood Summit in St. Andrews, Scotland, shows tilapia production has rebounded after it dropped below 6 million MT in 2020. China, the largest producer of tilapia in the world, will see production drop slightly in 2024 but increase again in 2025, according to Nikolik's estimates. “China and Indonesia are the two big producers of tilapia, and I have to say growth is still continuing,” Nikolik said. “I really thought that for a while Chinese tilapia was going to slow down.”Indonesia, the second-largest producer in the world, will continue ...