US pollock fillet exports are up by 19 percent through August

Published 2024년 10월 17일

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The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) has released a trade update detailing the performance of Alaska pollock in the U.S. market until August 2024. The report highlights a 19% increase in exports of frozen Alaska pollock fillets, reaching 77,492 metric tons, alongside a decrease in prices from USD 3,905 to USD 3,378 per MT. There was a slight decline in surimi exports, along with a drop in prices, and a notable rise in exports of pollock roe with an increase in prices. The report also notes a downward trend in U.S. imports of frozen pollock fillets and block over the past two decades, attributing the recent decrease to U.S. bans on seafood imports from Russia.

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The Association of Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers (GAPP) recently issued a trade update analyzing pollock's U.S. performance through August 2024.According to GAPP, through August, U.S. exports of frozen Alaska pollock fillets were up 19 percent from the previous year, totaling 77,492 metric tons (MT), compared to 65,339 MT the previous year. Simultaneously, pollock fillet prices dropped from USD 3,905 (EUR 3,592) per MT in the eight-month period of 2023 to USD 3,378 per MT in 2024.U.S. Alaska pollock surimi exports, on the other hand, dropped slightly, from 125,673 MT in 2023 to 119,383 MT in 2024, marking a 5.1 percent dip. Prices also dropped from USD 2,766 (EUR 2,544) per MT in 2023 to USD 2,388 (EUR 2,197) per MT in 2024. U.S. Alaska pollock roe exports through August were up significantly, jumping from 16,349 MT in 2023 to 19,691 MT in 2024. The price of the product also rose from USD 5,593 (EUR 5,145) per MT in 2023 to USD 5,952 (EUR 5,475) per MT in 2024.The analysis also ...

Source: Seafoodsource