Tilapia production and consumption grows in Mexico

Published 2023년 7월 7일

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In the last decade, tilapia production in Mexico has grown annually by an average of 3.1%, and consumption of tilapia has also increased. However, there is still a deficit as approximately 113,536 metric tons of tilapia must be imported to meet the demand. Mexico is the third largest producer of tilapia in Latin America and the ninth in the world, with 50% of the annual production coming from controlled aquaculture farms in Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan.

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2000Agro/Writing During the In the last decade, tilapia production in Mexico registered growth annual average of 3.1%. At the same time, consumption of this species increased by go from 1.0 kilos per capita per year to 1.6 and will continue to rise, says Jaime Almazán, president of the Aquaculture Group of the National Council of Manufacturers of Balanced Food and Animal Nutrition (Conafab). Based on data from the Agro-Food and Fisheries Information Service (SIAP), the representative of feed producers for farmed aquaculture species pointed out that currently in Mexico the production and capture of tilapia is 101,749 metric tons per year with an estimated value of 2,730 million pesos, but approximately 113,536 must be imported to satisfy the demand. This deficit represents an opportunity for the industry aquaculture. During the meeting with the media to announce the 2023 Tilapia Meeting, which Conafab will take place on July 12 and 13; Jaime Almazán, pointed out that "the ...

Source: MX2000