Lacking Orders, Tilapia Prices Drop to Lowest Point of the Year

Published 2025년 7월 16일

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Core Tip: In Week 29 of 2025 (July 14-20), tilapia prices in southern China continued to decline, with widespread pressure on breeding and processing chains. Due to the U.S. market's continued lack of purchasing momentum and high raw material supply, processing factory arrival prices for 500-800 gram tilapia in Guangdong and Hainan dropped to 7.80 yuan (approximately $1.09) per kilogram, a weekly decline of 0.20 yuan. Guangxi's prices fell even more, dropping to 7.90 yuan per kilogram, a weekly decrease of 0.30 yuan, marking the lowest point since April.

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Currently, high inventory levels at the pond and a complete halt of orders from the United States mean we see no possibility of price rebounds. A processing enterprise leader in Guangdong stated that even though wholesale prices for Chinese tilapia fillets in the US market remained stable this week, purchasers remain cautious, primarily because the 55% comprehensive tariff has not been adjusted, and with summer consumption entering its low season, the overall export situation remains depressed. What further exacerbates farmers' challenges is that Guangdong and Hainan have recently launched stricter environmental supervision systems, requiring all export-oriented tilapia farms to install sewage treatment facilities and undergo multiple water quality indicator tests, including total suspended solids, chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus. Non-compliant farms will be fined and lose opportunities to collaborate with processing plants. Against this backdrop, ...

Source: Foodmate