Pacific cod prices may have peaked, U.S. exporters say China business is still going strong

Published 2025년 2월 12일

Tridge summary

In 2025, both Norway and Alaska will reduce the quotas for Atlantic and Pacific cod, leading to a surge in prices in the US wholesale market. The price of Atlantic cod fillets rose by 12.5% to $6.25/lb, while Pacific cod increased by 6.5% to $4.95/lb. The shortage of Atlantic cod has fueled demand for Pacific cod, driving its prices up. However, with the rising costs, consumers are seeking alternatives like pollock and tilapia. Additionally, the article discusses the potential effects of tariffs and the Russian ban on the industry, highlighting the expansion of Chinese processors in Indonesia and Vietnam as a strategy to mitigate bureaucratic challenges in exporting to China.
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At the end of 2024, Norway decided to cut the 2025 Barents Sea Atlantic cod quota by 25%. The price of Atlantic cod fillets in the US wholesale market rose from $5.60/lb in week 43 of 2024 to $6.25/lb in week 6 of 2025. The price of Pacific cod rose from $4.70/lb in week 47 of 2024 to $4.95/lb in week 6 of 2025 (for more overseas wholesale market price data, please subscribe to the Undercurrent News English website and purchase a premium account). Last December, Alaska announced a 9% reduction in the Bering Sea Pacific cod quota and a 1% reduction in the Gulf of Alaska quota. As international market buyers have been looking for alternatives to Atlantic cod, as of last week, the price of 3lb+ boat-caught headless and gutted (H&G) Pacific cod FOB Dutch Harbor was $2.75/lb. ($6,063/ton), up 17% from late November last year and 30% from August last year. Chad, executive director of the Freezer Longline Coalition, the US Pacific Cod Trade Association See told UCN: "Pacific cod ...
Source: Foodmate

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