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Commodity Overview
Helga Josupeit
SHRIMP
shrimp is the most important commodity traded worldwide, accounting for about 16% of total export value (of fishery products)
developing countries main source of supply
aquaculture very important economic strongly felt by trade
Shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp
tuna
tuna only concentrated industry among fisheries industry
share in total trade declining (8% at present)
in the press for resource management concerns and for mercury content
impact of economic crisis not felt
Tuna
Tuna
Tuna
groundfish
very traditional and well established industry
a lot of processing done in China resource under stress for many
species impact of economic crisis important
Groundfish
Groundfish
cephalopods
very few consuming countries important industry in a handful of
countries resource difficult to assess prices down for squid, due to
oversupply in 2008
Cephalopods
Cephalopods
Fishmeal
Fish Oil
Tilapia
Tilapia
Pangasius
salmon
expansion of production will come to an end in 2009
aquaculture production extremely important
prices expected to go up
Salmon
Salmon
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