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Aquaculture Data
U.S. tilapia imports, volume by selected sources (1,000 pounds)

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Tilapia_Q_Yearly
U.S. tilapia imports, volume by selected sources (1,000 pounds)
Product, country code and name 1/
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Jan-Mar 11
Jan-Mar 12
Total
5700
China (Mainland)
228,871
264,888
262,908
287,527
349,479
318,431
82,460
90,419
5830
China (Taiwan)
47,048
35,494
40,857
34,657
41,370
30,684
8,597
5,936
3310
Ecuador
24,513
27,316
20,170
22,439
18,733
17,996
5,311
2,093
5600
Indonesia
16,298
19,060
21,589
19,332
22,540
20,342
4,897
6,308
2150
Honduras
15,988
18,936
18,720
15,689
16,212
17,929
4,272
1,572
2230
Costa Rica
5,903
10,987
12,292
12,824
13,180
3,954
3,777
60
5490
Thailand
1,734
404
8,355
3,530
4,940
4,163
901
1,424
 
Other countries
8,353
6,069
10,667
8,135
8,514
11,773
2,947
2,032
Total
348,707
383,153
395,559
404,132
474,967
425,271
113,162
109,845
Whole, frozen
5700
China (Mainland)
89,342
71,708
63,998
65,459
50,575
56,691
13,019
10,847
5830
China (Taiwan)
40,132
29,851
35,015
29,056
35,927
26,883
7,171
5,096
5490
Thailand
1,298
373
7,309
1,994
2,613
1,253
307
253
2250
Panama
842
290
558
144
349
447
102
92
5520
Vietnam
634
152
469
292
247
333
95
55
5820
Hong Kong
495
319
475
  
44
 
220
5650
Philippines
122
 
419
53
252
435
100
112
 
Other countries
920
798
1,254
391
189
1,332
223
85
Total
133,784
103,491
109,496
97,388
90,152
87,417
21,016
16,760
Fillets, fresh
3310
Ecuador
23,966
26,184
18,640
19,974
17,321
16,857
4,993
1,637
2150
Honduras
15,984
17,377
18,368
14,356
15,973
17,814
4,272
1,472
2230
Costa Rica
5,903
10,610
12,271
12,613
12,843
3,842
3,665
30
3010
Colombia
1,256
1,615
3,587
3,589
3,960
5,207
1,260
413
3510
Brazil
2,231
484
1,122
583
733
162
60
 
2110
El Salvador
503
695
1,119
1,060
733
760
235
22
5830
China (Taiwan)
  
1,238
458
485
773
226
57
 
Other countries
1,089
739
1,155
1,068
249
357
72
87
Total
50,933
57,703
57,501
53,700
52,297
45,772
14,782
3,718
Fillets, frozen
5700
China (Mainland)
139,529
193,141
198,910
222,022
298,904
261,740
69,441
79,522
5600
Indonesia
15,665
19,028
21,228
19,308
22,491
20,298
4,897
6,308
5830
China (Taiwan)
6,916
5,643
4,604
5,142
4,957
3,029
1,200
783
5490
Thailand
436
30
970
1,497
2,327
2,909
595
1,171
3310
Ecuador
411
792
1,050
2,465
1,407
1,104
318
413
2150
Honduras
4
1,559
353
1,333
239
115
 
100
2250
Panama
463
493
907
603
427
122
56
30
 
Other countries
566
1,271
539
675
1,766
2,765
856
1,038
Total
163,991
221,958
228,561
253,044
332,518
292,082
77,363
89,367
1/ Countries are ranked by the sum of their trade for all full years shown. The last two columns contain data for the previous and current year to date.
Source: Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Date run: 5/14/2012 8:26:23 AM
For more information, contact: David Harvey

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Updated date: May 2012