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

Product, country code and name 1/

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Jan-Sep 08

Jan-Sep 09

Total

5700

China (Mainland)

100,266

132,126

165,428

228,871

264,888

262,908

180,558

200,283

5830

China (Taiwan)

49,416

61,086

60,112

47,048

35,494

40,857

30,085

27,700

3310

Ecuador

21,444

22,954

24,101

24,513

27,316

20,170

15,507

17,214

5600

Indonesia

7,911

9,377

14,635

16,298

19,060

21,589

16,695

13,415

2150

Honduras

6,286

8,910

14,488

15,988

18,936

18,720

14,952

11,830

2230

Costa Rica

8,819

9,053

8,485

5,903

10,987

12,292

9,433

9,789

5490

Thailand

2,354

1,935

2,276

1,734

404

8,355

7,086

2,380

Other countries

2,460

3,725

8,114

8,353

6,069

10,667

8,043

6,137

Total

198,955

249,167

297,639

348,707

383,153

395,559

282,358

288,747

Whole, frozen

5700

China (Mainland)

63,412

70,229

68,044

89,342

71,708

63,998

52,039

46,406

5830

China (Taiwan)

43,351

55,097

53,319

40,132

29,851

35,015

25,506

23,804

5490

Thailand

267

317

358

1,298

373

7,309

6,272

1,367

2250

Panama

229

224

992

842

290

558

437

5520

Vietnam

1,155

634

152

469

284

221

5820

Hong Kong

298

220

495

319

475

431

3310

Ecuador

316

167

143

135

340

480

323

Other countries

163

308

623

907

458

1,193

966

411

Total

108,126

126,618

124,724

133,784

103,491

109,496

86,259

72,296

Fillets, fresh

3310

Ecuador

20,717

22,407

23,370

23,966

26,184

18,640

14,566

15,523

2150

Honduras

6,286

8,910

14,488

15,984

17,377

18,368

14,913

10,778

2230

Costa Rica

8,810

9,018

8,232

5,903

10,610

12,271

9,412

9,647

3510

Brazil

459

712

2,122

2,231

484

1,122

843

502

3010

Colombia

381

1,256

1,615

3,587

2,824

2,552

2110

El Salvador

416

568

676

503

695

1,119

823

796

5700

China (Mainland)

1,889

Other countries

988

1,114

931

1,089

700

2,393

1,942

1,070

Total

39,564

42,730

50,201

50,933

57,703

57,501

45,324

40,914

Fillets, frozen

5700

China (Mainland)

34,966

61,897

97,384

139,529

193,141

198,910

128,519

153,831

5600

Indonesia

7,899

9,371

14,172

15,665

19,028

21,228

16,334

13,391

5830

China (Taiwan)

5,445

5,953

6,793

6,916

5,643

4,604

3,479

3,645

5490

Thailand

2,072

1,618

1,917

436

970

739

1,014

3310

Ecuador

411

379

588

411

792

1,050

618

1,691

2250

Panama

208

413

463

493

907

629

389

2150

Honduras

1,559

353

1,052

Other countries

380

392

1,448

566

1,271

539

419

526

Total

51,264

79,818

122,714

163,991

221,958

228,561

150,776

175,537

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: 11/13/2009 1:38:29 PM

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

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