TILAPIA IMPORTS -1996

U.S. IMPORTS OF TILAPIA BY PRODUCT FORM AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN JANUARY-DECEMBER, 1996

COUNTRY PRODUCT FORM KILOS DOLLARS
TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA ALL FORMS 19,028,248 43,017,497
conversion to pounds 41,949,675
BELIZE TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 19,685 29,668
TILAPIA FROZEN 133,338 196,334
sum 153,023 226,002
CHILE TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 5,737 32,086
sum 5,737 32,086
CHINA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 16,103 82,760
TILAPIA FROZEN 105,455 183,774
sum 121,558 266,534
COLOMBIA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 224,645 1,275,894
sum 224,645 1,275,894
COSTA RICA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 1,080,954 5,887,587
sum 1,080,954 5,887,587
ECUADOR TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 450,700 2,536,686
TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 114,160 519,692
TILAPIA FROZEN 395,245 604,997
sum 960,105 3,661,375
EL SALVADOR TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 226 1,375
sum 226 1,375
HONDURAS TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 127,932 839,513
TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 8,818 7,365
TILAPIA FROZEN 73,310 66,643
sum 210,060 913,521
INDONESIA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 578,683 2,684,248
sum 578,683 2,684,248
JAMAICA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 162,202 1,032,453
TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 74,296 312,291
TILAPIA FROZEN 9,655 54,083
sum 246,153 1,398,827
KENYA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 13,254 60,306
sum 13,254 60,306
MALAYSIA TILAPIA FROZEN 10,200 16,743
sum 10,200 16,743
MEXICO TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 6,617 30,631
sum 6,617 30,631
NICARAGUA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 3,245 14,097
TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 24,572 53,949
TILAPIA FROZEN 1,422 5,726
sum 29,239 73,772
PANAMA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 1,200 4,902
sum 1,200 4,902
PHILIPPINES TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 4,763 20,970
sum 4,763 20,970
TAIWAN TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 606,810 2,250,119
TILAPIA FROZEN 14,411,351 22,571,779
sum 15,018,161 24,821,898
THAILAND TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 222,201 1,385,391
TILAPIA FROZEN 61,823 103,109
sum 284,024 1,488,500
VIET NAM TILAPIA FROZEN 46,368 66,687
sum 46,368 66,687
ZIMBABWE TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 14,000 60,228
TILAPIA FROZEN 19,278 25,411
sum 33,278 85,639
TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA ALL FORMS 19,028,248 43,017,497
conversion to pounds 41,949,675

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