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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Benedict C. Posadas
Marine Resource Specialist-Economics
Mississippi State University
Coastal Research and Extension Center
2710 Beach Blvd., Ste. 1-E
Biloxi, MS 39531