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

Product, country code and name 1/

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Jan-Nov 10

Jan-Nov 11

Total

5700

China (Mainland)

165,428

228,871

264,888

262,908

287,527

349,479

304,116

280,704

5830

China (Taiwan)

60,112

47,048

35,494

40,857

34,657

41,370

37,082

28,291

3310

Ecuador

24,101

24,513

27,316

20,170

22,439

18,733

17,109

16,505

5600

Indonesia

14,635

16,298

19,060

21,589

19,332

22,540

20,436

18,109

2150

Honduras

14,488

15,988

18,936

18,720

15,689

16,212

14,963

16,496

2230

Costa Rica

8,485

5,903

10,987

12,292

12,824

13,180

12,268

3,953

5490

Thailand

2,276

1,734

404

8,355

3,530

4,940

4,630

3,574

Other countries

8,114

8,353

6,069

10,667

8,135

8,514

7,970

10,822

Total

297,639

348,707

383,153

395,559

404,132

474,967

418,574

378,454

Whole, frozen

5700

China (Mainland)

68,044

89,342

71,708

63,998

65,459

50,575

45,170

51,375

5830

China (Taiwan)

53,319

40,132

29,851

35,015

29,056

35,927

32,273

24,770

5490

Thailand

358

1,298

373

7,309

1,994

2,613

2,525

1,119

2250

Panama

992

842

290

558

144

349

355

5520

Vietnam

1,155

634

152

469

292

247

174

320

5600

Indonesia

441

633

361

5820

Hong Kong

495

319

475

Other countries

325

409

765

1,312

419

392

345

1,595

Total

124,724

133,784

103,491

109,496

97,388

90,152

80,880

79,621

Fillets, fresh

3310

Ecuador

23,370

23,966

26,184

18,640

19,974

17,321

15,825

15,526

2150

Honduras

14,488

15,984

17,377

18,368

14,356

15,973

14,724

16,421

2230

Costa Rica

8,232

5,903

10,610

12,271

12,613

12,843

11,931

3,841

3010

Colombia

381

1,256

1,615

3,587

3,589

3,960

3,797

4,809

3510

Brazil

2,122

2,231

484

1,122

583

733

703

162

2110

El Salvador

676

503

695

1,119

1,060

733

695

733

5830

China (Taiwan)

1,238

458

485

418

697

Other countries

931

1,089

739

1,155

1,068

249

233

331

Total

50,201

50,933

57,703

57,501

53,700

52,297

48,326

42,520

Fillets, frozen

5700

China (Mainland)

97,384

139,529

193,141

198,910

222,022

298,904

258,946

229,329

5600

Indonesia

14,172

15,665

19,028

21,228

19,308

22,491

20,392

18,066

5830

China (Taiwan)

6,793

6,916

5,643

4,604

5,142

4,957

4,391

2,824

5490

Thailand

1,917

436

970

1,497

2,327

2,105

2,456

3310

Ecuador

588

411

792

1,050

2,465

1,407

1,280

944

2150

Honduras

1,559

353

1,333

239

2250

Panama

413

463

493

907

603

427

401

110

Other countries

1,448

566

1,271

539

675

1,766

1,614

2,510

Total

122,714

163,991

221,958

228,561

253,044

332,518

289,368

256,313

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: 1/17/2012 10:37:30 AM

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)