• TILAPIA IMPORTS - 1996
  • TILAPIA IMPORTS -1997
  • TILAPIA IMPORTS - 1998
  • TILAPIA IMPORTS - 1999

  • U.S. IMPORTS OF TILAPIA BY PRODUCT FORM AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 1999
     
    COUNTRY PRODUCT  FORM KILOS DOLLARS
    TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA ALL FORMS 37,574,537 81,896,969
    conversion to pounds 82,836,824 81,896,969
    ARGENTINA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    490
    2,160
    sum
    490
    2,160
    BELIZE TILAPIA ALL FORMS
    0
    0
    sum
    0
    0
    CAMBODIA TILAPIA FROZEN
    1,620
    4,860
    sum
    1,620
    4,860
    CANADA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    7,577
    44,061
    sum
    7,577
    44,061
    CHILE  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 
    12,695
    63,900
    sum 
    12,695
    63,900
    CHINA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    38,052
    55,590
    TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    749,389
    3,026,096
    TILAPIA FROZEN
    4,940,295
    6,342,190
    sum
     5,727,736
    654,874
    COLOMBIA  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    3,029
    8,831
    sum 
    3,029
    8,831
    COSTA RICA  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH 
    2,310,143
    10,654,438
    TILAPIA FROZEN
    0
    0
    sum 
    2,310,143
    10,654,438
    ECUADOR  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    1,805,993
    9,291,048
    TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN 
    56,179
    272,007
    TILAPIA FROZEN 
    149,375
    538,637
    sum
    2,011,547
    10,101,692
    HONDURAS  TILAPIA  FILLET FRESH
    771,497
    3,971,944
    TILAPIA  FILLET FROZEN
    20,070
    57,639
    TILAPIA FROZEN 
    0
    0
    sum
     791,567
     4,029,583
    INDIA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    49,061
    124,331
    sum
    49,061
    124,331
    INDONESIA  TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    1,146,331
    5,551,407
    sum
    1,146,331
    5,551,407
    JAMAICA  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    175,601
    1,122,091
    TILAPIA  FILLET FROZEN 
    47,674
    186,590
    TILAPIA  FROZEN
    0
    0
    sum
     223,275
     1,308,681
    MALAYSIA TILAPIA FROZEN
    0
    0
    sum
    0
    0
    MEXICO  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    863
    5,061
    FILLET FROZEN
    6,418
    11,831
    sum 
     7,281
     16,892
    NETHERLANDS TILAPIA ALL FORMS
    0
    0
    sum
    0
    0
    NICARAGUA  TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    11,591
    68,216
    TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    5,316
    19,508
    TILAPIA FROZEN
    0
    0
    sum
     16,907
     87,724
    PANAMA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    20,116
    124,512
    TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    362
    4,200
    sum
    20,478
    128,712
    PHILIPPINES TILAPIA FROZEN
    79,833
    92,871
    sum
    79,833
    92,871
    SOUTH AFRICA TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    2,500
    19,237
    sum
    2,500
    19,237
    SOUTH KOREA TILAPIA FROZEN
    708
    2,165
    sum
    708
    2,165
    TAIWAN TILAPIA FILLET FRESH
    154,761
    437,747
    TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    2,756,133
    12,324,971
    TILAPIA FROZEN 22,055,115
    26,808,791
    sum
    24,966,009
    39,571,509
    THAILAND  TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    114,923
    552,560
    TILAPIA FROZEN
    47,252
    60,047
    sum
     162,175
     612,607
    UGANDA TILAPIA  FILLET FRESH
    2,372
    16,479
    sum
    2,372
    16,479
    VENZUALA TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    10,841
    8,788
    sum
    10,841
    8,788
    VIETNAM TILAPIA FILLET FROZEN
    1,102
    4,871
    FROZEN
    19,260
    17,294
    sum
    20,362
    22,165
    TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA FILLETS FRESH 
    5,309,703
    25,841,254
    TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA FILLETS FROZEN
    4,971,376
    22,188,860
    TOTAL US IMPORTS TILAPIA FROZEN
    27,293,458
    33,866,855
    FILLETS,
    (FRESH +FROZEN) 
    conversion to pounds
    Live Weight Equivalent
    67,997,000
    (lbs)
    FROZEN, WHOLE conversion to pounds
    Live Weight Equivalent
    66,188,273
    (lbs)
    TOTAL US IMPORTS ALL FORMS conversion to pounds
    Live Weight Equivalent
    134,185,273
    (lbs)

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    Kevin Fitzsimmons
    2601 E. Airport Dr.
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85706
    Last update: Mar. 20, 2000

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