TILAPIA AQUACULTURE WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT Market Form Size Price Volume Point of (lb) ($/lb) (lb) Origin Mexico City Jan 17, 2005 Tilapia fillets 1.50 - 2.00/lb Michoacan Large tilapia whole fresh 0.98/lb Nayarit En cuanto a la Tilapia Chica (hasta 150 g./organismo) registró una entrada de 400 kg a precio promedio de 13 pesos/kg; la Tilapia Mediana (150 a 450 g/organismo) un volumen de 2.7 toneladas vendidas a 18.5 pesos/kg y traidas principalmente de Nayarit seguido por Sinaloa; la Tilapia Grande (más de 450 g/organismo) un volumen de 4.2 toneladas a precio de 21.3 pesos/kg la cual fue traída casi en su totalidad del estado de Michoacán. En cuanto a la presentación de filete de Tilapia, entraron 7.7 toneladas que se vendieron a 33 pesos/kg. Michoacán tiene gran presencia en la producción de tilapia debido a las capturas que se realizan en la presa Calderón. Guadalajara, MEXICO Dec. 15, 2003 Gutted Frozen w/out skin 0.81/lb Imported Gutted Frozen w/ skin 0.98/lb Domestic Tilapia filetes 2.12/lb Imported Miami, FL October 1, 2003 Chilled fillet 5-7 oz 3.00/lb Ecuador September 26, 2003 TILAPIA Mexico City Fresh, Whole Large 1.20/lb unknown Imported Mexico City Fresh, Whole small 0.40/lb unknown Michoacan Miami, FL May 16, 2001 Chilled fillet 5-7 oz 4.00/lb Ecuador Chilled fillet skin on 3.50/lb Costa Rica Frozen fillet 1-2 oz 1.65/lb Brazil Frozen fillet 2-3 oz 1.75/lb Brazil Frozen fillet 3-4 oz 1.85/lb Brazil Frozen fillet 4-5 oz 2.00/lb Brazil Fillet IQF 3-5 oz 2.60/lb Indonesia Fillet IQF 5-7 oz 2.70/lb Indonesia Fillet IQF 7-9 oz +2.70/lb Indonesia Internet Auction October 25, 2000 Black Tilapia Frozen Skinless Boneless Fillets 3-5 oz IQF $2.55/lb 500 lb Unknown Black Tilapia Frozen Skinless Boneless Fillets 5/7 IQF $2.80/lb 1,000 lb Unknown Black Tilapia Frozen Skinless Boneless Fillets 7/9 IQF $3.40/lb 1,000 lb Unknown Other Tilapia Frozen Dressed IQF (Head On And Gutted) 550gm. + $0.67/lb 40,000 lb Unknown December 1998 TILAPIA Mexico City Fresh, Whole Large 2.80 unknown Sinaloa Mexico City Fresh, Whole small 1.20 unknown Michoacan Week Ending July, 1998 TILAPIA PA-NY-Mass. Fillets 2-4 oz 3.23 670 IMPORT Fillets 5-7 oz 3.82 420 IMPORT MD-DC Fillets 3-5 oz 3.55 700 IMPORT Fillets 4-6 oz 3.65 1,320 IM Fillets 5-7 oz 3.60 2,460 IM NE Live 1-2 1.70 35,500 MA May 1998 TILAPIA Mexico City Fresh, Whole Large 2.00 unknown Mexico City Fresh, Whole small 1.14 unknown Week Ending April 10, 1998 Market Form Size Price Volume Point of (lb) ($/lb) (lb) Origin TILAPIA NY-Massachusetts Fillets 4-7 oz 3.55 120 IM Fillets 7-9 oz 3.60 500 IM Whole 1.00-1.50 1.75 500 IM Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-6 oz 4.25 200 IM Northeast Live 2.00 1.95 36,000 MA Week Ending March 31, 1998 Market Form Size Price Volume Point of (lb) ($/lb) (lb) Origin TILAPIA Maryland Fillets 3-6 oz 3.64 1,100 IM Maryland Fillets 5-7 oz 3.61 1,280 IM Maryland Fillets 7-12 oz 3.91 385 IM Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz 3.75 360 IM February 1998 TILAPIA Mexico City Fresh, Whole Large 1.35 unknown Mexico City Fresh, Whole small 0.55 unknown Week Ending December 12, 1997 Market Form Size Price Volume Point of (lb) ($/lb) (lb) Origin TILAPIA NY-Massachusetts Fillets 3-6 oz 3.65 1,120 IM Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-7 oz 3.60 400 IM Northeast Live 1.00-2.00 2.05 30,000 S/MW Week Ending October 24, 1997 NY-Massachusetts Fillets 3-6 oz 3.65 1,120 IM Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-7 oz 3.60 440 IM Fillets 7-9 oz 3.50 280 IM Northeast Live 1.00-2.00 1.90 30,000 S/MW Week Ending July 25, 1997 TILAPIA Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz 3.65 480 IM Maryland Fillets 3-5 oz 3.89 505 IM Maryland Fillets 5-7 oz 3.76 1,240 IM Maryland Fillets 7-9 oz 3.80 100 IM Week Ending July 11, 1997 TILAPIA NY-Massachusetts Fillets 3-5 oz 3.65 1,000 IM Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-7 oz 3.60 500 IM Northeast Live 1.00-2.00 2.30 15,800 S/MA Week Ending June 18, 1997 TILAPIA NY-Massachusetts Fillets 3-6 oz 3.65 1,120 IM Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM Pennsylvania-NJ Fillets 4-7 oz 3.63 520 IM Whole 1.00-1.50 0.95 700 S Northeast Live 1.00-2.00 2.15 25,000 MW Week Ending June 13, 1997 Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz 3.65 420 IM Maryland Fillets 3-5 oz 3.51 455 IM Maryland Fillets 5-9 oz 3.73 1,390 IM Maryland Fillets 8-16 oz 3.45 1,000 IM Week Ending May 30, 1997 TILAPIA Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz 3.63 480 IM Maryland Fillets 3-5 oz 3.56 575 IM Maryland Fillets 5-9 oz 3.75 1,270 IM Maryland Fillets 8-16 oz 3.45 1,000 IM Week Ending April 25, 1997 TILAPIA Washington, D.C. Fillets 5-7 oz 3.58 480 IM Maryland Fillets 3-5 oz 3.64 260 IM Maryland Fillets 5-7 oz 3.62 1,300 IM Maryland Fillets 7-16 oz 3.48 1,100 IM November 1996 Washington, D.C. 1 Fillets 4-6 oz 3.45 300 IM Washington, D.C. 1 Fillets 7-9 oz 3.45 300 IM Maryland 1 Fillets 4-7 oz 3.54 1,360 IM Maryland 1 Fillets 7-9 oz 3.95 50 IM Maryland 1 Fillets 8-16 oz 3.50 3,000 IM Maryland 1 Whole 1.25-1.50 1.45 500 IM Mid-West 2 Fillets 3-5 oz 3.65 320 IM Northeast 3 Live 1.00-2.00 2.00 25,000 S Penn-New Jersey 3 Fillets 3-6 oz 3.48 700 IM New York-Mass 3 Fillets 3-6 oz 3.65 2,060 IM New York-Mass 3 Whole 2.00 1.70 1,000 IM Source: Various. Legend: IM=Import, MA=Mid-Atlantic, MW=Mid-Western, W=Western, NE=Northeast, S=Southern, Penn=Pennsylvania, Mass=Massachusetts.