Monthly Highlights n.1

This month’s issue analyses first sales of European pilchard in France, the Netherlands and Spain, and European sprat in Denmark, Poland and Sweden. Over the 36-month observation period (November 2021 – October 2024), the weighted average first-sales price of European sprat in Denmark was 0,40 EUR/kg, 22% more than in Poland (0,33 EUR/kg) and 27% more than in Sweden (0,31 EUR/kg).

During the same period, the weighted average first-sales price of European pilchard in the Netherlands was 2,90 EUR/kg, 181% higher than in France (0,75 EUR/kg) and 66 % higher compared to Spain (2,82 EUR/kg). The case studies of this month are: “Aquaculture in Africa” and “Seaweed in the EU”.