EUMOFA Monthly Highlights n°06/2016
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date: 21/06/2016
First sales down in Europe in March 2016 | Focus on LITHUANIA (Cod and Flounder) and SWEDEN (Saithe and Plaice); | SARDINE markets in the EU: Supply of fresh sardine expected to contract and to lead to higher first-sales prices, Morocco is by far the first EU supplier of frozen and canned sardines, trade deficit of EUR 100 million (2015) | Consumption: fresh seabass and fresh seabream | Fuel prices increased nearly 40% since the beginning of the year