U.S. tilapia imports, volume by selected sources (1,000 pounds)
Product, country code and name 1/
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Jan-Sep 11
Jan-Sep 12
Total
5700
China (Mainland)
 
505
1,009
217
268
114
1,044
12,627
29,744
29,960
58,391
100,266
132,126
165,428
228,871
264,888
262,908
287,527
349,479
318,298
216,126
258,904
5830
China (Taiwan)
6,473
21,716
26,932
28,040
33,109
42,970
49,416
55,057
39,070
65,761
52,133
49,416
61,086
60,112
47,048
35,494
40,857
34,657
41,370
30,685
22,879
16,303
3310
Ecuador
 
22
89
689
2,117
1,942
1,669
4,435
7,600
11,441
15,159
21,444
22,954
24,101
24,513
27,316
20,170
22,439
18,733
17,987
13,936
3,176
5600
Indonesia
85
536
920
1,201
1,276
2,415
1,952
2,527
2,691
4,889
5,677
7,911
9,377
14,635
16,298
19,060
21,589
19,332
22,540
20,342
14,261
20,189
2150
Honduras
3
44
79
152
463
467
1,116
1,745
2,306
3,168
6,347
6,286
8,910
14,488
15,988
18,936
18,720
15,689
16,212
17,929
13,801
1,800
2230
Costa Rica
332
970
1,582
1,911
2,383
3,689
4,871
5,093
5,917
6,854
7,073
8,819
9,053
8,485
5,903
10,987
12,292
12,824
13,180
3,954
3,953
1,042
5490
Thailand
201
483
927
1,019
626
503
381
358
437
572
1,359
2,354
1,935
2,276
1,734
404
8,355
3,530
4,940
4,163
2,655
4,348
3010
Colombia
194
301
203
840
495
12
 
7
65
71
26
7
1
381
1,256
1,635
3,736
3,803
4,067
5,263
3,824
454
2250
Panama
   
3
3
140
8
45
355
777
761
531
637
1,589
1,587
842
1,507
750
784
591
448
167
3510
Brazil
     
3
  
4
18
355
518
712
2,144
2,298
504
1,126
583
733
162
156
 
5520
Vietnam
   
24
102
  
45
176
132
240
290
95
2,040
717
317
492
636
743
691
524
259
2110
El Salvador
    
0
     
171
416
568
676
503
695
1,119
1,060
733
760
659
22
2410
Jamaica
30
112
128
161
543
842
620
492
436
263
78
40
28
148
608
433
242
     
5820
Hong Kong
        
115
8
88
298
436
262
623
651
784
 
163
132
132
264
5570
Malaysia
    
22
 
21
  
38
  
68
37
52
38
124
40
705
1,692
996
1,301
2190
Nicaragua
  
5
88
64
329
64
37
1
46
56
25
173
157
5
48
571
963
115
  
11
5650
Philippines
 
1
  
11
 
41
176
159
117
 
40
2
40
166
 
458
56
273
438
213
112
3330
Peru
            
371
96
 
191
86
102
121
313
190
148
2080
Belize
   
29
337
222
      
286
163
100
71
45
21
    
5330
India
      
48
108
     
37
92
   
6
897
783
141
3370
Chile
5
1
 
28
13
45
4
28
37
33
27
77
27
167
162
139
177
1
7
27
27
89
5880
Japan
2
1
84
     
47
  
41
40
2
120
273
27
     
1220
Canada
3
  
7
 
58
77
17
38
18
13
1
20
31
 
96
27
5
 
23
23
 
2010
Mexico
 
15
45
32
15
3
2
16
     
1
25
4
   
260
230
 
5800
South Korea
  
11
    
2
 
44
 
3
123
88
6
 
80
    
27
5590
Singapore
142
79
42
  
59
         
3
2
    
74
4039
Norway
                 
2
 
289
289
 
3570
Argentina
       
1
      
32
60
   
166
103
 
7960
Zimbabwe
   
142
73
43
                
6141
New Zealand
         
44
       
114
    
7850
Mauritius
           
22
78
         
6863
Fiji
           
41
      
36
   
5380
Bangladesh
             
5
 
21
 
1
3
46
  
7790
Kenya
 
5
33
 
29
          
3
      
7830
Tanzania
   
4
     
58
            
3070
Venezuela
       
24
  
21
 
16
         
7490
Ghana
             
41
  
12
    
0
5350
Pakistan
           
49
          
4120
United Kingdom
          
40
  
9
        
3120
Guyana
                
3
  
45
45
 
5460
Myanmar (Burma)
          
5
42
          
7420
Cameroon
               
44
      
6150
Western Samoa
                
44
     
5660
Macao (Macau)
            
40
         
4210
Netherlands
     
35
                
5200
United Arab Emirates
                  
15
14
7
20
2440
Cayman Islands
        
1
 
4
18
          
7780
Uganda
       
5
  
9
           
2050
Guatemala
                
5
 
3
   
3150
Suriname
   
2
 
2
  
4
             
4091
Faroe Islands
                  
7
   
7910
Republic of South Africa
       
6
              
5550
Cambodia
       
4
2
             
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
            
4
         
2489
Grenada
           
2
          
4700
Spain
            
1
  
1
      
2470
Dominican Republic
            
1
         
4759
Italy
                   
0
0
40
 
Total
7,471
24,790
32,090
34,590
41,950
53,891
61,333
82,854
89,202
124,312
148,034
198,955
249,167
297,639
348,707
383,153
395,559
404,132
474,967
425,168
296,259
308,892
Whole, frozen
5830
China (Taiwan)
6,310
21,343
23,520
26,270
31,772
41,095
46,287
48,640
35,073
60,890
45,503
43,351
55,097
53,319
40,132
29,851
35,015
29,056
35,927
26,883
19,793
13,406
5700
China (Mainland)
 
505
1,009
59
232
114
960
10,891
25,622
23,964
43,245
63,412
70,229
68,044
89,342
71,708
63,998
65,459
50,575
56,686
40,773
19,160
5490
Thailand
83
119
236
87
136
9
78
104
43
108
550
267
317
358
1,298
373
7,309
1,994
2,613
1,253
906
437
2250
Panama
     
4
  
4
5
330
229
224
992
842
290
558
144
349
447
330
92
5520
Vietnam
   
24
102
  
42
135
15
2
91
55
1,155
634
152
469
292
247
333
253
98
3310
Ecuador
   
50
871
377
69
329
53
210
36
316
167
143
135
340
480
0
4
35
18
125
5820
Hong Kong
        
115
 
88
298
220
88
495
319
475
  
44
44
220
5650
Philippines
 
1
     
176
159
112
 
40
2
40
122
 
419
53
252
435
209
112
5600
Indonesia
55
 
40
     
6
86
6
12
6
441
633
32
361
24
49
44
44
14
5330
India
             
37
    
6
855
741
141
3010
Colombia
34
47
11
       
17
7
1
   
149
214
99
55
42
36
2080
Belize
   
29
294
222
                
5570
Malaysia
    
22
 
21
  
38
  
68
33
52
38
109
40
    
5880
Japan
2
0
84
          
2
 
228
27
     
2150
Honduras
3
   
162
91
53
 
19
             
5590
Singapore
142
79
40
  
50
         
3
2
    
74
2010
Mexico
   
30
               
260
230
 
3330
Peru
               
134
42
93
    
5800
South Korea
  
11
    
2
    
83
1
  
80
     
2190
Nicaragua
   
4
3
110
1
          
13
12
   
2410
Jamaica
23
54
 
38
21
2
                
2230
Costa Rica
22
    
39
7
    
4
30
20
        
7850
Mauritius
           
12
78
         
3510
Brazil
             
18
67
       
7960
Zimbabwe
    
43
43
                
5380
Bangladesh
               
21
 
1
3
46
  
1220
Canada
             
31
 
0
 
5
 
23
23
 
5350
Pakistan
           
49
          
6863
Fiji
           
41
          
5660
Macao (Macau)
            
40
         
3570
Argentina
              
32
       
5200
United Arab Emirates
                  
15
14
7
 
3070
Venezuela
          
13
           
5550
Cambodia
       
4
2
             
3150
Suriname
   
2
 
2
                
3120
Guyana
                
3
     
 
Total
6,675
22,148
24,952
26,594
33,659
42,158
47,475
60,188
61,231
85,428
89,790
108,126
126,618
124,724
133,784
103,491
109,496
97,388
90,152
87,412
63,411
33,915
Fillets, fresh
3310
Ecuador
 
22
75
249
994
1,327
1,424
3,982
7,171
10,923
14,524
20,717
22,407
23,370
23,966
26,184
18,640
19,974
17,321
16,848
13,158
1,637
2150
Honduras
 
44
77
152
282
361
960
1,701
2,288
3,168
6,347
6,286
8,910
14,488
15,984
17,377
18,368
14,356
15,973
17,814
13,726
1,472
2230
Costa Rica
310
970
1,574
1,911
2,383
3,650
4,864
5,093
5,917
6,854
7,068
8,810
9,018
8,232
5,903
10,610
12,271
12,613
12,843
3,842
3,841
668
3010
Colombia
160
254
191
840
495
12
 
7
65
71
   
381
1,256
1,615
3,587
3,589
3,960
5,207
3,782
413
3510
Brazil
     
3
  
4
 
247
459
712
2,122
2,231
484
1,122
583
733
162
156
 
2110
El Salvador
          
171
416
568
676
503
695
1,119
1,060
733
760
659
22
5830
China (Taiwan)
     
19
187
341
182
168
543
621
35
   
1,238
458
485
773
616
57
5700
China (Mainland)
   
4
   
84
131
421
1,861
1,889
   
38
 
46
   
50
2410
Jamaica
   
6
358
625
401
387
389
202
36
 
19
148
607
385
242
     
2250
Panama
   
3
3
135
8
44
351
772
325
211
205
185
281
59
42
3
8
22
22
 
2190
Nicaragua
  
3
20
7
45
15
26
 
8
2
6
149
151
5
48
571
949
102
   
3330
Peru
            
371
96
 
12
1
9
121
276
190
36
2080
Belize
            
286
163
100
71
45
21
    
3370
Chile
5
1
 
28
13
45
4
28
37
33
27
76
27
65
81
73
30
1
7
14
14
1
5490
Thailand
         
4
56
14
    
76
39
    
5520
Vietnam
          
3
37
 
92
        
5820
Hong Kong
         
8
      
116
     
2010
Mexico
 
2
43
2
15
3
2
2
     
1
14
4
      
1220
Canada
2
  
1
      
2
1
2
  
44
27
     
5330
India
      
48
               
3120
Guyana
                   
45
45
 
2440
Cayman Islands
        
1
 
4
18
          
5600
Indonesia
             
22
        
3070
Venezuela
            
16
         
7780
Uganda
       
5
  
9
           
4120
United Kingdom
             
9
        
2050
Guatemala
                
5
 
3
   
4091
Faroe Islands
                  
7
   
7910
Republic of South Africa
       
6
              
7830
Tanzania
   
4
                  
2740
Trinidad and Tobago
            
4
         
3150
Suriname
        
4
             
7790
Kenya
               
3
      
2489
Grenada
           
2
          
5880
Japan
           
1
   
0
      
4700
Spain
            
1
  
1
      
3570
Argentina
       
1
              
2470
Dominican Republic
            
1
         
4759
Italy
                   
0
0
 
 
Total
476
1,292
1,963
3,220
4,549
6,224
7,914
11,706
16,539
22,632
31,226
39,564
42,730
50,201
50,933
57,703
57,501
53,700
52,297
45,764
36,208
4,357
Fillets, frozen
5700
China (Mainland)
   
154
36
 
84
1,652
3,991
5,575
13,285
34,966
61,897
97,384
139,529
193,141
198,910
222,022
298,904
261,612
175,352
239,694
5600
Indonesia
30
536
880
1,201
1,276
2,415
1,952
2,527
2,685
4,804
5,671
7,899
9,371
14,172
15,665
19,028
21,228
19,308
22,491
20,298
14,217
20,175
5830
China (Taiwan)
163
373
3,412
1,770
1,338
1,857
2,942
6,076
3,815
4,703
6,087
5,445
5,953
6,793
6,916
5,643
4,604
5,142
4,957
3,030
2,470
2,840
5490
Thailand
119
364
691
932
490
494
304
253
393
461
753
2,072
1,618
1,917
436
30
970
1,497
2,327
2,909
1,749
3,910
3310
Ecuador
  
13
390
252
238
176
124
376
308
599
411
379
588
411
792
1,050
2,465
1,407
1,104
760
1,415
2250
Panama
       
1
  
106
92
208
413
463
493
907
603
427
122
97
75
2150
Honduras
  
3
 
19
15
103
44
      
4
1,559
353
1,333
239
115
75
329
5520
Vietnam
       
2
40
117
234
161
40
793
84
165
23
344
496
359
271
161
5570
Malaysia
             
4
  
15
 
705
1,692
996
1,301
2230
Costa Rica
  
8
       
5
5
6
233
 
377
21
211
337
112
112
373
5820
Hong Kong
            
216
174
128
332
193
 
163
88
88
44
2410
Jamaica
7
58
128
116
164
214
219
105
47
61
42
40
9
 
1
48
      
2190
Nicaragua
  
2
65
54
174
48
12
1
37
54
19
24
6
       
11
3370
Chile
           
1
 
102
80
66
147
  
13
13
88
1220
Canada
2
  
7
 
58
77
17
38
18
11
 
18
  
52
      
4039
Norway
                 
2
 
289
289
 
5880
Japan
 
0
0
     
47
  
40
40
 
120
44
      
5330
India
       
108
      
92
    
42
42
 
3570
Argentina
               
60
   
166
103
 
3510
Brazil
         
18
108
59
 
4
 
20
4
     
5800
South Korea
         
44
 
3
40
87
6
      
27
7960
Zimbabwe
   
142
31
                 
5650
Philippines
    
11
 
41
  
5
    
44
 
38
4
20
4
4
 
6141
New Zealand
         
44
       
114
    
3330
Peru
               
44
42
  
37
 
112
7790
Kenya
 
5
33
 
29
                 
7830
Tanzania
         
58
            
7490
Ghana
             
41
  
12
    
0
5460
Myanmar (Burma)
          
5
42
          
7420
Cameroon
               
44
      
6150
Western Samoa
                
44
     
2080
Belize
    
43
                 
2010
Mexico
 
14
3
    
14
      
11
       
4120
United Kingdom
          
40
           
3010
Colombia
          
9
    
20
  
8
  
5
6863
Fiji
                  
36
   
4210
Netherlands
     
35
                
3070
Venezuela
       
24
  
8
           
5590
Singapore
  
2
  
9
                
7850
Mauritius
           
10
          
5380
Bangladesh
             
5
        
2110
El Salvador
    
0
                 
 
Total
320
1,350
5,175
4,776
3,743
5,509
5,944
10,960
11,433
16,252
27,019
51,264
79,818
122,714
163,991
221,958
228,561
253,044
332,518
291,993
196,639
270,621
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: 11/19/2012 11:36:22 AM