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Trade Tracker The catfish market Pangasius from Vietnam dominates import market T his month's col- umn focus is on U.S. catfish im- ports, including Pan- gasius, Silurus, Clarias and Ictalurus. Nearly all catfish imports arrive to the United States as frozen fillets. Small portions are imported in the fresh or chilled forms. Te origin of the major- ity of these imports is Vietnam, followed by smaller amounts from China and Brazil. Catfish imports in January amounted to more than $46 mil- lion, while in June imports were about $29 million. Te ports of arrival for the shipments are widespread through- out the United States. With its proximity to Asia, it's no wonder the port of Los Ange- les takes the top spot, followed by the ports of Newark and New York, respectively. Overall, U.S. catfish imports make up 3 percent of all import- ed seafood. For an in-depth look at the market for pangasius in the United States, see the July issue of SeaFood Business, page 24. Zepol Corp.is a Minnesota-based company working to provide the most complete and up-to-date U.S. trade data through our subscription tools. Tra- deIQ™ is a U.S. Customs import Bill of Lading database utilized to find information about competitors, suppliers, prospects, and the products that they use, market, or transport. TradeView™ provides U.S. Census data to visualize the U.S. import and export market. ComplianceMonitor™ is a comprehensive tool that proactively alerts users of essential U.S. import trade compliance information. For more information visit www.zepol.com. Catfish imports by product type January to June, in U.S. dollars Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), fillets, frozen $ 184,393,902 Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., $ 6,392,356 Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), fillets, frozen or chilled Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), frozen Catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), fresh or chilled $ 1,299,384 $ 70,981 Catfish imports by port of entry January to May, in U.S. dollars Newark, N.J. Los Angeles New York San Juan, P.R. Jacksonville, Fla. Long Beach, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Norfolk, Va. Savannah, Ga. Miami Catfish imports by country of origin, in U.S. dollars January Vietnam China Brazil Canada Thailand Philippines All others $36,788,163 $9,073,958 $0 $0 $131,588 $0 $139,961 February $22,052,750 $5,372,446 $142,546 $141,451 $64,019 $0 $14,392 March $24,022,784 $1,999,791 $62,250 $59,061 $0 $0 $14,360 April $29,803,203 $1,852,620 $190,821 $0 $15,770 $0 $14,939 May $30,055,956 $1,111,120 $201,834 $60,416 $32,316 $74,710 $6,011 June $27,516,274 $921,605 $14,863 $35,550 $0 $132,900 $36,195 20 SeaFood Business September 2012 Visit us online at www.seafoodbusiness.com 0 $10,000,000 $20,000,000 $30,000,000 $40,000,000 $50,000,000 $60,000,000 $70,000,000 $80,000,000