EU Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture products?

• It is a new database and a public website of the European Commission.

• It provides market data and analysis – from first sale to consumption.

– data are updated daily.

www.ec.europa.eu/fisheries/market-observatory

What?

A EU market Observatory, for whom ?

• Producers (fisheries AND aquaculture)

• Processors• Importers / exporters

• Market analysts and researchers

• NGOs (environment, development, consumers)

• Policy makers

• Retailers

Purposes

• Facilitate decision-making and planning

• Promote market transparency• Communicate the market dynamics• Help prevent destabilising phenomenain a sector

THIS IS CFP REFORM IN ACTION

• Provide customised information to individualneeds

Different users, different uses

Examples

1. Producers in Lorient (FR)

2. Policy makers

For producers: Example Lorient-Brittany-France

Different easy queries available:

-Weekly first sale price for hake in EU countries

-Other groundfish by seaboard (Bay of Biscay – Monthly data)

-Imports: suppliers and prices

Objective: Identifying the main market tendencies and the best sales opportunities for hakeTiming: 3rd week of March 2013

This allows for a detailed analysis of extracted data

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Analysis of prices trends

Since August 2012, prices in Lorient have been reporting a stable trend, at around 2,50 €/kg.

In the second week of March, Hake was sold in Lorient at 2,28 €/kg, a slight increase compared with the former week, but a strong decrease with respect to the same period in 2012

The long-term trend shows a decrease from an average > 2,50 €/kg to 2,28 €/kg.

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Prices in neighbor markets

In Lorient, as well as in Les Sables d’Olonne, reported prices are lower than its Portuguese competitors in the same seaboard, but higher than in Norway and in the North Sea.

On average, prices reported in Lorient (FR) were:•lower than in Les Sables d’Olonne (FR);•higher than Hanstholm (DK).

At marketing different stages

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Export opportunities

Price of exported fresh hake (whole) to Spain in January 2013 was at its average level, having decreased by 14% with respect to the last price reported for 2012.

Exports of fresh hake (whole) to Spain covered 82% of total France exports to intra-EU countries in 2012

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For Policy makers

• Easy and single access to basic macro information : landings, imports, consumption per capita …

• Background on very latest development on fisheries business in a place you’re visiting

• Price crisis ? Real or structural problems? Local or widespread? Demand led or supply led?

• Evaluation of management measures on the market• Personalised queries available

What’s next?Official opening by Commissioner DAMANAKI at Seafood exhibition on April 24thThe real test starts: credibility buildingDissemination and tutorials: Member States and stakeholdersExpected development: • more data, increase geographical coverage and historical series• more analysis and publications (price structure, yearly highlights…)

Thank you

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