Colombia Posts 30% Increase in Fresh Tilapia Shipments to US in 2015
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - February 26, 2016
Colombia is now second only to Honduras on the list of top fresh tilapia suppliers to the US market after its shipments increased over 30 percent in 2015.
Colombian fresh tilapia fillet shipments to the US market reached 11.8 million pounds in 2015, a 31 percent increase, or 2.75 million more pounds of fish.
The increase was enough for Colombia to jump Costa Rica as the US's second best fresh tilapia supplier behind Honduras.
Overall fresh tilapia shipments to the US were about with 2014 levels at around 57 million pounds.
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