Soaring prices on the world market for food.
Thursday, July 27, 2011, the Forum of the G20 meeting in Davos focused on the extreme volatility of prices of agricultural commodities. From January 31 to February 4, 2011, to be held Rome the 29 th Session of Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of FAO. An opportunity to shed light on the fish market, also hit by soaring prices. Shortly
for the aquatic products sector is yet considerable space on the world market. The fish is about 10% of international trade in basic foodstuffs. With annual trade of over $ 100 billion, fish is second only to meat and dairy products. Moreover, rising prices of fish including small pelagic (sardine, mackerel, herring, ...) will affect the security Food poorest populations. Many countries in tropical Africa get their small pelagic global market.
An attack against the FAO?
"Speculation creates riots" said last week Nicolas Sarkozy, who chairs this year, on behalf of France, the G20 group of rich countries and major emerging economies. Blaming speculators and the unregulated agricultural markets, the new chair of the G20 proposed "create a common database as for oil, stocks emergency or a code of conduct for that food aid is not affected by the moratoria on exports introduced by individual countries - like Russia with wheat last summer. "
This list of proposals is obsolete since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) based in Rome already fulfills this work internationally ... Most of the data on food out straight service "Statistics" of FAO. All data collected helped to establish a Global Information and Early Warning Food and Agriculture (GIEWS ).
The response of FAO did not expect. The Senegalese Jacques Diouf, Director General of FAO, took advantage of an article published January 25, 2011 in Le Monde " G20: Mr Sarkozy wants to regulate agricultural markets " to a tune in a statement :
January 27, 2011, Rome / Paris - Director-General of FAO, Jacques Diouf, was keen to make an update to an article published by Le Monde quoted the FAO (edition of January 25, 2011) .
Here the full text, as sent to the newspaper.
"In the edition of Le Monde, January 25, 2011, an article titled" G20: Mr Sarkozy wants to regulate agricultural markets "states:" The project would be to organize, under the auspices of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), more transparency on crops, consumption, or stocks. But for now, giants like India and China refused to give information as strategic. "
The paper reports also attributed the following comments a collaborator of the Presidency of the Republic: "When Russia block its exports, FAO met a fortnight later at official level."
The truth is that:
1. From the beginning of soaring food prices, FAO has been the main objective of calming the markets. Thus, in July 2010, the Director General of FAO, gave an interview to the Financial Times indicating that the inventory level and the level of oil prices did not match, this time at the situation experienced during the last crisis in 2007-2008 and it was therefore appropriate to be cautious.
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7. Finally, it should be noted that FAO regularly publishes information on stocks, stock ratios-use, production, consumption and trade for major agricultural commodities (wheat, rice, oilseeds, meat, milk, etc. .) and the evolution of the index of food prices. However, in the case of stocks, it must be said that only four countries (the United States, Canada, Australia and India) are providing the desired information on a regular basis, which does not facilitate transparency desired by the current Chairman of the G20, Mr Sarkozy. " More ...
A sub-committee" Small-scale fisheries "in the Committee on Fisheries of FAO
Referring to oil, Nicolas Sarkozy plans he set up an organization similar to Global AGInvesting to regulate the food market?
FAO is perhaps a heavy structure but the organization has adapted over time. The Committee on Fisheries of FAO is currently the only global intergovernmental forum in which key issues Fisheries and aquaculture worldwide are examined and recommendations addressed to governments, regional fishery bodies, NGOs, fishworkers, FAO and the international community, periodically on a global basis.
To take into account the specificities of small trades of fishing, the Fisheries Committee has decided to give full importance to artisanal fisheries, with the creation of a sub-committee on Small-scale fisheries "as there are already subcommittees of aquaculture and trade ....
Philippe FAVRELIERE
Other articles:
- Fishing small pelagic fish eats sardines from the rich the poor!
- Fish, the future cash cow of agro-business?
- FAO: Towards a global recognition of artisanal fisheries
- Mediterranean: Revisiting the small fishing trades
- buy fish! Your superstore press the lemon! (impact of higher world prices from distributors)
To go further ....
- Information on the 29 th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI), click here
- GIEWS: Food Outlook: Global Market Analysis - November 2010 or click: GIEWS
The February 13, 2011
South Korea customs duties are levied on the temporarily mackerel, whiting and 4 other food
To fight against inflation food prices, the South Korean Ministry of Finance announced the temporary lifting of tariffs on six food January 25, 2011. This waiver is effective from 28 January until 30 June 2011. The government will then decide on a possible extension.
Among the six food commodities covered by the temporary elimination of tariffs, the Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the removal of tariffs on two fish products:
- Frozen Mackerel: Tariffs of 10% reduced to 0% of total imports;
- Whiting frozen (net): Tariffs reduced to 10% 0% 2 000 tonnes
Ubifrance Source: South Korea customs duties are temporarily raised on pork and other foodstuffs
Fish: a price increase soon? (AFP)
The fish industry, which represents some 50 companies and 8,000 jobs, calls for large increases in prices to distributors, who refuse to save their clients, according to a statement released Wednesday by the ADEPALE (Business Association processed food). This association unites the business of processing fish or manufacturers of canned fish, semi-preserved anchovies, surimi, salmon and smoked trout, shrimp, cooked and prepared foods from the sea These manufacturers represent a combined turnover of 2 billion euros. According to Vincent trowel, Managing Director of ADEPALE, industry is a victim of both an offer to fish more and more reduced and a sharp increase in demand from consumers.
industrialists, who must wear the end of February their annual negotiations with distributors, calling for increases in "double digits" for their products, while the "two major retailers have announced that they would limit increases in food to 2% "argues ADEPALE.
Salmon laughing ... Panga crying ...
Rising commodity prices also affects farmed fish. Production costs for fish are up with the skyrocketing prices of fish meal and grain. However, fish farming activities are affected differently ...
companies salmon (with the exception of Chilean companies) out of 2010 with excellent results. Salmon farmers have benefited in world salmon Top in association with the collapse of world supply (lower production in Chile).
In Vietnam, farmers panga have really struggled. The world price of panga do not offset the higher raw material prices. Panga keeps the image of a cheap product on the market for white fish.
During the 2000s, the production of Pangasius in Vietnam has exploded from 114,000 tons in 2001 to nearly 1.4 million tons in 2009. But, since rising prices of raw materials (fish meal and cereals), many Vietnamese farmers are bankrupt. In 2010, production dropped to 1.2 million tonnes. In 2011, the estimates provide an availability of 0.7 million tons of pangasius for processing into frozen fillets. Source: Pangasius Shortage to hit Europe's whitefish market (Worlfishing)
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February 3, 2011: No info on the fish However ....
New historic high world food prices, FAO said
Global food prices have reached a new historic peak in January for the seventh consecutive month, according The FAO price index of food monthly to monitor the evolution of international prices of a basket of basic foodstuffs.
Index stood at 231 points in January, up 3.4% over December 2010. This is the highest level ever (in nominal and real terms) since the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) began measuring food prices in 1990. The prices of all commodities were accused of strong gains in January, with the exception of meat that has remained unchanged.
"The new figures clearly show that the pressure of rising global food prices showed no sign of abating, "said economist and expert in grain from FAO, Abdolreza Abbassian. " These high prices are expected to continue in the months future, which is a source of concern, especially for low-income food-deficit countries that may have difficulty financing their food imports, and for poor households that spend much of their income to power. "
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November 17, 2010
FAO: soaring prices increases the cost of food imports
The Global food import bill could surpass the trillion dollars in 2010, given the high inflation of most commodity compared to 2009, said Wednesday the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In the latest edition of its report 'Food Outlook' (see above), the United Nations has launched a warning: we must prepare for hard times if the production of major food crops does not increase significantly in 2011. The food import bill is expected to increase by 11% in 2010 for the poorest countries and 20% for low-income food-deficit countries. Which means that passing the milestone of a trillion dollars, the bill will likely reach a global level unprecedented since the outbreak of 2008 prices, FAO said. "Given the pressure on world prices of most commodities, which shows no sign of relief, the international community must remain vigilant and prepare for new supply shocks in 2011," says FAO ....
Fish has also experienced significant price increases, showing a strong recovery following the sharp declines since late 2008. This is mainly explained by farmers' decision to reduce inventories in response to low prices, which impacted on production. Strong demand from both developed and developing countries in developing nations continues to support fish prices, notes FAO.
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October 2010
Fish: Findus reported a structural inflation
Fish has experienced significant price increases in recent months (+57% for pink salmon in the Pacific from June 2009 to September 2010) or + 21% for Atlantic cod from October 2009 to September 2010. While global demand increases, the fishing, it is stagnant and aquaculture is only suitable for some species (which feed on other fish in part). These higher raw material which constitutes 75% of the cost of fish breaded and 90% of the fish leads Findus nature to want to review its prices upwards. On a 2010 sales estimated at 190 million euros (170 million euros in 2009), industrial believes that higher prices will burden its margin at 4.5 million. A figure that could reach 9.6 million euros next year. Findus therefore wishes to increase its prices by 15% on average for passing on the impact of raw materials. The frozen fish specialist warns against the installation of a market shortage of fish. Source: price volatility moved to last ... (AgrAlimentaire)
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Info or intox?
Release dated of 15/12/2008 Skretting (manufacturer of fish feed group Nutreco Dutch)
carnivorous fish are more resistant to crisis
At the conference AquaVision 2008, analyzes and reports on the future of aquaculture in general and of farming carnivorous fish such as salmon, bass, bream and trout in particular, have been presented. Although the increase in commodity prices has pushed up the cost of food and, consequently, the cost of production of these species, its impact is less strong than for catfish farmers, omnivorous fish with high growth.
farming carnivorous fish can also be compared to industries swine, poultry and beef. Moreover, its potential in terms of innovation and future developments is much higher in comparison with those same industries. Many findings were common to the reports of Rabobank International and University of Rhode Island and Stavanger during AquaVision 2008. They both studied the impact of rising commodity prices on the cost of production of species agricultural and aquacultural .....
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January 2011
face of rising world prices, experts propose to strengthen trade Intra-regional fish including Southern Africa
high tariffs on imports are also a problem for intra-African fish (Agritrade - CTA)
Nearly 10 million African families are involved in artisanal fishing, which is the livelihood. About 15% of the workforce on the continent is directly or indirectly employed in the fishing sector. The fisheries and aquaculture are critical to the survival of millions of people in Africa, the region, however, did not fully exploited the possibilities of trade in fish. According to one expert
WorldFish, the African fishing industry could contribute to the continent's annual economic growth at 6%, but Africa has a low capacity to adapt to meet this challenge because of the lack information, technology, skills and economic resources. However, efforts are made at the continental level - with the African Union and the initiative of NEPAD fishing - or at regional level - with, for example, the strategy of fisheries development of COMESA, which aims to increase and maintain the contributions of fisheries and aquaculture in socio-economic development and food security in the region through the development of intra-regional fishery products.
Regarding the region of southern Africa, a representative of INFOSA stressed the importance of the potential of intra-regional, with a regional population of 234 million people and an annual production of fish of 2.77 million tonnes. Namibia is the largest fishing nation in the region. About 90% of fish landed are exported, mainly because of very low market absorbing about 10% of total annual catch - unlike other countries such as Mozambique, Seychelles, Mauritius and Angola, where domestic markets absorb a relatively high share of fish production .....
About 80% of fish products consumed in domestic markets are dried and smoked, a process requiring much labor widely practiced in countries like Tanzania, Zambia and Mozambique. The intra-regional trade of fish is estimated at 170,000 tonnes, Namibia with exporting about 70,000 tonnes of mackerel to the Democratic Republic of Congo .....
Very good news article with all the details of the analysis in New Era, 'African Fisheries Must Deal With Threats, Opportunities, , September 3, 2010
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