2001年,美国进口的罗非鱼达到1.24亿磅,比2000年增加了将近40%。各种罗非鱼产品增长都很明显,冰冻全鱼、鲜鱼片和冰冻鱼片分别增长了39%、36%和42%。虽然冰冻全鱼占了全部进口罗非鱼的70%左右,但从价值方面考虑,其他两种产品的地位更重要。2001年全年罗非鱼进口额是1.278亿美元,比2000年高出26%。与冰冻全鱼的市场表现相比,鲜鱼片的价格依然坚挺,尽管从洪都拉斯、哥斯达黎加和厄瓜多尔进口的鲜鱼片数量都有所增加,但在这些供应商中,厄瓜多尔的增长最有影响,从1999年的不足400万磅增长到目前的1100万磅。几年前那个地区爆 In 2001, the United States imported 124 million pounds of tilapia, nearly 40% more than in 2000. The growth of all kinds of tilapia products are obvious, ice-frozen fish, fish fillets and frozen fish fillets increased by 39%, 36% and 42%. Although frozen whole fish accounts for about 70% of all imported tilapia, the value of the other two products is even more important. Import of tilapia in 2001 was 127.7 million U.S. dollars, up 26% over 2000. Fresh fish fillet prices remain firm compared to the market performance of frozen whole pelts and although the number of fresh fillets imported from Honduras, Costa Rica and Ecuador has increased, among these suppliers, Ecuador’s growth has the most impact, From less than 4 million pounds in 1999 to the current 11 million pounds. A few years ago that area burst