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Pangasius Imports
Looks like 50 million pounds of pangasius entered the USA 2006 but is it ever shown on a menu? The imports more than doubled in one year according to the NMFS statistics. How can we get everyone to sell it for what it is?
Bob 
 
 
All Countries Frozen Filets
Product Name Country 2005 Kilos 2005 Value 2006 Kilos 2006 Value
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN CAMBODIA 193,198 629,472 922,248 3,418,411
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN CHINA 422,437 1,369,145 1,829,172 6,675,419
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN CHINA - HONG KONG 19,958 55,880 142,728 568,130
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN CHINA - TAIPEI 293,384 823,782 0 0
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN INDIA 0 0 5,783 22,313
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN INDONESIA 26,334 88,291 542,593 2,235,791
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN MALAYSIA 193,210 519,126 2,163,076 6,466,586
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN SINGAPORE 0 0 137,296 567,635
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN THAILAND 1,475,050 3,835,389 3,413,284 11,977,763
CATFISH (PANGASIUS SPP.) FILLET FROZEN VIET NAM 7,898,043 16,220,015 17,181,968 50,902,238
Subtotal   10,521,614 23,541,100 26,338,148 82,834,286
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