The latest EUMOFA Monthly Highlights for June 2025 reveal diverse trends across European fisheries. While overall first sales experienced a downturn in early 2025, extra-EU imports of groundfish increased.

Between January and March 2025, the total value of first sales in Europe reached EUR 860.0 million, a 1% decrease from 2024. Volume saw a more significant drop of 15%, to 477,771 tonnes, compared to 2024 figures.

Groundfish, a key commodity group, recorded a notable decline in first sales during the same period. Its value fell by 2% to €156.2 million, and volume sharply decreased by 24% to 122,026 tonnes.

Looking at the first six months of 2024, total first sales achieved a value of EUR 374,928,189.96 and a volume of 26,978,433.86 kg.

For the first four months of 2025, data indicates total first sales reached EUR 278,144,211.52 in value and 20,857,343.32 kg in volume. This comparison to 2024 shows a decrease in both value and volume for the periods where data is available. Full six-month data for 2025 is not yet available.

Specifically for June, 2024 saw first sales valued at EUR 69,654,117.81, with a volume of 5,092,040.67 kg. June 2025 specific sales data is currently unavailable.

On the macroeconomic front, marine fuel prices showed a positive trend for fishermen in May 2025. Prices in major ports like France, Italy, Spain, and the UK ranged from 0.51 to 0.64 EUR per litre. This marked an average decrease of 3.4% from April 2025 and a more substantial 18.3% drop compared to May 2024.

Extra-EU imports of groundfish in January 2025 saw increases compared to the previous year. Value rose by 13% to EUR 366.2 million, and volume increased by 10% to 81,474 tonnes.

Regarding household consumption of groundfish, a monitored trend across nine EU Member States from March 2022 to March 2025 showed declining volumes, despite a slight upward trend in prices.

The report also featured case studies on global fisheries. In 2024, the European Union imported 24,000 tonnes of fishery and aquaculture products from Malaysia, valued at EUR 45 million. Key imports included warmwater shrimp and cephalopods.

Globally, flounder catches in 2023 amounted to 39,032 tonnes. EU Member States collectively ranked as the second-largest catcher, accounting for 24% of the total.