Pangasius supply to remain tight in 2012

A lack of supply that pushed pangasius prices higher in the U.S. market by 10 percent or more in 2011 is expected to extend into 2012, with some importers saying they expect the first quarter to first half of the year to remain tight.

“Demand is still good [in both foodservice and retail], it’s the supply that's down,” says one large U.S.-based distributor of pangasius. “Supply is down. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of small fillets around, and I think that's going to continue into the…


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