EU External Trade - Sea bream (Sparidae), Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Extra-EU sourcing of Sea bream (Sparidae), Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) is highly concentrated. 🇹🇷 Türkiye captures 89.9% of imports (€836.1M), followed by 🇦🇱 Albania (6.3%). With an HHI of 8133, this Concentrated market exposes the EU to supply dependency risks.

European exports of Sea bream (Sparidae), Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) are concentrated on a few markets. 🇮🇱 Israel accounts for 46.1% (€113.0M), ahead of 🇨🇭 Switzerland (17.9%). The top three destinations are 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States.

Within the EU, the leading importers of Sea bream (Sparidae), Gilt-head sea bream (Sparus aurata) are 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇳🇱 Netherlands. 🇮🇹 Italy accounts for 36.6% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (4.1%) and exports surging (18.9%) compared to the previous year.