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China’s seafood imports increased 87% in January
China Fisheries 10/04/2005 09:23:07
China’s seafood imports increased 87% in January
According to a report carried out by the Agricultural Affairs Office at the US Embassy in Beijing, the value of China’s seafood imports increased in January 2005 to 87% compared to the same month last year...
The report carried out by the Agricultural Affairs Office at the US Embassy, said that the frozen cod imports value were up 98% to $61 million, and in the case of frozen fish were 148% during January. The value of seafood imports has increased as well to 193%.
Nevertheless, as the report said, the value of China’s agriculture, fishery and forestry imports was 30% less in the same month, equaling $2.6 billion, primarly processed seafood and wooden products.
Regarding to the exports of seafood from China, they were 40% more than in January 2004.
The largest value increased included frozen fish (46%), prepared of preserved mollusks (79%), prepared of preserved shrimp (63%).
According to the report, China’s number seafood export market is Japan, followed by the United States. The exports to the United States, for example is up 28% to $97 million.
The most exported product to the United States is frozen fillets, which soared in January 2005 up 58% in value, estimated at $52 million. This increase helped to equalize losses from shrimp exports.
Among the first 25 fishery and forestry export products there are the prepared of preserved shrimp, prepared of preserved molluks, prepared of preserve crab, and shell-on frozen shrimp.
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