China's seafood imports in 2021 increase 12% after hitting a 10-year bottom

Published 2022년 2월 16일

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In 2021, China's seafood imports rose by 12% to $14.2 billion, with Ecuador being the largest supplier and Russia the second largest. However, imports from Russia slowed down after a ban on Russian pollock ships. Imports from most major suppliers, including India, Norway, and the US, increased, but there was a 33% decrease in imports from Vietnam due to control measures. Meanwhile, China's seafood exports surged 15% to a record $21 billion, driven by higher exports to Japan, the US, and Hong Kong.

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China increases seafood imports in main markets, excluding Vietnam The Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) cited Chinese Customs data showing that in 2021, the country's seafood imports will increase by 12% to $14.2 billion. In which, China's largest seafood supplier is Ecuador with nearly $2.2 billion, up 27% compared to 2020. In which, shrimp imports from Ecuador into China increased 19% in volume to 379,000. tons, the highest level ever. Also in early 2021, Ecuador's fourth largest shrimp supplier was temporarily banned from exporting to China because of the detection of SAR-CoV-2 virus on product packaging. After Ecuador, China's second largest seafood supplier is Russia with an import turnover of $1.8 billion, stable over the past 20 years. China mainly imports from Russia items such as crab, pollock, wild salmon and other white fish. However, seafood imports from Russia slowed down after China banned Russian pollock ships from docking at Dalian and Qingdao ...

Source: Vietnambiz