Argentina: Official seafood export figures for 2021 and first data for 2022

Published 2022년 2월 28일

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The 2021 fishery export report shows an improvement in both volume and foreign currency earnings compared to the previous year, with a total of 515 thousand tons exported, generating 1,990 million dollars. Despite this growth, the average price of most species, excluding hubbsi hake and shrimp, fell. Shrimp was the best-selling and most valuable resource, contributing to half of the total foreign currency earned. There was a significant increase in demand and foreign exchange income for hubbsi hake and shrimp, while squid exports saw a significant decrease. Spain was the primary destination for these exports, followed by Italy, the United States, China, and Brazil.

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The Situation report on total fishery exports in 2021 was published and the figures show an improvement compared to 2020 and, although to a lesser extent, also exceed the figures for 2019. The significant figure from last year was the drop in prices of most species, while in 2022, according to the report prepared by CAPECA, the first month of the year has started with an increase in the price of most species, with the exception of illex squid. According to official statistics, in 2021, 515 thousand tons were exported for a total of 1,990 million dollars, which represents a growth of 3.2% in volume and 15% in foreign currency compared to 2020, the year of the pandemic. If compared to 2019, the last year that can be taken as a reference, the indices also improved; growth was 7% in foreign exchange thanks to the increase in the price of shrimp and 5% in tons due to a higher squid harvest than that year. But despite this, all species except hubbsi hake and shrimp had a drop in average ...

Source: Revistapuerto