Fish exports of Argentina for August

In its monthly export report, CAPeCa provides details of the market situation of the main species. In the case of shrimp, the brutal fall in price is not reflected and despite the positive reading that exists among the marketers of tails, the figures reflect a fall. Squid had a good level of sales and a change in demand is observed, with South Korea becoming the largest requester of Argentine illex. Patagonian toothfish is having its best year ever with increased sales volume, an extraordinary rise in price and unusual demand from the US market. Hubbsi hake shows two faces: in filet, the price compensated for the drop in demand and in frozen products that do not include filet, without a significant increase in price, the fall deepens. The total exports of the sector in the period from January to August 31 were 312,105 tons for 1,252,253,000 dollars, which represents a drop of 4% in volume and 3% in foreign exchange income, compared to the same period. of 2021. In the year-on-year ...