According to customs statistics, in the first three quarters of this year, Tianjin imported 15.9 million tons of food-grade aquatic products, a year-on-year increase of 23.3%; the value was 46.4 billion yuan, up 46.6%; the average import price was 29.2 yuan per kilogram, rising 18.9%.
Private enterprises are the main importers, with foreign-invested enterprises showing strong enthusiasm for imports. Private enterprises imported 14.5 million tons, an increase of 22.1%, accounting for 91.4% of the total food-grade aquatic product imports in Tianjin during the same period; foreign-invested enterprises imported 5,125.7 tons, an increase of 166.4%, accounting for 3.2%, up 1.7 percentage points from the same period last year.
Ecuador is the largest source country, with new source countries continuously expanding. Imports from Ecuador were 8.2 million tons, up 50.2%, accounting for 54.4%. Imports from Canada, Norway, Argentina, and the European Union increased by 158.7%, 144.1%, 101.6%, and 104.2%, respectively.