South Korea’s import volume of frozen small octopus increased by 9% year-on-year in November

Published 2023년 12월 27일

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South Korea imported 2,770 tons of frozen small octopus in November, an increase of 9% from the same period last year. The cumulative import volume from January to November decreased by 9% from the previous year, accounting for 2.7% of the total seafood import volume. In November, South Korea's frozen small octopus imports were worth US$18.25 million, an increase of 11% from the same period last year.

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According to news from SeafoodMedia on December 22, South Korea imported 2,770 tons of frozen small octopus in November this year, an increase of 9% from 2,541 tons in the same period last year. The cumulative import volume from January to November was 23,378 tons, a decrease of 9% from 25,560 tons in the previous year, accounting for 2.7% of the total seafood import volume of 878,732 tons. In the first 11 months of this year, South Korea imported 18,650 tons of frozen small octopus from Vietnam, 3,466 tons of frozen small octopus from Thailand, 781 tons of frozen small octopus from Indonesia, and 227 tons of frozen small octopus from China. The import prices of various countries are: Thailand’s origin price is 7.47 US dollars/kg, Vietnam’s origin price is 6.50 US dollars/kg, Indonesia’s origin price is 5.66 US dollars/kg, ...

Source: Foodmate