South Korea's small octopus imports up 10% by October 2024

However, frozen small octopus imports in October totaled 2,370 tonnes, down 14% from the 2,770 tonnes imported in October 2023. The monthly import value also declined, reaching US$14.51 million, down 20% from the US$18.22 million recorded in October last year. However, the total import value increased to US$140.72 million, up 4% from US$135.43 million in the previous year. Vietnam supplied the largest volume at 18,305 tonnes, accounting for 81% of the total imports, followed by Thailand with 3,127 tonnes, Indonesia with 694 tonnes and China with 367 tonnes. Thailand recorded the highest import price of US$7.23/kg, while Vietnam set US$6.13/kg and Indonesia the lowest at US$4.50/kg. This year, the average import price of frozen ...