The first export of spider crab to the United States for direct consumption was completed from San Julián, Argentina

The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa) certified the first export of 10 tons of king crab to the United States, in its presentation of the finished product direct to the gondola from the town of San Julián, province of Santa Cruz. In that Patagonian city is the processing establishment No. 5183, the only one in the country dedicated exclusively to this product, with 170 tons produced in the year 2022. The export of king crab is carried out annually in large volume packages to finish its process in the country of destination, so this export constitutes a novelty as it is a finished product for direct commercialization in the retail market, which generates greater added value and employs more labor on land, creating sources of work of great importance for the ...