Total exports of the main fish species in 2020 in Argentina

Published 2021년 2월 16일

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In 2020, the total exported was 448,940 tons valued at $1,711 million, with the top ten destinations accounting for 81.4% of the volume and 90% of the value, led by China. However, there was a decrease in the export of various products such as frozen hake, fillets, black hake, crab, and whole shrimp. On the other hand, there was an increase in the sales volume of shrimp tails and squid, with China being the largest buyer of squid. Despite the pandemic, the average price per ton of frozen hake and whole shrimp fell, while the price of shrimp tails and squid remained relatively stable or increased.

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The total exported during 2020 has been 448,940 tons for 1,711 million dollars. The top ten destinations concentrated 81.4% in export volume (365 thousand tons) and 90% in value, reporting revenues of 1,392 million dollars. The first place was occupied by China with 345 thousand tons, which represent 20% of the total exported, followed by Spain, which took 19.6%; and behind was the United States with 8.8% of the total. Below, in order of importance, are Italy, Japan, Brazil, Russia, South Korea, Thailand, Peru, Vietnam, France, Cameroon, Taiwan, Indonesia, Norway and Ukraine. In the analysis carried out by CAPECA on the evolution of exports of the main species during 2020, strong falls are observed. Hake frozen on board fell in export volume by 4.1% compared to 2019 and the sale of fillets fell 12%. In black hake the fall was 4.2%; 20% in crab and 31% in whole shrimp, being the product that suffered the greatest impact. The positive indices were for shrimp tails, which increased ...

Source: Revistapuerto