US seafood imports break record in 2022

Published 2023년 2월 20일

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In 2022, the US set new record highs for both the volume and value of its seafood imports, reaching 3,362,079 tons worth $30.4 billion, primarily due to a significant increase in the price of pangasius. The US exported 1,195,949 tons of seafood, seeing a decrease in both volume and value from the previous year. The dietary intake of seafood in the US was found to be below recommended levels, with shrimp and salmon being the most popular imported seafood. Canada, Chile, and India were the countries with the most valuable trade relationships with the US in terms of seafood, while imports from Russia experienced a substantial decline due to a ban imposed by President Joe Biden. Asia was the top supplier of seafood to the US, followed by Europe and South America.

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In 2022, the US imported 3,362,079 tons of seafood worth $30.4 billion, up 2% in volume and 7% more in value than in 2021. Both figures were record highs for the country, which is one of the world's two largest seafood importers. The other is China, which is a major re-exporter. By contrast, in 2022, the US exported 1,195,949 tons of seafood worth $5.2 billion, down 7% in volume and 3% in value from a year earlier. In 2022, the value of US seafood exports has fallen to the equivalent of just 17% of the value of the country's seafood imports, the lowest percentage in at least 12 years. However, Linda Lai Cornish, founder and CEO of the Seafood Nutrition Partnership, a group that aims to promote seafood consumption in the US, sees the numbers as positive. She credits the pandemic with helping Americans rekindle their love for seafood as they learned how to cook and got to know it. "Because Americans value local seafood more, it makes sense that the US is retaining more of its ...

Source: Fishretail