Bangladesh Becomes New Springboard for Japan's Scallop Exports

Published Jun 5, 2025

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Key Insight: To respond to the policy impact of China's suspension of Japanese seafood imports, Japan's marine product industry is accelerating the restructuring of global supply chains. The Japan Food Service group recently announced that its scallop processing plant in Bangladesh has officially begun operations, marking the establishment of the first overseas deep processing base for Japanese scallops outside of China, targeting high-end markets in the United States and European Union.

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The new factory is located in Cox's Bazar in southeastern Bangladesh, jointly invested by the Japanese food service group's joint venture "Japan Seafood" and local partners. With a monthly processing capacity of 800 tons, the plant primarily uses frozen scallops sourced from Japan's Hokkaido and Aomori prefectures, focusing on exports to European and American markets. Initially concentrating on water-injected scallop products for the US mainstream market, the factory plans to introduce high-value-added product lines such as breaded and tempura scallops in the future. The spokesperson for the group's domestic sales subsidiary Japan Delica noted: "This is our first dedicated scallop processing plant outside of China. By leveraging Bangladesh's abundant labor resources and export advantages to European and American markets, we will effectively fill the gap created by the closure of the Chinese market." In August 2023, China comprehensively suspended imports of Japanese seafood, with ...

Source: Foodmate