China's catering industry supply chain upgrade, export eels swim back to the domestic market

Published 2022년 4월 12일

Tridge summary

The Chinese domestic market is experiencing a surge in eel consumption, with over 60,000 eel-related dishes available in 2021, marking a nearly 20% increase from the previous year. This trend is attributed to the development of the domestic aquaculture industry, improvements in the catering supply chain, and the impact of the pandemic on international trade. As a result, domestic eel dishes are becoming more popular and accessible through various platforms like take-away apps and supermarkets. The aim is to reduce dependence on exports and promote a balanced domestic-international development in the eel industry.
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Original content

Eel rice, eel hot pot, eel dumplings... In recent years, with the development of the domestic aquaculture industry and the improvement of the catering supply chain system, especially since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, my country's eel exports have turned to domestic sales. Expensive ingredients that are reluctant to eat" have become high-frequency, hot-choice dishes on the consumer's table. It is understood that my country is the world's largest eel breeding and processing market, as well as a major exporter of eels. More than 60% of the grilled eels sold in Japan come from China. In the past two years, due to factors such as the epidemic, the eels originally exported to Japan in large quantities are now being exported to Japan. "Swim back" to enter the domestic market. Hu Jianfei, head of Dongyuan Foods, an eel processing company in Putian City, Fujian Province, introduced that due to the epidemic, the company's annual sales of eels exported to Japan dropped ...
Source: Chinaeconomy

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