According to data provided by CAPECA, foreign sales registered a 1.6% decline compared to the same period in 2021. In the first 5 months of 2022 there were sales of 674 million dollars. The biggest fall was in shrimp and black hake rebounded due to the effect of the context in
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According to the report prepared by the Chamber of Freezers based on INDEC data, total exports as of May 31 have been 174,557 tons for 674 million dollars, registering a drop of 1.6% compared to the same period in 2021. The data reveals that in the year-on-year comparison, sales of whole shrimp decreased by 18.2%, while sales of shrimp tails fell by 10.1%; these drops are the ones that have had an impact on the general balance of exports. The fact is that in other products the value exported has increased: in the case of hake fillet the rise was 6.0% and squid registered a slight increase of 0.8%. Patagonian toothfish registered an increase of 137.2% mainly influenced by the doubling of its price, the report indicates. On the other hand, it is indicated that the hake filet; shrimp and squid improved their prices. Of hake fillets, in total, 23 thousand tons have been exported for 62.5 million dollars, which implies a 10% drop in volume but a 6% rise in foreign exchange earnings, ...
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