Argentina: Fish exports and landings for the month of July
Argentina
Published Sep 14, 2021
Tridge summary
Official data for July show an increase in landings. Shrimp was caught 71% more than in 2020 and more than in 2019. They also show a rise in exports in June compared to 2020. To analyze what happened in July we have taken data from the Chamber of Freezers given that official data is not yet available; According to this document, the sector has exceeded one billion dollars in exports and there have been some changes in the destination scheme of the main products.
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Total landings as of July 31 registered an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year, with 471 thousand tons unloaded, the figure is close to the catches obtained in 2019. In the case of shrimp, the increase in landings is Huge compared to 2020, exceeding it by 71%, even when compared to 2019, when the coronavirus pandemic did not complicate the operation of ships, an increase of 6% is observed. For hubbsi hake, catches registered the same volume as in 2020, about 18 thousand tons. Last year, landings had fallen by 44% compared to 2019 and that level of catches has not recovered. With a health situation without major shocks, the explanation can be found in a greater passage of the hake fleet to shrimp. Squid was 23% below last year's catches this year, with 129 thousand tons but 28% higher than those of 2019. For pollock, landings fell by 5.5%, exceeding 2 thousand tons, a figure that It exceeds the landings of 2019 by 34%. Despite the limitations on the capture of the ...
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