Argentina: Fish sales to Brazil grow

Published Sep 3, 2021

Tridge summary

Sales of fishery products to Brazil increased in the first half of 2021, with the purchase of 13,787 tons generating $37.8 million and the purchase of 16,743 tons generating $42.8 million. Mar del Plata is the fishing pole with the strongest link to the Brazilian import market, with hubbsi hake being the majority of the exported cargo. Brazil was the main buyer of hubbsi hake fillet, buying 14,519 tons for $40.1 million, marking a significant increase compared to the same period last year. However, it does not seem that shrimp exports have significantly influenced the overall numbers of fishery products crossing the border into Brazil yet.

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Original content

Sales of fishery products to Brazil registered an increase in the first semester of the year, as can be seen from the statistical comparison of the situation reports presented by the Undersecretariat of Fisheries. Between January and June of last year, the neighboring country had registered purchases of 13,787 tons of fish, shellfish and shellfish that generated the income of 37.8 million dollars. Hand in hand with the authorization to import Patagonian shrimp, the figures improved in the first half of 2021. Sales in the first six months of the year moved 16,743 tons that generated 42.8 million dollars. Mar del Plata, as the epicenter of the reprocessing of fresh and frozen hake, is the fishing pole that has the greatest link with the Brazilian import market. The statistics do not discriminate by type of product, but the majority of the exported cargo is hubbsi hake. The individual analysis for the month of June in its year-on-year comparison with 2020 shows a more significant ...

Source: Revistapuerto