Indian shrimp exporters bet on China to fight Ecuador

Published Nov 20, 2024

Tridge summary

The Indian shrimp industry is facing challenges in finding buyers in Europe and America, but has found success in the Chinese market. Zeal Aqua has invested in new freezing equipment to increase production for the Chinese market, which is expected to account for over 50% of its production by 2025. Other Indian companies, such as Jeelani Marine, are also expanding and investing in salt freezing equipment to meet Chinese demand. The Indian government is providing support to export-oriented enterprises, with plans to establish a new processing plant construction project in Andhra Pradesh.
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At the Qingdao Fishery Expo, Navik said in an interview with UCN: "The Indian shrimp industry is in a very difficult situation. European buyers don't buy, American buyers don't buy, and the yen has depreciated too much. Now they don't buy. Only China is buying, and the purchase volume is still large." Navik believes that turning to the Chinese market will be a major trend for the Indian industry. India is good at producing value-added products and has many advantages in black tiger shrimp farming. India's bet is to use more value-added products and new products to fight Ecuador. In the global market, Ecuadorian white shrimp has been eroding the import share of various countries with its price advantage. In the recent US "bilateral" tax final ruling, Ecuador's tax rate was even lower than India. "We have to adapt! If we want to improve efficiency in today's market, we need to get China on our side." Navik said. Zeal Aqua purchased new brine freezing equipment at its Gujarat factory ...
Source: Foodmate

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