Mexico and Japan seek to boost the scallop trade in Ensenada, Baja California

Published Apr 2, 2024

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Mexico and Japan have agreed on a work plan to enhance investment in the fishing industry, focusing on scallop shelling in Ensenada, Baja California. This collaboration, announced after a meeting between Mexican and Japanese agricultural officials during a trade mission in Japan, aims to connect Japanese fishermen's cooperative companies with Mexican processors for Hokkaido scallops, targeting the luxury market in the U.S. west coast. The initiative seeks to integrate Mexico into Japan's supply chain, leveraging its strategic location and connectivity, and is expected to create jobs, services, and supplies in Ensenada, underscoring the strong trade and cultural relationship between the two nations.

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2000Agro/Editorial Mexico and Japan They will implement a work plan to strengthen investment in our country in fishing matters, particularly with companies dedicated to the process of shelling of scallops (bivalve mollusks) in Ensenada, Baja California, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader). The initiative was the result of the meeting held by the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Víctor Villalobos Arámbula, with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Tetsushi Sakamoto, during the trade mission held at the beginning of March in Japan and as part of the activities of the Foodex Japan 2024 Food and Beverage Fair. The General Coordination of International Affairs of the Sader, organized with the Embassy of Japan in Mexico and the Government of Baja California, accompanied 14 Japanese companies—sponsored by the Foreign Trade Organization of Japan (JETRO)—, traveling through the northwest region of our country during the ...

Source: MX2000