Shrimp prices in China and the US are rising! Is a global price hike coming?

Published 2025년 4월 18일

Tridge summary

In April, the wholesale prices of South American white shrimp in the major markets of China and the United States increased, potentially changing the global shrimp trade pattern. The Chinese market stabilized and rebounded, while the US market caused panic purchases due to policy uncertainty. The price of imported Ecuadorian white shrimp in China has increased, and in the US, prices rose ahead of schedule due to policy changes, leading to a 2-5% month-on-month increase in wholesale prices. However, there is pressure on the downstream transaction volume due to hesitation from terminal buyers in the US, and questions about demand in the Chinese market.
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Original content

In April, the wholesale prices of South American white shrimp in the two major markets of China and the United States rose simultaneously, quietly changing the global shrimp trade pattern. After three consecutive months of low prices, the Chinese market was the first to stabilize and rebound, while the United States caused panic purchases by importers due to policy uncertainty, forming a pattern of "rebound in the east and chasing the rise in the west". Is this wave of growth enough to leverage the global origin quotations to rise across the board? In China, after a long period of decline, the downstream inventory of imported Ecuadorian white shrimp has been greatly digested. Taking the 30/40 specification frozen shrimp as an example, the price of each piece has increased by 5 to 15 yuan in the past two weeks, and the price of each kilogram has increased by 0.5 to 1.5 yuan after conversion. The current mainstream quotation is concentrated in the range of 39.5 to 40.8 yuan/kg. The ...
Source: Foodmate

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