South Korea's imports of frozen Pacific cod increase by 3% year-on-year in 2020

Published 2021년 2월 15일

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South Korea's imports of frozen Pacific cod decreased by 25% in December 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, but overall imports for the year increased by 3%. The average import volume of December 2015-2020 was 1,877 tons, but it increased to 2,662 tons in December 2020, a 42% increase. The majority of the imports, 90%, came from Russia. The price per kilogram of frozen Pacific cod varied, with the United States having the highest price at US$2.73 per kg and China having the lowest at US$1.55.

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News from FiS on February 2 that in December 2020, South Korea imported 2,662 tons of frozen Pacific cod, which was a decrease of 25% from 3,545 tons in the same period in 2019. Last year’s imports were 19,124 tons, compared with 18,596 tons in the previous year. , An increase of 3%. The average import volume of frozen cod in December 2015-2020 was 1877 tons, and in December 2020 it was 2662 tons, an increase of 42%. South Korea imported frozen cod mainly from Russia, the United States, China, Canada and Norway, 90% of which Frozen Pacific cod comes from Russia, with approximately 17,191 tons, 7% from the United States and 2% from China. The United States has the ...

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