CHINA MARKET NEWS
Record month for Ecuadorian shrimp exports to China
www.undercurrentnews.com Ecuador’s shrimp exports to China soared 59% in April compared with March to a monthly record of 47,000 metric tons, but exports to the US and Europe slumped. With four out of five shrimp shipped to China the surge took Ecuador’s...
E-commerce: The New Trend in China’s Seafood Sales
May 1, 2020 seafood news.com Online sales channels have risen to prominence and helped China’s seafood industry survive the coronavirus during this harsh season. Now, with the country gradually recovering from this epidemic and growth of virtual sales slowing...
Covid-19 Update
As the unprecedented coronavirus crisis has upended industries around the world, we wanted to reassure the global seafood industry that the 25th Anniversary CFSE is still scheduled to be held this October 28-30 at the new Hongdao International Convention and...
Trade advisor: China will become more important for Ecuador shrimp sellers
By Matt Craze April 29, 2020 16:21 BST www.undercurrentnews.com Even with the collapse of the Chinese economy in the first quarter of the year, China will be a more important market for Ecuadorian shrimp sellers over the next two years, a top trade advisor said. China...
Vietnam Sees Greater Seafood Consumption and Better Prospect in Chinese Market
April 27, 2020 www.seafoodnews.com Due to the coronavirus, Vietnam was forced to temporarily halt seafood exports to China at the beginning of this year. However, with the situation getting better, its sales to the neighbor gradually rebounded, and this March has...
New Zealand Rock Lobster Industry Back in Action After Being in Hiatus Due to COVID-19 Outbreak
http://www.seafoodnews.com April 21, 2020 One of New Zealand's first industries to be badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic is bouncing back and exporting to China. The New Zealand lobster industry was among the first and hardest hit by COVID-19, with the export of...
Virtual Marketing Outshines Others in Facilitating Chinese Seafood Market Revival
April 8, 2020 seafood news.com Online channels have been rising to prominence as seafood marketing tools in China, a country haunted by the coronavirus outbreak and also market bust during this Chinese New Year. These platforms not only boost the country’s domestic...
Australia Seafood in Demand as China Looks Past Crisis
March 31, 2020 Chinese demand for seafood is coming back and Cairns Airport is at the forefront of the industry’s recovery. Airport CEO Norris Carter said there was “pent up demand” for banquets. “Now that China has started to come out of the coronavirus crisis, we’re...
China’s largest seafood market back in business
By Louis Harkell March 24, 2020 09:46 GMT Undercurrent News China's largest seafood wholesale market in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, is getting back to business with 70-80% of vendors resuming trade. Undercurrent News' China correspondent Hu Luyi visited Huangsha...
Boost for seafood as restaurants across China reopen
By Louis Harkell Undercurrent News March 18, 2020 09:57 G Restaurants across China have reopened providing a boost for seafood consumption, CCTV reported on Tuesday (March 17). Over 140,000 foodservice companies in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong...
China becomes world’s biggest shrimp importer by volume
By Louis Harkell Feb. 11, 2020 08:33 GMT www.undercurrentnews.com China's imports of shrimp almost tripled to 718,000 metric tons in 2019, seeing it overhaul the US to become the world's largest importer by volume, according to Chinese customs data compiled by...