CHINA MARKET NEWS
Chinese enthusiasm for Jonah crab keeps Canadian plant humming
By Undercurrent News Sep. 7, 2018 17:23 BST Chinese tariffs on US lobster have not only led to the purchase of more Canadian lobster but also another shellfish commonly found in Canadian waters: Jonah crab. Victoria Co-Operative Fisheries Ltd’s has about 25 employees...
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Norway Start-up Aims for High End Sea Cucumber Market in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [FishFirst] translated by Amy Zhong - June 29, 2018 EIR of Norway is a company established in one of Norways X2 Labs’ startup/acceleration projects and it has an ambitious development plan for the Asian market. It has acquired finances with success...
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Australia’s Seafood Exports to China Hurt by Blackmarket Trade; Leading to Import Delays
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Australian Financial Review] by Michael Smith - June 28, 2018 Australia's seafood export trade with China is being held back by bureaucratic delays and a blackmarket trade from Hong Kong and Vietnam falsely claiming to be Australian. The value of...
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Jinan of Shandong Province Hosts 2018 Seafood Festival of Canada
SEAFOODNEWS.COM translated by Amy Zhong - June 28, 2018 On June 17, the opening ceremony was held for the Seafood Festival of Canada in Jinan city of China. This event is said to be hosted by Canada’s seafood giant, Ocean Choice International (OCI), Qingdao Meichu...
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CP thinks big on Thai shrimp with vannamei for China, return to black tiger
By Tom Seaman June 26, 2018 09:04 BST Undercurrent News BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thai agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) is growing its vannamei shrimp to much larger sizes, thanks to production improvements made during the industry’s struggle with early...
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China Slashes Tariffs on Imported Seafood
http://www.undercurrentnews.com China will slash import tariffs on over 200 seafood products on July 1, as part of a wider tariff reduction on consumer goods. On May 31, China's ministry of finance announced import duties for 1,449 products from most-favored nations...
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Trident Working to Bring Wild Alaska Seafood Directly to Chinese Consumers
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Xinhua News Agency] - May 31, 2018 The U.S. largest seafood company, Trident Seafoods, is changing its strategy to sell Alaska seafood directly to China, a media report said Tuesday. Trident Seafoods has been selling fish in China for 20 years, but...
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China Summer Fishing Closures Have Less Market Impact Due to High Imports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM - translated by Amy Zhong China’s off-season fishing has started and relevant regulations have been implemented in coastal provinces like Shandong, Zhejiang and Fujian. However, according to Hema stores, the good news is that this has little...
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Qingdao Tariff Reduction on Russian King Crab Has Resulted in Higher Demand in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bandao] translated by Amy Zhong - May 24, 2018 Qingdao recently received a batch of Russian king crab with a total weight of 2.3 tons, and these king crab are distributed to seafood markets all over China shortly after customs clearance. Qingdao’s...
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China’s largest lobster, salmon importer wants 100 years of history
By Louis Harkell www.undercurrentnews.com BOSTON, Massachusetts, US -- At the Seafood Expo North America, where buying and selling of seafood takes place on a massive scale, Vicky Ma casts an envious glance at companies from North America and Europe, whose exhibitor...
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Walmart to sell seafood online in China
http://www.undercureentnews.com Walmart is set to sell groceries including seafood online in China through its partnership with e-commerce giant JD.com, reports Techcrunch. The service will first be rolled out at a store near China's southern megacity, Shenzhen....
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