CHINA MARKET NEWS
China’s Big Seafood Show Sells Out Venue for November Expo
Qingdao, China: With more than a month to go before the 23rdannual China Fisheries & Seafood Expo, the show organizers say the show had sold out, filling all 10 exhibit halls at the Qingdao International Expo Center. This year’s show dates are November 7-9. A...
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Norway Optimistic About Burgeoning Chinese Demand for Salmon; Sees 240,000 ton Market
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily-Hong Kong Edition] by Ren Xiaojin - July 17, 2018 The Norwegian fishery industry is looking to further consolidate its gains in China, after notching up a fivefold growth in salmon exports during the first six months of the year....
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Norway’s Salmon Exports to China Seen Tripling After Restrictions End
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Reuters News] - July 10, 2018 China's decision last week to lift a ban on some Norwegian salmon imports will triple the volume of the trade in the second half of 2018 and drive up prices, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) said on Monday. Imports of...
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IDI targets China for pangasius sales growth
By Undercurrent News July 5, 2018 09:48 BST One of Vietnam's largest pangasius producers -- International Development & Investment Corporation (IDI), a member of Sao Mai Group -- is targeting increased pangasius sales to China. In an interview with Vietnam Business...
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Optimism Abounds for Canadian Lobsters in China as Tariffs Drop
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [FishFirst] translated by Amy Zhong - July 5, 2018 Foreign suppliers in China are stocking lobsters, preparing for price increases soon, especially with the onset of China’s summer vacation. The prices of live Boston lobsters have already risen...
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China Slashes More Tariffs on Imported Seafood Products, Norway Cheers, US Watches from Sidelines
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by John Sackton – July 5, 2018 China has reduced tariffs on 250 seafood products imported into their domestic market, as of July 1st. The average tariff cut was 50%, from an average rate across products of 15.7% to 6.9%. This is the...
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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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