CHINA MARKET NEWS
All eyes on China as Russian firms seek return on crab auction investment
http://www.undercurentnews.com Ivan Mikhnov's unusual morning ritual is he prays China’s economy avoids a downturn. Speaking to Undercurrent News at the recent China Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Qingdao, the first vice president of Russian crab company Antey Group...
Ecuadorian shrimp prices to go even higher on booming Chinese demand
Undercurrent News: Ecuador’s shrimp exporters have seen one of the first price declines this year after Chinese buyers stayed away from a hot market. The lull will be short lived, says an exporter. Prices for ex-farm HOSO [head-on, shell-on] 40/50 count, a...
Shanghai Seafood Imports Up 30%
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] May 24, 2016 Shanghai customs said on Tuesday that imports of aquatic products for the January-April period had increased by more than 30 percent year on year. Import of aquatic products grossed 34,000 tons in the first four months, up...
Macduff gives Clearwater scope to further up rocketing China sales
May 18, 2016, 4:42 pm Tom Seaman Undercurrent News Canada’s Clearwater Seafoods saw first quarter sales to China increase 41.1% year-on-year, with the product range of UK-based Macduff Shellfish adding to the growth potential. In Q1, sales to customers in China...
China Is a Land of Opportunity for Scottish Seafood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press and Journal] by Keith Findlay - May 18, 2016 The rewards to be gained by exporting more Scottish seafood to China are highlighted by new figures showing how firms in New Zealand have benefited from growing business there. Bosses at trade...
China killed thousands of Maine jobs. Now it’s eating up the state’s lobsters
LITTLE CRANBERRY ISLAND, MAINE — The long journey from this remote island of free-spirited fishermen to the most populous country in the world began, as it does most mornings, at just about sunrise. Bruce Fernald, a sixth-generation fisherman, loaded his...
Nova Scotia Unveils Strategic Export Partnership with China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China News.com] Translated by Amy Zhong - May 16, 2016 Nova Scotia released a Nova Scotia-China Engagement Strategy that attaches great importance to China’s market demand and it reveals the province’s intention of increasing its market share in...
New Zealand’s Seafood Export Earnings Set Record High in Q1 Driven by Chinese Demand
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] May 6, 2016 Seafood, one of the country’s top export earners, continues to show strong growth with exports reaching a record high of $1.713 billion in the year to end March, says Seafood New Zealand Chief Executive Tim Pankhurst. The...
China Australia Tariff Agreement Rapidly Boosting Seafood Trade
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong - April 20, 2016 China and Australia intend to further their cooperation in the trading of fast-moving consumer goods and seafood products are likely to become quite important in their bilateral trade. China has...
Vietnam Selling more Shrimp to China in First Two Months of 2016
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News Summary] April 20, 2016 The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said shrimp exports to China reached 64.8 million USD in the first two months of this year, accounting for 17 percent of the total shrimp export...
Chinese Demand For Legally Fished Chilean Sea Bass Driving Historically High Prices
SEAFOOD.COM NEWS by Kelly Hill and John Sackton - April 20, 2016 Chilean Sea Bass has always been valued as premium white fish that is prized by upscale and high-end restaurants for its buttery, melt-in-your-mouth quality. However, the fishery was plagued with...