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Some Chinese processors halting production amid sky-high freight rates

Another wave of soaring freight rates has hit the Chinese seafood industry, as some small-size processors are forced to suspend production amid increasing costs

By Cyrus Chan | May 28, 2021 15:24 BST
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The cost of shipping a container to Europe and North America has surged amid recent global logistics disruption, forcing some small-size Chinese seafood firms to stop processing temporarily [...]

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