Trade insights: Year of two halves highlights Ecuador shrimp industry’s challenges for 2021
Ecuador's December shipments fell 10% year-on-year to 43,000 metric tons as shipments to China fell by 36% y-o-y to 17,500t
Chile salmon processors succumb to coronavirus stoppage as infection rate worsens
Three processing facilities operating on the island of Chiloe shut down as the local infection rate spiraled, producer association SalmonChile said
China’s customs strengthens coronavirus inspections on frozen seafood imports
China will step up testings and inspections of imported frozen seafood to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, according to its custom department
Chinese soy sauce maker scraps $710m deal for giant tuna fishing firm
Chinese soy sauce maker Jiajia Food Group has canceled its planned $710 million acquisition of tuna-fishing firm Dalian Ocean Fishing Company
CAPPMA: China’s aquatic product trade suffers under COVID-19
China's aquatic products imports and exports declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to China's CAPPMA
Zoneco’s major shareholders prohibited from selling amid criminal investigations
Chinese seafood company Zoneco's major shareholders are prohibited from selling stakes amid criminal investigations by authorities
Trade insights: Ecuador’s November shrimp exports to China surge to 43,000t
The hike lifted total exports for the month to 70,000t, the second-highest on record, and up 14% compared with November of 2019
Trade insights: Chinese shrimp imports still in the doldrums
China’s November shrimp imports fell significantly short of levels typical for the time of year as Chinese consumers continue to view imported seafood with caution
Trade insights: India loses crown as world’s largest shrimp exporter to Ecuador
Indian frozen shrimp exports fell in the first nine months of 2020 to 413,000t, down 13% compared with the same period last year
Trade insights: 100,000t cut from China’s shrimp imports since COVID-19 scare
Monthly Chinese trade data shows COVID-19 contamination fears cut Chinese shrimp imports in October by almost two-thirds