Trade insights: China’s Q1 shrimp imports down 13% to 135,000t
Higher imports from Ecuador in Q1 were at the expense of lower imports from China's other major suppliers Vietnam, India, Argentina and Thailand
Trade insights: Ecuador’s shrimp exports show resilience as prices pick up
Strong exports to the US and Europe appear to be carrying Ecuador's sector through, with export prices in March picking up from February's lows
Chile algal bloom loss will further tighten salmon supplies to key US market
Losses from algal blooms killing salmon in Chile's fjords will further reduce supply to the US market this year, adding additional tightness to a market that was already expecting a shortfall
Coho provides some profitable farming to hammered Chilean salmon industry
Prices of Chilean coho salmon sold to Japan snapped back in the fourth quarter of 2020, giving the industry some respite from the pain being felt in the Atlantic salmon market
Trade insights: China’s Spring Festival shrimp imports sluggish
China's shrimp imports rose at the start of 2021 as importers stocked up for Chinese New Year, but were still significantly short of the highs of last year
Trade insights: Ecuador’s February shrimp sales rebound but export prices lower
Ecuador's monthly shrimp exports rebounded to over 57,000 metric tons in February, but average export prices slipped back to just over $5.00/kg
Trade insights: US falls out of top 10 seafood exporting countries
The US fell out of the world’s top 10 seafood exporting countries after a 16% drop in exports in 2020; nearly all other big exporters also registered a decline
Trade insights: China pollock imports, exports hit rocks
In the fourth quarter of 2020, exports to China’s largest market, Germany, fell to 20,700t, down 42% compared with Q4 of 2019
Trade insights: No new year bounce for Ecuador in Chinese shrimp market
Latest monthly export data shows Ecuador exported almost two-thirds less shrimp to China compared in January compared with the same month last year
Trade insights: India’s shrimp exports on track for double-digit fall in 2020
The fall in exports follows a difficult year for Indian producers who have been hamstrung by lockdown measures and weak demand