China’s largest lobster, salmon importer wants 100 years of history
By Louis Harkell www.undercurrentnews.com BOSTON, Massachusetts, US -- At the Seafood Expo North America, where buying and selling of seafood takes place on a massive scale, Vicky Ma casts an envious glance at companies from…
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Walmart to sell seafood online in China
http://www.undercureentnews.com Walmart is set to sell groceries including seafood online in China through its partnership with e-commerce giant JD.com, reports Techcrunch. The service will first be rolled out at a store near China's southern megacity,…
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Marine Harvest plans Shanghai plant as Norway salmon sales to China increase
By Tom Seaman March 21, 2018 09:41 GMT Undercurrent News BERGEN, Norway -- Marine Harvest, the world’s largest salmon farmer, will open a processing plant in China later this year. Alf-Helge Aarskog, the Bergen, Norway-based…
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Blue Sea Food Company Increases Sales of Live Devon Crab to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Herald Express] - March 21, 2018 TORBAY-based The Blue Sea Food Company has increased its international sales of live Devon crab to China by 150% in the last six months as the demand for…
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China Increased its Seafood Imports 42% in January; Seafood Exports Drop During Same Month
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [FishFirst] translated by Amy Zhong - March 12, 2018 Recent statistics show China has imported 350,500 tons of seafood products in January, which rose 42.58 percent from the same period last year. Meanwhile, it…
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Canadian Seafood Exports to China Up 25%
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] - March 12, 2018 OTTAWA - The latest year-on-year seafood exports statistics were released by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) late last week. The value of Canada's seafood exports continued trending upward in 2017;…
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Marine Harvest plans to open 2,000 restaurants in China, expand in retail
By Matilde Mereghetti March 9, 2018 16:33 GMT Undercurrent News BERGEN, Norway -- Salmon farmer Marine Harvest is currently developing its brand Supreme Salmon in Taiwan, working with local top chefs and promoting on social media,…
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Alibaba seeks links with seafood suppliers to become ‘major’ industry player
By Tom Seaman Undercurrent News, March 7, 2018 11:15 GMT BERGEN, Norway -- Alibaba Group is looking to build relationships with more seafood suppliers globally, in order to bring more live, fresh and frozen seafood…
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Norway retakes crown as largest fresh salmon supplier to China
By Louis Harkell March 5, 2018 09:36 GMT Undercurrent News Norway has returned to the top of whole, fresh Atlantic salmon exporting countries to China, after a significant improvement in market access over the past…
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Pakistani Seafood Gaining Popularity in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Hong Kong Shipping Gazette Daily Enews] - March 5, 2018 SEAFOOD from Pakistan is gaining in popularity in China, not only because of low prices, but also because of support from government policies, reports…
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China’s White Shrimp Exports to the U.S., E.U., Drops Due to Domestic Demand
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Schuichan] translated by Amy Zhong - March 5, 2018 Since the second half of 2016, India has encountered great difficulties in white shrimp exports to the European Union, because the EU has discovered antibiotics usage…
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Alibaba Reports 300% Surge in Imported Fresh Food for Chinese New Year, with Hema Store Sales up 50%
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [daily.cnnb] Translated by Amy Zhong March 2, 2018 Imported seafood volumes surged on Alibaba's 10 platforms in the huge Chinese market during the New Year Festival. With the ending of Chinese’s New Year, eager consumers return to…
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Chinese Consumption of Norwegian Cod, Salmon on the Rise
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ScandAsia.com] by Henrik Vinther - February 22, 2018 In a new report by NBC (Norwegian Business Association) Norway is rapidly growing in the Chinese seafood market. Since 2013 Norway has slowly been climbing the…
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Australian Rock Lobster Now ‘Dish of the Day’ in Beijing Thanks to Tariff Changes
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Air Cargo Week] By James Graham - February 20, 2018 Chinese import tariffs on Australian rock lobster dropped from six to three per cent on 1st January 2018, as part of the China-Australia Free…
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Chinese Market Helps Argentine Seafood Exports Exceed U.S. $2 billion in 2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Two-Meals] translated by Amy Zhong - February 13, 2017 Argentina has exported seafood worth more than US$2 billion in 2017, while Patagonia red shrimp contribute to 65 percent of the country's exports. As the statistics…
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Hema Fresh Opens Second Store in Shenzhen; Imported Seafood Can Arrive in Two Days
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bosidata] translated by Amy Zhong - February 13, 2018 E-commerce companies have upped their game dramatically, concentrating on new retailing models within the past few years. Alibaba is the forerunner in this field with its…
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Salmon Imports at Beijing Airport Grew more than 70% in 2017 Due to New Import Measures
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CQN] translated by Amy Zhong - February 9, 2018 Beijing Capital International Airport has imported 7,361 tons of fresh salmon in 2017, which grew by 70.31 percent from that of the year before, according to…
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Rabobank: China to drive more than half of global seafood consumption growth over next decade
By Louis Harkell Undercurrent News Underscoring the huge impact China will have on the global seafood industry in coming years, over the next decade, 53% of the increase in total seafood and aquatic product consumption…
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JD.com Says Chinese Consumers Embracing More Sustainable Products
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] January 23, 2018 JD.com has released a report saying Chinese consumers are demanding sustainable products, and are willing to pay for them. The report documents that sustainable or “green” consumption has become a…
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Shanghai Sets New Live Seafood Import Record in 2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Sina] translated by Amy Zhong - January 18, 2018 According to Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Shanghai imported 52,900 batches of live seafood worth as much as USD $810 million in 2017. The two…
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Australian rock lobster exporters gear up for Chinese New Year with pricing firm
Undercurrent News By Louis Harkell Jan. 11, 2018 22:21 GMT Rock lobster exporters in Australia are gearing up for Chinese New Year -- the busiest trading period in the calendar year -- with prices relatively…
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Quality Line of Carrefour Welcomes Fresh French Oysters to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Finance/SouthCN] translated by Amy Zhong - January 8, 2018 Consumers can shop in some Guangzhou Carrefour supermarkets for fresh French oysters now. Oysters are a new member of the group’s Quality Line, a brand…
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China Demand For Vietnam Shrimp up 60% in 2017, China Now largest Importer of Pangasius
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong January 5, 2017 China’s great demand has boosted Vietnam’s seafood exports in 2017, but a recent customs crackdown has left traders uncertain about border crossings in the first week…
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Alibaba Opening 30 Fresh Hema Stores Around Beijing as JD.COM Opens its First 7Fresh
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] by Cheng Yu January 5, 2018 [The competition to lure upscale shoppers to stores with social experiences is driving a huge demand for live king crab and lobster in China. With Alibaba…
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Vietnam pangasius farmers ramp up output to meet China demand
By Undercurrent News Dec. 27, 2017 10:13 GMT The area of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta devoted to pangasius farming is up 14% year-on-year to 3,299 hectares, according to Vietnam Net. Citing the Vietnam Pangasius Fish Association,…
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Strong China rock lobster sales have Aussie fishermen investing in new vessels
By Undercurrent News Dec. 29, 2017 09:58 GMT Strong prices for Australian rock lobster, driven by demand from China, mean fishermen are investing in new vessels, reports ABC. One fishermen, Clay Bass, said he is…
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South Korea launches export brand K-Fish in China
South Korea's government has launched its national fisheries export brand, K-Fish. The Dec. 20 launch in the city was followed by promotions at two Walmart stores there, K-Fish's promoters said in a press release. The…
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Australian fresh salmon exports to China surge, as do Norway’s to Vietnam
By Louis Harkell http://www.undercurrentnews.com Dec. 19, 2017 18:43 GMT Australian exports of fresh Atlantic salmon to China have rebounded strongly this year and Australian salmon company Tassal Group expects further long-term growth, CEO and managing…
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Live King Crab from Alaska Flying to Chinese Markets
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton Dec 8, 2017 Live king crab from Alaska has always been seen by harvesters as the highest value crab, but the volumes, logistics and difficulties of a live supply chain have…
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Fortuna Ltd’s New Processing Plant Promoted at China Fisheries & Seafood Expo
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Merco Press] - December 11, 2017 Products from the Falkland Islands Fish Company, the trading name of Fortuna Ltd’s new Stanley fish processing plant, were featured recently in China and attracted favorable attention from…
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Norway Welcomes China’s Cuts in Frozen Salmon Tariffs
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Reuters] - December 7, 2017 OSLO, Dec 6 (Reuters) - China’s finance ministry has announced cuts in seafood import tariffs, including for frozen salmon, which will likely give Norwegian exports to the country a…
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Indian Shrimp Packer Says China Will Eventually Outpace US Market for Indian Shrimp
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Business Today] by Nevin John - December 7, 2017 In a reversal of trend, the Indian exporters plan large scale ferrying of the premium aquatic food, shrimp to China as the demand shoots up…
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Record Irish presence at Chinese Seafood Expo
Ireland’s seafood exports to China increase by over 220% since 2012 Date:06/11/2017 A record fourteen Irish seafood companies exhibited on the Bord Bia stand at The China Seafood & Fisheries Expo in Qingdao last week.…
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China’s Antarctic Toothfish Market is Bustling But Smuggling Remains a Problem
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan] translated by Amy Zhong - December 6, 2017 China legally imports about 1,000 tons of Antarctic toothfish in total, while another 2,000 tons have entered this market either through smuggling or trans-border trade, according…
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Booming China Show to Add New Halls for 2018 Edition
Press Release Booming China Show to Add New Halls for 2018 Edition Qingdao, China: China’s seemingly endless appetite for more seafood, especially imported seafood, drew a record crowd to the Qingdao International Expo Center the…
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China slashes customs duties for frozen Atlantic salmon, shrimp, abalone, lobster
http://www.undercurrentnews.com China will slash import duties by between 2% and 7% on a range of seafood imports, including frozen Atlantic salmon, shrimp, abalone, rock lobster and capelin. The new import duty rates will come into effect…
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Wenzhou City Seafood Import Volume Grows, Primarily Due to Oysters
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ZJ News] translated by Amy Zhong - October 12, 2017 Wenzhou people eat 5,000 imported oysters every day. At the same time, the city’s seafood import volume grew by 15 times in the third quarter…
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GLOBAL G.A.P. Aquaculture Workshop
Join Global G.A.P.'s Public Aquaculture Workshop, October 30th and 31st! WORKSHOP INFORMATIONS Organizer: GLOBALG.A.P. Secretariat c/o FoodPLUS GmbH Spichernstrasse 55, D-50672 Cologne Mrs Lisa Hausen T: +49 / (0)2 21 / 5 79 93-993, F:…
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Hema Fresh Brings Alaska Golden King Crab to China Market
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [FishFirst] translated by Amy Zhong - October 10, 2017 On the afternoon of Sept. 25, the flight UPS0082 landed in Shanghai Pudong airport after 10-plus hours of travel. And 10,000 golden king crabs were…
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China’s Seafood Imports Expected to Exceed 10 Million Tons by 2020
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Reports] translated by Amy Zhong - October 9, 2017 Trans-border e-commerce has hastened the upgrading of China’s consumption and its seafood imports have risen dramatically. As statistics show, the country imported seafood worth more…
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Lenovo Attracts Much Attention While Making Inroads in Chinese Seafood Industry
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fishfirst] translated by Amy Zhong - October 6, 2017 On the afternoon of Sept. 20, Joyvio, a subsidiary of Lenovo, hosted a press conference with Qingdao Starfish in Beijing to announce its strategic investment in…
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Why Rappahannock Oyster Company is Shipping Chesapeake Oysters to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Washingtonian] BY JESSICA SIDMAN - September 29, 2017 Rappahannock Oyster Company's Olde Salts and Stingrays are all over DC-area restaurant menus. Lesser known is that their Chesapeake Bay bivalves have been showing up…
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Guangzhou Latest Airport to Adopt New Inspection Platform to Speed Clearance for Seafood Products
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [FishFirst] translated by Amy Zhong - September 28, 2017 Guangzhou Baiyun airport has installed an inspection and quarantine system for trans-border e-commerce of fresh food; it has been in operation for two years.…
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Clearwater’s Chinese Sales up 500%, Largely Driven by Ecommerce
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [I.Wshang] translated by Amy Zhong - September 25, 2017 Clearwater's sales have ballooned by five times in the Chinese market, much of it due to the T-mall e-commerce platform. The T-mall platform of Alibaba has become…
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New Brunswick Seafood Exports to China Have Skyrocketed by 238 Percent
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fishfirst] translated by Amy Zhong - September 21, 2017 The export value of New Brunswick seafood to China has reached as high as $15.66 million CAD (~$12.6 million U.S.) in 2016, which is 23 percent…
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Alibaba plans ‘staggering number’ of live seafood-fronted Hema stores
By Neil Ramsden Undercurrent News Sep. 19, 2017 08:44 BST REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Chinese retail giant Alibaba Group is planning to open far more of its "new retail" concept supermarkets, which blend the online and offline…
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Australian Wild Abalone targets $9.6m in funds for China marketing
Undercurrent News Collaborative nationwide brand Australian Wild Abalone (AWA) is hoping to raise AUD 12 million ($9.6m) in industry funding for the next stage of its China market plan, revealed Jayne Gallagher, managing director of…
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Gfresh VP: ‘Never been easier to launch a brand in China’
Undercurrent News The booming nature of e-commerce and “new retail” in China means it has never been easier to launch a brand there, according to Anthony Wan, co-founder and vice president of Gfresh. New payment methods…
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Clearwater Seafoods Sees ‘Long-Term Opportunity’ in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Alizila] Tom Brennan - September 12, 2017 Over the past 40-plus years, Clearwater Seafoods has established itself as North America’s largest vertically integrated harvester, processor and distributor of premium shellfish. The company now sells…
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Thailand Now Exporting Live Shrimp to China by Air, Facilitated by Rapid Customs Clearance
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CQ] translated by Amy Zhong - September 11, 2017 On the morning of Sept. 1, a flight loaded with live shrimp took off from Phuket Island, Thailand, at 1:20 am and arrived at Chongqing,…
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China Becoming Important Market for Vietnamese Seafood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News Brief Service] September 5, 2017 China is a lucrative market for Vietnamese seafood products thanks to its large population but it is also an unstable market requiring Vietnamese exporters to be cautious,…
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Vietnam’s Shrimp Exports to China Surge 30% in First Half of Year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [VietnamPlus] - August 10, 2017 Vietnam’s shrimp exports to China reached 282.9 million USD in January-June, representing a year-on-year rise of 30 percent, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).…
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Qingdao Clears Live Lobsters from Canada in 40 Minutes
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Seafood News] translated by Amy Zhong - August 11, 2017 In July, 703 kg (1,550 pounds) of live lobsters were flown from Canada to Qingdao Liuting International Airport -- the largest batch of live lobsters…
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Scottish Salmon Producers See Jump in Demand from China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Herald] by Iain Smith August 15, 2017 Scottish salmon exports have skyrocketed following a spike in popularity across Far East Asia. Interest from Japan and Taiwan has helped drive sales, with figures showing…
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Aussie seafood exports to China surge on lower tariffs
undercurrentnews.com Australian seafood exporters are making good on lower Chinese import tariffs this year, although they still export more to the Asian giant through third countries, especially Vietnam. From January to April, Australia exported rock lobster,…
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Live Canadian Geoducks Arrive at New Airport Clearance Site in Qingdao For First Time
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan] translated by Amy Zhong - July 19, 2017 A batch of Canadian live geoducks weighing 374 kg arrived at Qingdao on July 3 for the first time. They are from the North Pacific of…
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China Buys 140,000 Canadian Lobsters in One Day
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Journal of Commerce Online] by Greg Knowler - July 17, 2017 China’s immense consumer demand for fresh products was on display this week when the country’s largest retailer sold more than 140,000 live Canadian…
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Norwegian Cod, Salmon Producers Eye China’s Potential
http://www.intrafish.com Big changes are coming to the Chinese seafood market — and Norwegian producers are ready to seize the opportunity. Commanding center stage at one of Beijing’s many seafood markets are live crayfish and crabs in…
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China seafood market indicators spell upside for world prices
http://www.undercurrentnews.com Significant changes are afoot in the world's largest seafood market this year, according to four market indicators recently published by China's ministry of agriculture (MoA). The indicators were published last week (June 15) by the…
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Norway Says Salmon Trade With China Could be Worth $1.45 Billion by 2025
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] by Zheng Xin - May 25, 2017 Norway has come up with an ambitious plan to dramatically increase its seafood exports to China, and expects the trade to be worth 10 billion yuan…
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Chilean JV eyes China retail penetration for branded products with local partners
By Matilde Mereghetti May 19, 2017 17:25 BST http://www.undercurrentnews.com Chilean joint venture New World Currents is developing new added-value products — both fresh and frozen — for the Chinese retail market, the firm's managing director…
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Imported seafood sales surge at leading Chinese e-commerce store
By Louis Harkell May 19, 2017 09:15 BST http://www.undercurrentnews.com Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com saw its online sales of imported seafood grow 14-fold in 2016. Overall online seafood sales for the Beijing-headquartered company, which competes head…
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Clearwater sees significant growth in China, with more expected
http://www.undercurrentnews.com Clearwater Seafoods experienced a 26% year-on-year growth in its Chinese market during the first quarter of the year, the best growth in five quarters, according to a report published by Doug Cooper, an analyst…
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Canadian Seafood Sales on JD Platform in China Increase 400%, CA Gov Pledges More Support
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [DoNews] Translated by Amy Zhong May 12, 2017 The sales of Canadian fresh food, mostly seafood, skyrockets by over 400% on JD platform. And the government tends to further cooperate with the e-commerce company in…
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Russian Far East shrimp catcher renewing fleet amid leap in China sales
Undercurrent News BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Russian Far East shrimp catcher Magadanryba has seen a strong increase in its sales to China over the past two years, Evgenii Chernyshin, director of the firm’s commercial department,…
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China Begins Annual Summer Fishing Ban in Most Areas
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Manila Buletin] May 1, 2017 Some 1,200 fishing boats from Xiangshan, east China's Zhejiang Province, returned to port on Sunday as a seasonal fishing moratorium is set to begin on Monday May 1 in…
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Norwegian Companies Plan Explosive Growth in Salmon Sales to China This Year, Aim for 65% Mkt Share
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Amy Zhong May 1, 2017 Large quantities of Norwegian salmon are on their way to China. This April has witnessed the hosting ofNorway-China Business Summit 2017 in Beijing, which marks a new chapter…
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Lobster Industry Illustrates China and US’ Interwoven Economies
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Global Times] by Zhang Ye - April 12, 2017 In the run-up to the 2017 Spring Festival holidays, online retailer JD.com Inc saw its sales of imported US lobsters surge. The tasty crustaceans have become…
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Major Norwegian Investor to Tout Seafood Market Expansion on Trade Mission to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [China Daily] by Bloomberg - April 12, 2017 Oslo — A major investor from the land of the vikings said China would be the next big fish market to be conquered by Norwegian…
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GAA Signs Agreement for Major Chinese E-Commerce Retailer JD.com to Distribute BAP Certified Seafood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] March 20, 2017 The Global Aquaculture Alliance and major Chinese e-commerce platform JD.fresh signed an agreement for the online retailer to start selling BAP certified seafood directly to consumers in China. The deal…
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Norway’s Salmon Producers Targeting Chinese Market for Expansion with Trade Relations Normalized
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Bloomberg News] by Jonas Cho Walsgard - March 27, 2017 China is the next market to conquer for Norwegian salmon and this seafood investor. “China is too big to ignore,” Hogne I. Tyssoy,…
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China’s Taste for Lobster is Keeping Maine Fishermen Flush with Cash
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Quartz Media] by Gwynn Guilford - March 15, 2017 Seafood is a classic luxury item in China. But until recently, people there weren’t big on lobster. The iconic, bright-red crustaceans were known as the…
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Lobsters 2nd Largest Volume Import at Zhengzhou Airport as Expanded Air Cargo Capacity Continues
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [henandaily] Translated by Amy Zhong March 17, 2017 Zhengzhou of Henan welcomes its 13th flight of Canadian lobsters this year. More and more high-end seafood is being flown here from the North America. One…
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Hungry Chinese market appeals to Vietnam with USDA equivalency looming
February 27, 2017 Undercurrent News Neil Ramsden Certain sources within the pangasius sector feel that, faced with the possible difficulties of meeting US Department of Agriculture (USDA) import requirements, Vietnam could look to take advantage…
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New Zealand rock lobster prices quadruple on Chinese demand surge, FTA deal
February 27, 2017, 9:55 am Undercurrent News Louis Harkell Chinese demand for New Zealand rock lobster has driven up prices by almost four-fold in a little over ten years, in a testament to Chinese middle-class' buying…
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Major Australian Exporter Notes “Unprecedented” Demand for Tasmanian Rock Lobster in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Advocate] by Rob Inglis - February 8, 2017 There’s a motion in the ocean as Chinese demand for Tasmanian rock lobster is growing. Tasmanian Rock Lobster Fishermen’s Association chief executive John Sansom said…
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China Changing from Largest Seafood Exporter to Largest Seafood Importer
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong February 10, 2017China is changing from the largest global seafood exporter to the largest global seafood importer with full government support. This has significant implication for both…
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Affluent China Emerges as Vietnam’s Major Seafood Buyer
Seafood producers in Vietnam are expected to cash in on China’s rising consumption. China's growing appetite will significantly increase Vietnamese seafood exports this year, industry insiders say. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers…
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Marine Harvest Will Resume Salmon Exports to China With Chinese, Norwegian Trade Relations Restored
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - January 11, 2017 Marine Harvest said it will resume shipping salmon to the Chinese market this year now that political tensions between Norway and China have eased. The…
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China Cuts Tariff Rates on Large Range of Imported Seafood
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by John Sackton and Amy Zhong January 11, 2016 China's Ministry of Finance announced a significant range of tariff reductions on seafood products, to take effect January 1, 2017. The move is part…
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Signs point to Surging Market for High-End Imported Seafood in China This New Year
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Finance East] Translated by Amy Zhong with Additional Material from John Sackton January 12, 2016 Sales of High end imported seafood including items such as lobster, king crab, salmon, Dungeness crabs and Argentinean…
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VASEP Expects China to Overtake the US as Top Market for Pangasius Exports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Viet Nam News] - January 13, 2017 China will replace the U.S. as the biggest importer of Vietnam-sourced pangasius in 2017, said the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). In the fourth…
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Atlantic Canada’s Seafood Industry Gets a Boost as China Lowers Tariffs
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC News] By Paul Withers - January 16, 2017 Tariffs on seafood products will be reduced on average from 11 to 5 per cent in 2017 Atlantic Canada's seafood industry is starting 2017 with…
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China to lower import tariffs for popular seafood products on Jan. 1
December 29, 2016 http://www.undercurrentnews.com China will lift the seafood sector from its mid-January blues by lowering import tariffs for a host of popular seafood products, including coldwater shrimp, crab, pollock and six species of frozen…
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Thai Union to launch King Oscar online in China after Century sale
http://www.undercurrentnews.com Thai Union Group’s sale of shares in a former joint venture with Century Pacific Food (CNPF) in China will be followed by a launch of King Oscar branded products in January 2017. The Bangkok,…
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Thai Union Quits China Tuna Partnership to Make Solo Splash
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Nikkei Report] by Yukako Ono - December 27, 2016 BANGKOK -- Top canned tuna processor Thai Union Group is selling its stake in a joint venture in China to Philippine partner Century Pacific Group,…
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Northern China Inland Port Receiving Live Russian King Crab for First Time
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] Translated by Amy Zhong - December 27, 2016 Over 2,000 live Russian king crab were shipped from Vladivostok to the northern Chinese port of Dongning by truck earlier this month. It was the first…
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Beijing’s Imports of Fresh Salmon Explode as Inspection System, Distribution Improves
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CS.com] Translated by Amy Zhong Beijing’s import of fresh salmon increased by over twenty times in 2016 thanks to the new policies of the local inspection and quarantine bureau. Beijing has imported 3,705 tons…
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Norway, China normalize trade; resume free trade negotiations
December 19, 2016, 10:42 am Undercurrent News Norway's government has announced a full normalization of trade with China, and added that efforts to settle a free trade agreement have resumed. "This is good news for…
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Vietnam’s Pangasius Sales to China Up 76% in 2016; Could Pass US as Top Market in 2017
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Vietnam News] November 29, 2016 China, including Hong Kong, may surpass the U.S. to become the biggest importer of pangasius products from Vietnam in 2017, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and…
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Seafood Sales Reported Excellent Through China’s Online Sellers on Singles Day
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] with Amy Zhong November 29, 2016 Alibaba has achieved gross merchandise value of 120.7 billion yuan within the Singles Day (11/11). Though the company has not disclosed its sales of aquatic products yet,…
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Thai Union to Launch King Oscar Brand in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Just-Food] by Dean Best - November 30, 2016 Thai Union Group is to take its international seafood brand King Oscar into China. The company is launchin gfrozen salmon, lobster and shrimp products, as well…
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Chinese internet giant Alibaba invests in Gfresh
QINGDAO, China -- Chinese seafood e-commerce website Gfresh has secured $20 million investment from Chinese internet giant Alibaba and Legend Capital, the investment arm of Legend Holdings, parent company of PC maker Lenovo Group. The…
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Record Chinese Demand for Western Australian Yabbies Triples Production
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [ABC] by Michelle Stanley - November 9, 2016 Record Chinese Demand for Western Australian Yabbies Triples Production An increase in Chinese demand for Western Australian yabbies has seen production triple in just over…
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Clearwater sees opening for scallops, Macduff products in Chinese e-commerce
November 7, 2016 Undercurrentnews.com QINGDAO, China -- Canadian fishing firm Clearwater Seafoods plans to add scallops and products from its 2015 UK acquisition, Macduff Shellfish Group, to its portfolio for e-commerce sales in China. Clearwater has recently…
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JD Fresh Claims Revolutionary Delivery of Frozen Seafood to Interior China with Zhoushan Deal
Seafood.com October 25, 2016 JD Fresh has signed an agreement with Ocean Family, and the government of Zhoushan city, to promote online sales of high quality, traceable seafood. Zhoushan is one of the main distant…
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Increase in Overseas Exhibitors Pushes China Fisheries & Seafood Expo to Another New Record
Qingdao, China: A sharp increase in exhibit space by overseas companies looking to cash in on China’s rapidly growing appetite for imported seafood helped China Fisheries & Seafood Expo set a new record for exhibit…
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Good Lobster Supplies Spur Competition in China, With Walmart Prices for Lobster Lower Than Online
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [163.com] Translated by Amy Zhong October 17, 2016 Lobsters become more accessible to Xiamen households as supplies increase and there is more price competition. Imported lobsters used to be representative of high-end seafood.…
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Argentine Shrimp Growing in Popularity in China, Pushing up Prices by about $1 per lb
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong Oct 12, 2016 At the recent Conxemar Frozen Seafood Trade Show in Vigo, one topic of discussion was Argentine shrimps. The fishery was 140,000 tons in 2015…
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China Continues to Grow as Market for Chilean Salmon
SEAFODNEWS.COM [Technopress] September 29, 2016 China is continuing to import more Chilean salmon. The figures for Los Lagos (Lakes Region) released by the National Statistics Institute show that salmon accounted for 73.9% of the…
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Strong demand from China pushing up prices for Chilean trout
Strong demand from China pushing up prices for Chilean trout September 30, 2016 Minato-Tsukiji By Kyouko Iwaki, Minato-Tsukiji.com Japan’s domestic sales prices for Chilean frozen trout fillets are going up, with demand strong in several…
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Chinese shrimp consumption has more than doubled since 2005
[caption id="attachment_3743" align="aligncenter" width="300"] OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption] September 20, 2016, 10:02 am Undercurrent News Guangzhou, CHINA -- As shrimp exports from China have dived, its own consumption has rocketed. According to data presented at the…
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Chinese tilapia farmers look inward for new markets
[caption id="attachment_3739" align="aligncenter" width="300"] OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA[/caption] September 20, 2016, 4:32 pm Undercurrent News Guangzhou, CHINA -- As Chinese tilapia companies begin to look more inward to expand their markets, they need to keep in mind…
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Aquaculture Stewardship Program Partners with Environmental Firm to Expand Market in China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] September 14, 2016 The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) announced a partnership with Qingdao Tao Ran Environmental Science and Technology (Tao Ran), a professional Chinese environmental firm to help grow the market for ASC-certified…
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Shenzhen Imports Alaska Spot Prawns for First Time
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong - September 13, 2016 On the morning of August 27, a batch of spot prawns from America have arrived at Shenzhen. Their total weight is 115kg, while their…
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Chinese conglomerates likely to make more seafood deals
September 12, 2016, 9:13 am Undercurrent News Chinese conglomerates are looking to make deals to secure seafood supply, with Latin America and Australia likely to be focuses, according to an analyst with Dutch lender Rabobank.…
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Nova Scotia launches international brand in China
September 9, 2016 Undercurrent News The Canadian province of Nova Scotia has launched a new international seafood brand, with a specific focus on targeting the Chinese market, reports Yahoo Finance. The province hosted a media launch Friday at…
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Maruha Nichiro Says Seafood Consumption Among China, Other World Markets Has Caught Up With Japan
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Asian Nikkei] by Tomio Shida - August 25, 2016 The world is eating more fish as emerging economies become richer. Shigeru Ito, president of the Japanese seafood company Maruha Nichiro, told the Nikkei that…
Read moreSEAFOODNEWS.COM [CAPMA] Translated by Amy Zhong - August 19, 2016 Jingdong Mall has inked cooperation agreement with several foreign countries to diversify its fresh food business. On August 16, Jingdong signed a cooperation agreement with…
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China Will Cut the Size of its Fishing Fleet
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [South China Morning Post] By Stephen Chen - August 16, 2016 Overfishing in Chinese rivers and seas has seriously depleted stocks and the government is to cut the size of the nation’s fishing…
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Clearwater, Frosta, Zoneco participate in MSC seafood week in China
by IntraFish Media The Marine Stewardship Council is launching Sustainable Seafood Week across 78 stores operated eight major Chinese. The event, which begins Aug. 6, is the third program initiated by MSC China program,…
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Chile’s Los Lagos Salmon Producers Say China is only Market to See Real Growth in May
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Technopress] - July 25, 2016 China is becoming a more important market for Chile salmon producers. An example of this is contained in the latest (May) export report for the region of Los Lagos…
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Pacific Seafood hopes to send more live crab to China using Cathay Pacific’s direct flight from PDX
July 21, 2016, 4:17 pm Seafood.com NEWS Susan Chambers, Seafood.com News Cathay Pacific Airways and the Port of Portland are expanding their freight services to Hong Kong in November, which could open new markets for west…
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Thai Union plans to launch Canadian lobster from Chez Nous in China
July 13, 2016, 4:17 pm Tom Seaman, Undercurrent News Thai Union Group’s deal for Canadian processor Les Pecheries de Chez Nous will be used to supply lobster to China, according to a report from an…
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Raw Oysters are Gaining a Foothold in China’s Foodservice Sector in Xiamen
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Shuichan News] Translated by Amy Zhong - July 8, 2016 Three high-end restaurants specializing in raw, imported oysters have opened in the past 18 months in Xiamen, on China's southeast coast. In this…
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Sea Snails Become Hot Niche Export Species to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Associated Press] By Matt O'Brien - July 7, 2016 - LITTLE COMPTON, R.I., Cooking a channeled whelk is not for the squeamish. But sliced and sprinkled over a bed of linguine, it's a chewy…
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China Ranks Second for Argentine Fish, Seafood Exports
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Xinhua] June 15, 2016 China was the second largest destination for Argentina's fish and seafood exports in the first quarter of 2016, according to a report released Monday. Argentina's fish and seafood exports…
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Rabobank: China to be driving force behind aquaculture demand
Growth in western countries is likely, but the Asian nation will lead the charge in expanding seafood consumption, executive tells attendees at the IntraFish Seafood Investor Forum in New York City. by Kim Tran…
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China Gets a Taste of Mangrove-Farmed Tiger Shrimp
Intrafish News Selva Shrimp - the mangrove farmed black tiger shrimp produced by Vietnam's Minh Phu and consulting firm BlueYou -- has been launched on the Chinese market. The launch will target…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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NZ firm’s new live mussel facility a first in China
Undercurrent News April 19, 2016, 4:30 pm Neil Ramsden New Zealand seafood firm Future Cuisine has become the first to own a registered company, and factory, in China, it claims. In April 2016 the…
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Ecuadorean shrimp exports to US hit ‘limit’ as attention shifts to China
Ecuadorean shrimp exports to US hit ‘limit’ as attention shifts to China Undercurrent News April 19, 2016, 4:23 pm Jason Smith GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador -- Although Ecuador supplied 170 million pounds of shrimp last year to…
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Chile Sets Goal to Be Top Five Seafood Supplier to Chinese Market by 2020
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Yibada] Vanna Emia - April 12, 2016 In a buffet held at the Chilean embassy in Beijing, Chilean officials expressed plans to become one of the top exporters of seafood to China, China…
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China’s Frozen Fish Processors are Retooling for Domestic Demand
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Amy Zhong and John Sackton, based on material from CAPMA - April 7, 2016 The rapid growth of imported seafood in China, and its great popularity, is causing some of the primary frozen…
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Norway Seafoods banks on growing appetite for Skrei in China
April 7, 2016 Ross Davies Undercurrent News Norway Seafoods has high hopes to land more of its "Skrei" cod on the shelves of Chinese retailers. The group has been in discussions with Chinese retailers –…
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Ireland’s Oyster Exports to Chinese Market Doubled in 2015
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Irish Examiner] February 29, 2016 Wild Atlantic Shellfish, a locally-based oyster company, has just become a fully verified member of the Bord Bia Origin Green national sustainability programme — the latest from the…
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Argentine Company Promotes More Live Seafood Sales to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Technopress] February 19, 2016 An Argentine company, Transandino, has developed waterless technology for shipping live bivalves, snails, and abalone to China. Since 2009, Argentina shows sales of live seafood to Hong Kong and…
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Chinese Confident of Continued Growth in Canadian Imported Seafood in 2016
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Fish First] Translated by Amy Zhong Feb 16, 2016 Fan Xubing is the founder and president of Sea Bridge Marketing in Beijing, and has worked for many years as a partner in…
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Domino’s China Debuts Fish-Shaped Fish Stick Pizza
Fish Deluxe pizza follows a lobster-topped pizza also created in celebration of Chinese New Year SEAFOODNEWS.COM [The Daily Meal] By Abigail Abesamis - February 11, 2016 Chain is also offering a Shrimp & Crab…
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Trident launches first branded products in China
February 9, 2016, 12:03 am Undercurrent News Vertically integrated US giant Trident Seafoods is launching its first retail branding and marketing initiative in China. Timed to coincide with the grand celebration of Chinese…
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Fresh NZ Seafood Reaches China via Alibaba’s Tmall Platform
SEAFOODNEWS.COM Fresh New Zealand seafood is being shipped directly to consumers in mainland China using Alibaba Group Holding's third-party sales platform, Tmall.com. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is supporting the project to promote local seafood…
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Processor bets on ready-to-cook meals for young Chinese couples, children
February 2, 2016, 5:45 pm www.undercurrentnews.com Tom Seaman MIAMI, US -- Processor Dalian Meihe Foodstuff is starting to produce ready-to-cook seafood meals for young Chinese couples and children. The company, which is owned by husband and…
Read moreSEAFOODNEWS.COM [njrb daily ] Translated by Amy Zhong - January 12, 2016 Large quantities of fresh chilled salmon have been flown to Nanjing for the first time. On 1 pm of January 4, Nanjing…
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West Australia Co-op Sets Up Lobster Holding Tanks at Guangzhou Airport
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [West Australian] Brad Thompson - January 8, 2016 - Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative is about to change the face of WA’s rock lobster industry by opening its own supply chain into China. GFC will…
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First Free Trade Salmon from Australia Shipped to China
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [163.com] Translated by Amy Zhong January 5, 2016 After the implementation of Free Trade Agreement between Australia and China, the first batch of salmon have been imported to Guangzhou at a decreased tariff rate.…
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Ecuadorian Shrimp Sales to Asia Up Sharply on China Demand
SEAFOODNEWS.COM by Michael Ramsingh - December 14, 2015 Ecuador’s shrimp exports to Asian markets—mostly to China—are up sharply in 2015. Ecuador producers have long had an incentive and preference to sell head on…
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Australian Abalone Farm Targets Booming China Market
Ocean Grown Abalone, the world's first abalone farming project launched in 2011, is now looking to expand as Asian demand for abalone grows, reports the West Australian. Brad Adams, the company's founder, began breeding abalone on…
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Frozen Canadian Lobster Sales Booming to China
Frozen Canadian Lobster Sales Booming to China, as Category Takes Off China is becoming a key market for frozen whole cook Canadian lobster. Everyone knows the story of the rapid development of the live…
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Canada seeing aggressive Chinese buying
Canada seeing aggressive Chinese buying on coldwater shrimp As recently as the Boston seafood show, Ocean Choice International had been expecting the majority of its shrimp production to go to industrial, cooked and peeled production.…
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Hangzhou Gets Fast Track Customs Clearance
Hangzhou Gets Fast Track Customs Clearance for Live Dungeness, Lobsters Live seafood commodities imported to Hangzhou are on the fast track regarding their clearance . The airport office of Zhejiang Entry-exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau…
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Chinese Lobster Popularity Soars
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Global Times] - April 24, 2015 - Matching China's growing middle-class in recent years has been a burgeoning appetite for lobsters in the country. "Lobsters are delicious, and also nice and red, a color that…
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