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The section below contains articles from Chinese news and media that focus on trends in relation to seafood imports and exports.

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💹 China seafood trade analysis and outlook

The head of the China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association (CAPPMA), the main marketing and trade body for China’s seafood industry, Mr. Cui He, talks about China’s seafood import, export, and consumption outlook in this interesting discussion with seafoodsource.com:

 “The volume of imports is down a considerable amount. Imports of seafood into China dropped by 15 to 17 percent in 2020 [and] the margin of decrease will be similar this year.”

Click here to see the article on the STAG website. 
 

🦐 China e-commerce tropical lobster sales rankings

E-commerce platform easyhaitao.com lists its hottest and top-selling tropical lobster offerings in China. Click here to see the details.
 

🦞 China's market for North American lobster

Sunnews.cc is hosting a Chinese language article from Canada Seafood with analysis of the local lobster import market, with an emphasis on (no surprises) homarus species. The report identifies recent trade disruptions involving live lobster products originating in the USA and Australia as creating an opportunity for Canadian exporters.

Read the full report here.

See also Canada Seafood’s Chinese social media account on Weibo for good examples of national seafood promotion.
 

The section below contains articles focusing on other global seafood markets, including news and media from relevant markets to Australian seafood exporters. 

🌍 EU: Opportunities and threats in the seafood market

The Dutch Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI), part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has published a useful guide to the trends shaping seafood trade in the EU.

The report focuses on post-Covid trends, including online retail, increasing home consumption of frozen seafood, and rising consumer demand for ethical and sustainable products. There are also some helpful marketing tips and observations on the evolving structure of the European seafood industry. Read the report here.

Meanwhile, the pandemic does not seem to have significantly affected the consumption of seafood within the EU, according to Eurobaromter, an official collection of EU public opinion surveys. Read more about European consumer attitudes towards seafood here.
 

🦠 Regional Covid-19 update

The Straits Times reports on challenges faced by Singapore’s premium CBD dining sector following the announcement of new Covid-19 restrictions in early September. Read more here.

Better news from Japan, where authorities will finally lift its Covid-19 state of emergency measures: ‘When the measures end on Thursday, it will be the first time since April 4 that none of the country's 47 prefectures has been under a state of emergency or quasi-state of emergency.’  Restrictions on dining establishments will remain for another month. Read more on the Mainichi.jp website. Separately, Japan Times reports that quarantine rules for arrivals will be eased from October.

Vietnam’s seafood export industry is taking a heavy toll from pandemic-related closures and delays. According to VNExpress, the country’s seafood exports declined 36 percent in August 2021, compared to the same period in 2020, due to outbreaks in the south.
 

👷‍♀️ ASEAN: Food makers examine supply chains

“As Southeast Asia emerges as a key supplier of food for the world, food and agricultural companies in the region are moving to address human rights concerns in their supply chains.”

With the global fishing industry under increasing scrutiny, companies are facing pressure to eliminate unethical and unsustainable practices. Thai Union, the world's biggest producer of canned tuna, has pledged to monitor its supplier’s fleets and stamp out violations.

Nikkei has more on this story.

🐟 USA: National Seafood Council plans major seafood campaign

The USA’s National Seafood Council Task Force is beginning work on what it is calling “the most-comprehensive, consumer-facing seafood marketing campaign in our nation’s history.”

“The goal is to build a more-resilient seafood sector, improve public health and foster a healthier planet through seafood education, research, promotion, and marketing directly to American consumers”

 Read more about this campaign on seafoodsource.com

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