From year to date, frozen squid (HS 030749) was the most imported cephalopod product, followed by frozen octopus (HS 030759) and live/fresh/chilled squid (HS 030741). The market did not import live/fresh/chilled octopus (HS 030751).
Data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) revealed that in the first 4 months of this year, frozen squid (HS 030749) imports into China worth US$ 92.8 million, imports of frozen octopus worth US$ 2.04 million and imported live, fresh, chilled squid worth US$ 98 thousand.
While cephalopod exports to other top 5 markets fell, those to China and Hong Kong increased. In H1//2015, Vietnamese companies earned US$ 11.13 million from cephalopod exports to China and Hong Kong, representing a 7.6% increase from last year.
China sourced frozen squid from 27 countries. Top 3 sources were the US, South Korea and Indonesia with cumulative value of the first 4 months of 2015 reaching US$ 25.97 million, US$ 16.51 million and US$ 16.21 million.
China imported frozen octopus from 8 countries, but mostly from Japan, Vietnam and Mauritania. The average price of frozen octopus imported by China in the first 4 months of this year ranged from US$ 4.58 to US$ 5.65/ kg.
Processed cephalopod imports of China decreased
China imported processed squid (HS 160554) from 10 countries, with the value in the first 4 months of this year reaching US$ 39.53 million, down from US$ 40.8 million in the same period of 2014. Average price was US$1.65 - US$ 2.29/kg.
Imports of processed octopus (HS 160555) in the first 4 months of this year reached US$ 7 thousand, down from US$ 9 thousand in the same period of 2014. Italy and South Korea were top suppliers.
Cephalopod (HS 0307) imports of China in 2015 (US$ thousands) |
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Products |
January |
February |
March |
April |
Jan- Apr |
Frozen squid (HS 030749) |
31,700 |
21,798 |
19,136 |
20,215 |
92,849 |
Frozen octopus (HS 030759) |
404 |
262 |
601 |
779 |
2,046 |
Live/fresh/chilled squid (HS 030741) |
5 |
4 |
54 |
35 |
98 |
Live/fresh/chilled octopus (HS030751) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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