According to China Aquaculture Industry Report, 2011-2012, published by Research in China, China aquatic product output in 2011 reach 56.1 million tons, a year-on-year rise of 4.4%. The disparity between seawater and freshwater products production ratio was narrowing year by year, accounting for 51.9% and 48.1% respectively in 2011.
Following the increased demand of overseas market, the export volume of China aquatic products has increased to 3.912 million tons in 2011, accompanied by an export value of US$17.79 billion, and presenting a year-on-year rise of 17.1% and 28.7%, respectively. Prawn, shellfish, tilapia, eel, large yellow croaker, crayfish, etc. are the main export varieties, sharing 49.74% of the total export value. Coastal provinces are the major exporting area, especially in Shandong and Fujian, the two provinces share a 48.8% of the total export volume. Japan, the United States, Europe and South Korea are still the major importers of China aquatic products, accounting for 86.3% of overseas market.
Driven by the expanding aquaculture scale as well as the growing demand of both domestic and export market, China aquatic product processing industry has witnessed a substantial growth to a value of RMB360.1 billion in 2011, an increase of 25.95% compared to 2010. As customers' eating habits changed, frozen aquatic product market has been more and more popular. In 2011, the China frozen product processing sector achieved revenue of RMB275.9 billion, holding for 76.6% of the entire aquatic product processing industry. However, the average gross margin of the sector during 2006-2012 is only 11%-15% due to the rising storage and transportation costs in recent years.
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