Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co, which is based in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, will make a foray into the pre-prepared dish market of Europe with its first shipment to be delivered to Britain in November.
总部位于广东省湛江市的湛江国联水产有限公司将进军欧洲预制菜市场，首批产品将于11月交付英国。
As a major aquatic product company in China, Guolian will also start shipping precooked dishes to Canada in November — frozen roasted tilapia with pineapple this time.
作为中国主要的水产品公司，国联也将于11月开始向加拿大运送预煮菜肴——冷冻菠萝烤罗非鱼。
"I swiped the video on Douyin on Friday, in which the anchors are teaching the difference between shrimp, prawn and crayfish when selling these aquatic products.
“我周五在抖音上刷了一段视频，视频中主播们在销售这些水产品时，正在教授虾、对虾和小龙虾的区别。
"The Hengyang plant is a modern premix facility that produces solutions for livestock, poultry, aquatic and pet products.
In addition to sealing deals worth $2.4 billion with Chinese partners to bring agricultural products to the country during the third China International Import Expo, the Netherlands-based group has sewn up plans to invest in areas including New Retail, farm acquisitions and the production of aquatic feed in China during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25).
The French yeast manufacturer signed a cooperation agreement with snack company Bestore from Hubei province on Nov 7 before inking another two strategic partnership agreements on Nov 9 and 10 with aquatic products companies Nutriera Group and Yuequn Biotechnology, both of which are based in Guangdong province.
In Arkansas, Jimmy Barnett, aquatic nuisance species coordinator at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, lamented there was yet not a single Asian carp processing plant in the whole state even though the fish were wreaking havoc in the state's waters as well.
Already the world's largest consumer of seafood, China now accounts for 37 percent of the global production of seafood and aquatic products, according to a report published in January by Netherlands-based Rabobank.
The "Octonauts" tells the story of a group of animal adventurers' exploration of the oceans, while at the same time rescuing aquatic creatures and protecting their habitats.
In China, Fuhai Atlantic operates as Zhanjiang Jingchang Aquatic Product Co Ltd. "The China market for aquatic products has become more competitive and less profitable," said Meng.
According to the Seafood Source website, Ocean Garden Products announced Tuesday that the company will work with Guolian Aquatic, a shrimp aquaculture, feed, and sales company based in the Guangdong port city of Zhanjiang, to offer seafood products to Chinese market, marking under the Calmex and Ocean Garden brands.
“Our teachers are the most thoroughly trained baby swimming teachers in the world and our progressive program is the only one endorsed by Swim England – the world leaders in best-practice for aquatic teaching,” he said.
The company said it now focuses its business on sectors such as ocean fisheries, aquatic products processing, seasonal seafood import and seafood sales to domestic markets.
This included imported fruit, aquatic products, meat and live Australian cattle.
It will retain its distinct identity though and continue to focus on deep sea fishing as well as intensive processing of, and trading in, aquatic products.
Prior to this deal, Bright Food had already started foraying into aquatic products.
Currently, the township's green and high-quality agricultural product base is a cluster of bigenguo, rice, aquatic product breeding and processing enterprises.
According to the producer of these seafood products, Beihai Quality Aquatic Products Co Ltd, based in the city of Beihai in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the company has seen increasing sales to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since last year.
Beihai, Guangxi's largest aquatic product processing and export base and a major industrial city, enjoys strong demand from ASEAN member countries for its mechanical and electrical products, high-tech items, and aquatic goods.
By relying on Xinghua's unique advantages in agricultural products, aquatic products, and livestock and poultry breeding, Jiang's company has developed new products such as crab roe tofu, "lion's head" meatballs, fragrant fried lotus root strips and fried lotus root chips.
Of those products, imports of meats increased year-on-year by 13.9 percent, aquatic products by 14.5 percent and grains by 7.1 percent.
Experts said China has legitimate rights to take such emergency measures and suspend imports of all aquatic products originating in Japan, in order to safeguard Chinese people's health.
Response: Japan bound to face intl condemnationChina has suspended imports of all aquatic products originating in Japan, and will closely track and assess the impacts of Japan's act of dumping radioactive water into the ocean, in order to safeguard its national interests and public health.
Customs authorities are deeply concerned about the radioactive risks posed by the discharge to Japanese aquatic products being exported to China, the GAC said in a statement.
In accordance with relevant Chinese laws and regulations, as well as the provisions of the World Trade Organization's Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Customs authorities have decided to take enhanced control measures regarding aquatic products originating in Japan, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions also put into effect on Thursday their separate bans on aquatic products from 10 Japanese prefectures, including Tokyo, Fukushima and Chiba.
China will suspend the import of aquatic products, including edible aquatic animals, originating from Japan starting from Thursday, said the General Administration of Customs in an online statement.
NANNING — Recently, a container ship loaded with shrimp slices, melons and aquatic products departed from the seaport of Muara in Brunei to Qinzhou Port in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, with the cargo to be delivered by rail later to Southwest China for sale.
This expansion aims to meet the transportation needs of specific goods like vehicles, fruit, frozen meat and aquatic products, thereby diversifying the types of goods transported via these freight services for both imports and exports, said Wu.
Exports of aquatic products, tea, nuts and other commodities from South Asian countries to China have been increasing continuously.
Exports of aquatic products, tea, nuts and other commodities from the region to China have been continuously increasing, Li Fei, vice-minister of commerce, said at a news conference in Beijing.
Meanwhile Guangdong's jewelry imports increased more than tenfold in the first half of the year, while its imports of meat, aquatic products and dairy products increased by 25.4 percent, 23.1 percent and 10.1 percent respectively, according to Customs.
It has also intensified scrutiny and strict verification of accompanying documents for food imports from other regions of Japan, especially aquatic products including edible aquatic animals.
China mainly imports coffee, fruit and aquatic products from Honduras, while it exports clothing, machinery, construction material, computers, furniture, toys and other daily necessities to Honduras.
The city has attracted more than 20 aquatic processing companies and over 100 seafood trading enterprises.
Jinzai Food Group Co Ltd, a Changsha-headquartered snack food company with more than 2,400 employees globally, said the company is expected to import 300 million yuan worth of dried fish products from Kenya this year, after setting up an aquatic product factory with 54 million yuan of investment in the East African country in May.
The company will further expand the supply of goods from Tanzania, Somalia, and other countries, not only to provide high-quality food raw materials to the domestic market but also to promote the development of the aquatic product processing industry in Africa and provide jobs for local residents.
Before the opening of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Heime Aquaculture Import and Export Co, based in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, had to export its aquatic products to Hong Kong through the Wenjindu port of Shenzhen.
"It took several hours for long distance transporting from Zhuhai to Hong Kong, affecting the quality of fresh aquatic products and causing losses to our business," said Weng Xipeng, general manager of the company.
The situation changed significantly – the company became the first of its kind to export aquatic products from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong through the port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, after the mega sea-crossing project opened its service in October 2018.
"It takes about one hour to transport our fresh aquatic products to Hong Kong through the bridge, helping improve our business efficiency," Weng said.
According to Weng, the company's export of aquatic products accounts for about 25 percent of the Hong Kong market, with the total volume reaching over 1.5 billion yuan ($210.5 million).
It is updated daily based on the weighted average of price indices for goods including vegetables, fruits, aquatic products, and livestock products.
Australia mainly exports iron ore, coal, alumina, copper ore, wool, wine, timber, grains, fruits and aquatic and dairy products to China.
Chinese Ambassador to Panama Wei Qiang said during the conference that Panamanian products like beef, aquatic products, fruits, coffee, and bottled water have entered the Chinese market and become popular among Chinese consumers since the two countries established diplomatic relations.
Guangdong's imports of gems and semi-finished precious stones and jewelries also greatly increased, by 72.2 percent and 2.9 times year-on-year, while imports of meats, aquatic products and dairy products increased by 33.5, 23.7 and 20.1 percent year-on-year, a statement from Guangdong Customs said.
China mainly exports niche products or raw materials such as fish, garlic, citrus, apples and condiments to ASEAN, and imports primary agricultural products like fruits, vegetable oils, aquatic products, crops and yams, according to Sui Pengfei, director general of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
It imports primary agricultural products such as fruit, vegetable oils, aquatic products, crops and yams, according to Sui Pengfei, director-general of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
In addition to iron ore, coal, alumina, copper ore and wool, Australia's exports to China include wine, timber, grains, fruits and aquatic and dairy products.
In Tanzania, the delegation from Hunan province discussed with their local partners cooperation in agricultural fields, including the export of cassava, nuts, coffee and aquatic products to China as well as supplying agricultural machinery to the Tanzanian market.
In Qingdao, Shandong province, local Customs issued the province's first RCEP- and Indonesia-related certificate of origin to Qingdao SanMu Aquatic Products Co Ltd, which exported a batch of frozen salmon fillets.
Bi Haijun, an official with Qingdao Customs, said aquatic products and non-slip mats can enjoy more favorable tariffs with the RCEP agreement taking effect in Indonesia.
Guangdong's grain imports had year-on-year growth of 26.2 percent, and imports of aquatic products saw a year-on-year increase of 42.3 percent.
Guangdong's imports of agricultural products increased 12.6 percent, with imports of grain up 27 percent and imports of aquatic products up 44.2 percent.
Aquatic products and minerals from Indonesia entered Gansu.
The NBS attributed the easing in inflationary pressure to a higher comparison base, rising supplies of vegetables, fruits and aquatic products, and softer consumer demand after the National Day holiday, which ended in early October.
Compared with a year ago, food prices increased 7 percent, down from 8.8 percent in September, as the comparison base rose, vegetables, fruits and aquatic products came into the market in large numbers while consumer demand fell after the National Day holiday, the bureau said.
The canal project is mainly for shipping, but other functions will come with it, such as water supplies, irrigation, flood protection and aquatic ecosystem improvement.
All customs branches will halt accepting good declarations of these agricultural and aquatic products beginning Wednesday and notify relevant companies in their jurisdictions in a timely manner, said the statement.
The output of aquatic products reported slight growth, and the vegetable and fruit markets had adequate supplies during the period, the official said.
Apart from putting a crushing and refinery plant in Rizhao, Shandong province, into operation last November, the US company signed a new project focusing on aquatic animal nutrition products in Binzhou in the same province in February.
It is updated daily based on the weighted average of price indices for goods including vegetables, fruits, aquatic products and livestock products.
Xingguojinmao Seafood, which operates a State-level aquatic farm in Dalian's Changhai county, equipped its facilities with a platform combining intelligent technologies at the end of 2020.
Through its underwater visual monitoring system, the growth of its cultivated aquatic species can be observed in real-time and intelligently analyzed.
In 2021, Dalian's output of aquatic products reached 2.4 million metric tons, and the value of its fishery's economic output exceeded 70 billion yuan ($10.5 billion), according to the city's agriculture and rural affairs bureau.
With a maritime area of some 260,000 square kilometers, Zhejiang province has multiple aquatic natural resources, including deep-water ports and rich oil and gas reserves, allowing it to be a pioneer in developing the maritime economy.
The country encourages local governments to get a clear picture of the acreage, variety, output of vegetables in the field, and the variety and output of aquatic and livestock product stock on hand, according to a circular jointly released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and other government organs Wednesday.
Cold chain logistics mainly transport fresh food, including meat, vegetables and aquatic products, as well as medical products such as vaccines that have strict temperature requirements, said Shen Maobin, a manager of a logistics company in Pinghu South Railway logistic park.
The wholesale price index is compiled on the basis of data collected from around 200 agricultural wholesale markets and is updated daily based on the weighted average of price indices for goods including vegetables, fruits, aquatic products, livestock products, cereals and edible vegetable oil.
They include processing aquatic products, cocoa, cotton yarn and fabrics, chemical fiber and stainless steel.
Due to the Spring Festival holiday, fruits, aquatic products and vegetables saw price increases, going up 7.2 percent, 4.1 percent and 3.1 percent from the previous month, respectively, Dong said.
Companies should avoid building hydropower stations in natural reserves and key animal habitats, and they should take necessary measures to protect aquatic organisms and other wild species.
The orders, including 48 kinds of agricultural products, livestock products and aquatic products from different parts of Hainan, reached an intended order amount of 54 billion yuan ($8.5 billion), up 7.3 percent year-on-year.
Exhibits of the four-day event focus on fruits and vegetables, grain and oil, aquatic products, and cross-border e-commerce.
The adjustment, involving commodities including cancer drugs, aquatic products and baby clothing, will take effect on Jan 1, 2022.
Li Shumin, an official with the ministry's Bureau of Fisheries, said that as the world's largest producer and trading country for aquatic products, China's production capacity is stable.
Consumption options for aquatic sports will also be provided, officials announced.
Despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the region's economic growth, the RCEP will help China mitigate the impact caused by an aging society and pave the way for both Chinese and global companies to export more products like fruits, aquatic goods, machinery and electric passenger vehicles to various markets within the region, said Rajiv Biswas, Asia-Pacific chief economist at global research and information provider IHS Markit.
The export of cooked crayfish added a 10 percent profit to the company, compared with the export of semi-prepared products in the past, said Liu Jing, general manager of an aquatic food company in Qianjiang.
The production of other major farm produce such as beef, mutton, poultry meat, milk and aquatic products also increased in the period, and the supply of vegetables and fruit was sufficient, Zeng said.
The wholesale price index is compiled on the basis of data collected from over 200 agricultural wholesale markets and is updated daily based on the weighted average of price indices for goods including vegetables, fruits, aquatic products and livestock products.
The country will also carefully assess the serious threats the dumping may present to the safety and trade of related food and agricultural and aquatic products, to ensure the safety of Chinese consumers.
The municipal government of Shanghai is leveraging its resources to guarantee sufficient food supply and stabilize prices of meat, vegetables, beef, lamb and aquatic products, according to the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce.
Specifically, all frozen and chilled meat and aquatic products imported through Shenzhen are required to pass through the new warehouse and undergo packaging disinfection as well as nucleic acid tests.
When constructing the hydropower station, the Chinese contractor built a fishway in the dam to facilitate aquatic life to migrate in both directions.
Shares of Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Products Co Ltd dropped 3.4 percent to close at 5.68 yuan (90 cents), while CNFC Overseas Fisheries Co Ltd plummeted 4.69 percent.
The main consumer varieties include beef and mutton, aquatic products and fruits, with the import value increasing by 3 times, 70.1 times and 38.5 percent, respectively.
According to the producer of these seafood products, Beihai Quality Aquatic Products Co Ltd, which is based in Beihai, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, the company has seen increased sales to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations since last year.
Increasing amounts of aquatic products cultivated in clear, fresh water from melting snow are being exported to consumers around the world from a seemingly unlikely place, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
"About 10 percent of our aquatic products are sold in overseas markets, including Singapore and Malaysia, where they have been well received.
The spacious, pure and cold waters of the region are rich in dissolved oxygen, and the water temperature remains below 20 C, which make for superior-quality aquatic products, said Wang.
In recent years, local farmers have been cultivating a wide variety of aquatic foods, including pond smelt, northern whitefish, shrimp, tilapia, abalone and lobster.
In 2022, Xinjiang's output of aquatic products reached 159,500 metric tons, up 2.9 percent year-on-year, according to the regional government.
The Urumqi Customs has strengthened source controls and established a comprehensive monitoring and surveillance system throughout the entire supply chain for aquatic products, including the breeding environment and process.
Production of grains, fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, dairy products and aquatic products from Shandong has ranked among the top in the country for many years.
In Dalian, a coastal city across the Bohai Sea from Shandong, premade aquatic food products are gaining popularity overseas.
"The export volume of our premade aquatic foods has increased every year, especially seaweed salad, which has always been popular," said Gai Quanhong, chairman of Dalian Gaishi Food Co, which is based in Lyushunkou district of Dalian, Liaoning province.
They help to filter water and provide a habitat and shelter for various aquatic and bird species.
It yields over 4,000 metric tons of various aquatic products annually, including grass carp, freshwater shrimp and crab.
"Next, we plan to introduce Australian freshwater lobsters and expand our breeding scale to allow more people to enjoy Xinjiang's aquatic products.