October 3, 2011

 

China's fishmeal imports surge in August
 

 

China's fishmeal imports in August increased 40.87% to 212,669 tonnes, up 61,700 tonnes from July.

 

Peru (165,627 tonnes), the US (17,218 tonnes) and Chile (16,832 tonnes) were the main exporters of fishmeal to China during August.

 

China's fishmeal imports for the period of January-August 2011 totalled 830,384 tonnes.
 

China fishmeal imports in August 2011

Country / Region

August

Volume  (tonnes)

Value  (US$)

Myanmar

70

70,361

Malaysia

42

49,350

Thailand

1,000

1,193,570

Vietnam

1,060.17

1,108,193

Denmark

491.9

983,800

Russia

8,437.20

13,968,771

Argentina

408.38

620,962

Chile

16,831.63

22,878,844

Ecuador

685.921

983,866

Mexico

402.293

522,069

Peru

165,627.40

239,684,765

US

17,218.44

25,211,700

New Zealand

393.36

675,498

Total

212,668.70

307,951,749

Accumulated total

830,384.15

1,255,129,153

Source: Customs General Administration of China
US$1=RMB6.398 (Oct 3)

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