October 29, 2007

 

China imports more fishmeal in September
            

 

China imported 91,922 tonnes of fishmeal in September, up 5.9 percent from August. This was also 11 percent higher compared with September 2006.

 

Peru (58,880 tonnes), Chile (13,244 tonnes) and the US (10,574 tonnes) were the major exporters of fishmeal to China during the month.

 

                             China fishmeal imports in September 2007

Country / Region

Sep

Jan-Sep (Tonnes)

Volume (Tonnes)

Value (US$) 

Myanmar

2,115

654,308

12,386

Indonesia

0

0

1,422

Malaysia

296

193,860

12,984

Pakistan

0

0

11,546

Philippines

20

13,039

100

South Korea

0

0

90

Thailand

152

144,071

48,093

Vietnam

100

65,045

2,020

Kenya

0

0

1,390

Namibia

0

0

2,867

South Africa

1,500

1,263,737

11,768

Denmark

0

0

26

Norway

0

0

970

Russia

2,388

2,517,414

31,256

Faroe Islands

0

0

52

Argentina

497

594,677

14,485

Chile

13,244

15,187,947

153,977

Ecuador

0

0

1,326

Peru

58,880

50,893,003

405,965

US

10,574

12,216,978

49,545

New Zealand

2,156

2,276,127

8,474

Total

91,922

86,020,206

770,742

                  Source: Customs General Administration of China

                  RMB1=US$0.1336 (Oct 29)

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