China’s Fish Production & Exports in 2012

By CnAgri2013-06-20 14:17:22 Print China’s fishery industry’s output value was RMB1.732 trillion in 2012, up 15.44% on the year-on-year basis.
 
The nation’s aquaculture acreage was 8.088 million hectares in 2012, including 2.18 million hectares of seawater aquaculture acreage and 5.9 million hectares of fresh water aquaculture acreage, 3.23%, 3.54% and 3.12% larger than the previous year respectively.
 
The nation’s aquatic production was 59.076 million MT, including 42.883 million MT artificial aquaculture production and 16.193 million MT catch, 5.43%, 6.59% and 2.49% more than the previous year respectively. Of the catch, 1.223 million MT were pelagic catch, an increase of 6.59% on the year-on-year basis.
 
China’s aquatic product exports registered 3.8 million MT in 2012, valuing $18.983 billion, down 2.84% but up 6.69% respectively on the year-on-year basis. The export value accounted for 30% of the nation’s agricultural export value, up 0.7% on the year-on-year basis. For thirteen years on end, aquatic product exports topped farm product exports of any kind.
 
Though aquatic product foreign trade generated a favorable surplus of $10.985 billion in 2012, exports to EU and South Korea decreased from the previous year.

From “China Livestock and Feed Market Weekly Report”