China’s ocean squid market saw sharply divergent trends in Week 24 of 2026, with contrasting performances from the two major South American squid supplies. Ample supply pushed down prices of small and medium-sized Peruvian squid, while the conclusion of the Argentine squid fishing season created a shortage of large-sized products and drove prices sharply upward. Prices of squid from the Northwest Pacific and Indian Ocean remained stable. More shipments arrived at Zhoushan Port, putting the...

Preface In China’s aquaculture sector in 2026, the tilapia industry presents a contradictory performance: export volumes keep rising while the whole industry faces mounting pressures. Raw material prices have stabilized temporarily in major southern producing regions. Nevertheless, tilapia farmers, processors and exporters are confronted with multiple challenges including an imminent new round of U.S. tariff hikes, restructuring of overseas markets, and tough barriers to expanding domestic...

According to the latest customs data, China's shrimp exports saw a robust rebound in the first four months of 2026. The export volume in April exceeded the pre-Spring Festival figure, marking a much faster recovery compared with previous years and emerging as a highlight in the aquatic product foreign trade sector. I. Overall Export Performance: Peeled Shrimp Remains the Mainstay of Warm-water Shrimp Exports From January to April 2026, China exported a total of 11,403 tons of peeled shrimp,...