The release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant prompted China to ban Japan’s seafood imports. Japanese officials say they are now looking to boost export markets in places such as Taiwan, the US and Europe.Japan’s government has announced a new aid package of 20.7 billion yen ($141 million; €130 million) to help the local […]
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.In this photo provided by Cabinet Public Affairs Office, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida eats the seafood from Fukushima prefecture at lunch at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (Cabinet Public Affairs Office via AP)TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced […]
SearchShare Following a recent ban on all Japanese seafood imports into China due to the controversial release of treated cooling water into the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, international seafood suppliers and domestic producers alike are lining up to fill the gap in supply.China, including Hong Kong, bought 42 percent of […]
SearchShare Governments across Asia are scrambling to assuage public concerns about the safety of seafood following Japan’s release of radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.Numerous Asian countries restricted imports of Japanese seafood following the 24 August release, despite assurances from United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency that the release would not […]
SearchShare India’s shrimp exports have dropped below 2022 levels, and there are signs of a smaller first crop this year, signaling trouble for the powerhouse commodity of the country’s seafood industry.“A market correction seems to be underway,” Willem van der Pijl, the founder of consultancy Shrimp Insights, wrote in a recent blog post.A large crop harvested in […]
SearchShare Nigeria is working to increase both the quality and quantity of its seafood exports, especially those destined for E.U. and U.S. markets, where sales of some of the African country’s fish products are currently restricted.To accomplish this, Nigeria – Africa’s most-populous country, with over 220 million people – is planning to boost its domestic […]
Seafood export from India has risen by three times after BJP came to power at Centre: Minister The Times of Indiasource
SearchShare Eight months into Pakistan’s financial calendar, the country’s seafood exports are up 23 percent by volume and 12 percent by value year-over-year.Between July 2022 and February 2023, Pakistan exported 126,270 metric tons (MT) of seafood valued at USD 300.2 million (EUR 275.3 million), up from 100,154 MT valued at USD 267.8 million (EUR 245.5 […]
SearchShare Ecuador’s annual seafood exports to the United States are now under threat due to the South American country’s failure to meet U.S. standards for limiting whale and dolphin bycatch. Ecuador’s seafood exports to the U.S. total about USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.46 billion) annually. The U.S. imported 226,480 metric tons (MT) of fisheries products from […]
SearchShare The government of India, the world’s third-largest fish producer, second-largest aquaculture producer, and fourth-largest seafood exporter, has plans to become an even bigger seafood player.India’s seafood exports have been on an upward trajectory, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2 percent between 2016 and 2021. Its export value more than doubled to […]
