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    By the end of October, South Korea's imports of British seafood increased by 27% year-on-year

    • Last Update: 2022-12-29
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    From SeafoodMedia on December 7, South Korea imported 4,858 tons of British seafood as of the end of October 2022, an increase of 27% from 3,838 tons in 2021, but in contrast, imports of frozen boiled conch meat and fresh salmon declined
    .
     
    South Korea imported 3,076 tonnes of frozen snail meat from the UK, accounting for 63% of the UK's seafood imports, down 11%
    from 3,472 tonnes in the same period last year.
     
    South Korea's seafood imports from the UK were worth US$41.
    19 million, down 7% from US$44.
    38 million in the same period last year, and the average unit price of imports was US$8.
    48 per kilogram, down 36%
    from US$11.
    57 in the same period in 2021.
     
    South Korea increased imports of frozen mackerel due to insufficient domestic stocks, although the price of the product increased, with frozen mackerel being South Korea's second-largest imported seafood, with imports of 1,284 tons, up 970%
    from 120 tons in the same period last year.
     
    South Korea's imports of frozen herring roe also increased, with imports of 217 tons, an increase of 201%
    year-on-year.
     
    South Korea began importing frozen red shrimp in 2022, while fresh salmon imports were 73 tonnes, down 41%
    year-on-year.
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