Domestic basa fish out of the road of differentiation

Farmers and processing plants are very interested in domestic basa fish farming this year, and it is expected that the number of domestic basa fish will reach about 60 million to 70 million this year, an increase of more than 40 million

Exports of Vietnamese basa fish to China have been blocked

In 2017, under the rapid development of the catering industry, Vietnamese basa fish has rapidly become popular in China due to its tender meat, boneless and spineless, and a variety of catering formats have favored it

Vietnam's kaibei basa fish accounted for about 40% of China's total imports, in 2021 Vietnam was affected by the epidemic, the production of basa fish was reduced by about 70,000 tons, this year will continue to face the shortage of ponds, it is expected that the annual storage of ponds will be 70%-80%

According to the Vietnam Seafood Export and Production Association (VASEP), Vietnamese basha fish exports in July 2022 amounted to about US$186 million, the lowest value since February, and sales in China fell to US$44 million from US$113 million in April

The advantages of domestic basa fish are prominent

Driven by market demand, China launched large-scale breeding of domestic basa fish in 2018, but due to the immature breeding technology and feed technology, the meat of basha fish is yellow, so the market acceptance is low

Lu Quan, general manager of Guangdong Hangmei Food Co.

The consumption scene of domestic bara fish is mainly grilled fish and banquets, 95% of the demand in the market is open-back bass fish, and the pulp-free fish fillet has also entered the trial promotion stage

Huang Maoshan, general manager of Zhanjiang Hengyi Food Co.

Lu Quan introduced: "In the barbecue shop and some banquet scenes, domestic bara fish has been widely used, after the post-epidemic era, the annual consumption growth rate of domestic bara fish is about 8%-10%.

A domestic dealer said that under the same specifications, domestic basa fillet is about 5 yuan lower than each piece of Vietnamese basa fish fillet, and the domestic open-backed bass fish under the same gross weight also has a certain price advantage over Vietnamese open-backed bass fish, which is one

In addition, in recent years, through the improvement of breeding technology such as water quality and feed, the quality problem of domestic bara fish has been solved

Huang Maoshan introduced that in addition to matching the domestic market demand, quality and food safety are guaranteed, the supply and supply chain of domestic basa fish are also relatively stable

At the same time, under the background of the epidemic, domestic basa fish does not have the risks of being stranded and returned under the control of import cold chain, giving customers and consumers a greater sense of security in the supply chain, which is also one

Explore sustainable industrial models

Although the domestic basa fish market ushered in development opportunities, there are still some problems that need to be solved

First of all, the quality of seedlings is uneven, and there are still some seedlings in the market that are freshwater basha species introduced before 2020, and the cultivated basha fish is mainly manifested as short body, thick back, large belly, and low

In addition, the domestic basha fish farming time is too concentrated

The breeding technology of domestic basa fish has been progressing, feed formulas have been optimized, and breeding models have been upgraded
.
At present, the output of domestic basa fish has increased from 6,000 jin per mu to an average yield of 20,000 jin per mu, and some breeding areas in western Guangdong have even reached a yield of 40,000 jin per mu, which has directly reduced the raw material cost
of domestic basa fish.
According to estimates, the raw material breeding cost of domestic basa fish and Vietnamese basa fish is only 0.
1-0.
2 yuan
.

Peng Hui, general manager of Hainan Haiyi Aquatic Products Technology Co.
, Ltd.
, believes that domestic basa fish and Vietnamese basa fish will continue to form a symbiotic pattern
in the future.
In the future, domestic basa fish will extend to the direction of deep processing of grilled fish, which will become a supplement to the market for the consumption of basa fish fillet
.
Domestic basa fish is not to replace part of the Vietnamese basa fish market, but is more likely to rely on economic advantages to sprint to other freshwater fish markets
.

(Wang Jiayi comprehensive arrangement)

China Food News (2022.
09.
06.
06 edition)

(Editor-in-charge: Wang Jiayi)