China's aquatic product export volume valued at 10.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2008, making it the biggest sources, or 26.2 percent of the country's total farm produce exports, according to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) statistics. China exported 2.97 million tonnes of aquatic products last year, a year-on-year drop of 3.2 percent, but the export value was8.9 percent higher than 2007, due to rising prices, the MOA said Saturday. The total import and export volume rose 4.9 percent to 6.85 million tonnes, worth 16.02 billion U.S. dollars, up 10.7 percent from a year earlier.
Influenced by the United States import ban on four Chinese aquatic products in 2007, fearing it contained carcinogen and other harmful substances, and "dumpling poisoning" case in Japan in early 2008, China's aquatic products export faced difficulties for some time. The situation began to turn around since last March thanks to efforts from various sides, the ministry said.
Japan remained China's biggest overseas market, although the export value was down 5.8 percent from a year ago, according to the ministry.
MOA official noted the aquatic product export would face severe challenges in 2009 as the global financial crisis deepened. He said the ministry would take measures to secure and expand market to ensure a stable export in 2009.
In the past 20 years, the world's total output of aquatic products has continued to maintain slow growth from the last century to the early 1980s, around 90 million tons in 2005 to growth of 130 million tons; Meanwhile, China's output of aquatic products have maintained a momentum of rapid growth in 2001 as an example. China 's output of aquatic products in 2005 reached about 49 million tonnes, accounting for the world's output of aquatic products 35%, No. 1 in the world, particularly in aquaculture production has been accounted for the world aquaculture production more than 70%. is the world's only a fishing aquaculture production output over the country; 2005. aquatic products per capita in the world occupy about 20 kg ; China 's 2005 per capita output of aquatic products reached 33.8 kg , exceeding the world's average share. But per capita consumption is still very low, less than 13 kilograms.
In 2006, national aquatic products output, 32.6097 million tons, compared with the corresponding period of last year 3.17%. Which yield fresh water product 14.7812 million tons, an increase of 5.69%. Ocean fishing product yield 9.4034 million tons, a drop of 0.98%. mariculture production of 8.425 million tons, an increase of 5.82%. Including Shandong , Guangdong , Fujian is China before the three main producing provinces and the output of the country's total output accounted for 14.96%. 13.14% and 12.28%.
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