Large yellow croaker industry in China:production,market and prospect
Large yellow croaker(Larimichthys crocea)has high edible,nutritious,healthy and economic value.Since the year of 2000,the provinces in China that produce large yellow croaker year-round are 9 coastal provinces for fishing and 4 coastal provinces for aquaculture.The main producing provinces are Guangdong,Liaoning,Hainan for fishing,and Fujian,Zhejiang,and Guangdong for aquaculture.About 13%production of large yellow croaker comes from fishing and 87%comes from aquaculture.China exports three kind commodities of large yellow croaker,mainly from Fujian and Zhejiang Provinces.Regular export markets involve 21 countries and regions.Hong Kong,South Korea and USA are main markets regularly,Hong Kong and USA markets are expanding obviously,and South Korea market is shrinking.At same time,the consumption potential of large yellow croaker in China is significant,laying a market foundation for the development of the industry.Subsequently,the prospects of the large yellow croaker industry are discussed from the perspectives of production,domestic demand,and export.
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