See you at Booth 2647-3, March 16-18, 2025 in Boston, USA, Seafood Expo North America 2025

The squid markets in the four major ocean regions are showing a trend of overall stability. Aside from some specifications of squid prices in the Southeast Pacific experiencing an increase, the prices in the other three major regions—the Southwest Atlantic (offshore), Northwest Pacific, and Indian Ocean—remained consistent with the previous week.

See you at Booth# 2643-5 March 15-17, 2026 at Seafood Expo North America in Boston, USA

In the 7th week of 2025 (10th to 13th February), China's squid market offers were clearly divided: Southeast Pacific squid and Indian Ocean squid prices showed an upward trend, with Southeast Pacific species becoming the focus of the market due to the reduction of stocks and the rebound of demand; Southwest Atlantic squid (offline) and Northwest Pacific squid maintained stable prices. Combined with the trading data of Zhejiang Zhoushan International Agricultural Products Trade Centre and the dynamics of production areas, we will analyse the market performance of each region in detail.

On April 23rd, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global (hereinafter referred to as SEG & SPG, Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global, hereinafter referred to as "Barcelona Global Aquafood Expo 2024") opened its doors at the Barcelona Exhibition and Convention Center in Barcelona, Spain. (hereinafter referred to as "Barcelona Global Aquafood Expo 2024") was grandly opened at the Barcelona Exhibition Center!

China imported a record 12,542 tonnes of frozen squid from Argentina in May this year, with a total value of $42.5 million, according to the latest data from Chinese customs. The surge was attributed to heavy fishing by Argentine fishing vessels, which in the first half of 2024 in reached 153,000 tonnes, up 54% year-on-year.