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Commodity Overview. Helga Josupeit. SHRIMP. shrimp is the most important commodity traded worldwide, accounting for about 16% of total export value (of fishery products) developing countries main source of supply aquaculture very important economic strongly felt by trade. Shrimp. Shrimp.
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Commodity Overview Helga Josupeit
SHRIMP • shrimp is the most important commodity traded worldwide, accounting for about 16% of total export value (of fishery products) • developing countries main source of supply • aquaculture very important • economic strongly felt by trade
tuna • tuna only concentrated industry among fisheries industry • share in total trade declining (8% at present) • in the press for resource management concerns and for mercury content • impact of economic crisis not felt
groundfish • very traditional and well established industry • a lot of processing done in China • resource under stress for many species • impact of economic crisis important
cephalopods • very few consuming countries • important industry in a handful of countries • resource difficult to assess • prices down for squid, due to oversupply in 2008
salmon • expansion of production will come to an end in 2009 • aquaculture production extremely important • prices expected to go up