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

The 42nd Seafood Expo North America (SENA) was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston, U.S.A. from March 10-12. This year's exhibitors came from 49 countries around the globe, numbering 1,210, a 6% increase over last year, with an increase in the number of exhibitors from China, Ecuador, Japan, Norway and the U.S.

'I'm very optimistic over the next year. We'll see seafood volume come back. Dollar sales are strong but I expect volume to come back as well'-- IRI's Chris Dubois...

The increase in demand for healthy food has led to a corresponding increase in demand for squid, which first led to the overall upward movement of China's ocean squid price index, which has been at the same level as the same period last year for many consecutive months.

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.

It is predicted that the scallop catch will be 325,100 tons, which is 2% lower than last year's highest historical record, but it has remained above 300,000 tons for four consecutive years.