date:Feb 28, 2014
eel exporters shows exports are up but pricing remains a problem. Eel shipments rose 37 percent year-on-year in 2013 to total 5,295 tons. Yet revenue from exports rose only 6 percent, to USD 181.3 million (EUR 132.8 million). Average prices per kilogram (kg) were down 22 percent year-on-year to CNY 32.24 (USD 5.26, EUR 3.85) per kg. Japan is the leading export market for Chinese eel.
A weaker CNY may be good news for seafood processors, who blame rising costs and a stronger Chinese currency fo