Market Report on China Aquaculture Industry [2015-2018]

Dec., 04, 2015, Mumbai, India: Market Reports on China presents the report, on “Market Report on China Aquaculture Industry [2015-2018]”. Chinese aquaculture industry is composed of individual farmers, cooperatives and enterprises, among which aquaculture enterprises are in the advantageous position in competition, but with inadequate power of exerting influence on the market.

With the improvement of cultivation technology and the steady growth in per-capita consumption of aquatic products, both the output value of Chinese fishery industry and the output of aquatic products keep growing year after year. "http://www.marketreportsonchina.com/food-beverages-market-research-reports-14402/china-aquaculture4.html" In 2014, the gross output value of Chinas fishing industry amounted to RMB2.0859 trillion, and the added value was up to RMB971.8 billion; the national output of aquatic products totaled 64.615 million tons, a rise of 4.7% from a year earlier, of which the output of aquaculture reported 47.484 million tons, up 4.6% year on year.

Freshwater culture is the main part of aquaculture in China, with its output holding more than 60%. In 2014, the freshwater cultured output reached 29,357.6 kt, accounting for 61.8%; and mariculture output hit 18,126.5 kt, occupying 38.2%. In freshwater aquiculture, fishes are the primary varieties, making up about 88% of total output of freshwater culture; while in mariculture, the shellfishes see the highest output, an above-70% share of total output of seaculture.

The regions like Guangdong, Shandong, Fujian, Jiangsu and Hubei are the key aquaculture provinces in China, with their total output sweeping over 50% of national output. Elaborately, Guangdong is the largest province in terms of aquaculture, with equal output of freshwater culture to that of mariculture; Fujian and Shandong give priority to seaculture; while Jiangsu and Hubei are mainly involved in freshwater breeding.

Chinese aquaculture industry is composed...