Good "Squid Marks" in China - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

AgExporter, April, 2001

The fourth China National Fisheries and Seafood Expo in Beijing attracted seafood buyers, processors and traders galore from all over China, as well as many overseas participants. Companies at the U.S. pavilion sold some 4,000 metric tons of squid worth over $2.5 million. One U.S. company reported that it sold 50 containers--or 1,000 metric tons--of squid at the show.

Estimated total sales as a result of the show are anticipated to exceed $30 million over the next 12 months. ATO Shanghai supported U.S. exhibitors with an onsite information booth.