Market Analysis Of Argentine Squid
Argentinian squid is the main squid raw material that determines the market price of squid. Not only because it is the production champion in the squid world, but also because the global market, especially European and American countries, has a rigid demand for squid. At the same time, due to its good taste, high yield rate, and beautiful products, the semi-finished products of squid are also the favorites of the domestic market.
The Argentine squid currently caught is directly frozen on board to maintain its freshness and natural quality to the maximum extent. The quality of squid fishing products is better than that of trawling products because there is less damage to the fish body. Changes in Argentine squid resources fluctuate greatly from year to year. Due to the long fishing time of production vessels in Argentina’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, the output is relatively stable. Especially since 2018, its total annual output has shown an upward trend. Argentine squid resources in the high seas have been unsatisfactory in recent years. With the increase in fishing boats, the output of a single boat has significantly decreased. Moreover, due to the high winds and waves in the high seas fishing grounds of the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, most of them are high-horsepower and large-tonnage ocean-going fishing vessels, which have high fuel consumption and other comprehensive costs, and many industry players are worried about this.
The Falkland Islands' 200-nautical-mile exclusive economy is dominated by nearly a hundred large-scale professional squid fishing boats from Taiwan, my country. The fishing usually starts on February 14 every year. Although production also fluctuates from year to year, the production situation is obviously better than that of fishing boats fishing on the high seas. It is understood that a total of 146,000 tons of Argentine squid were caught this year, which is overall slightly lower than the same period last year, but still maintains the level of a good year. Since last year, due to the cold chain restrictions at ports to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, the amount of squid caught by local fleets in Taiwan and Argentina entering the mainland market has declined compared with previous years, offsetting the impact of the weak domestic consumer market and greatly stabilizing the market. Price fluctuations for pelagic squid on the high seas.