See you at Booth# 2C102 April 21-23, 2026 at Seafood Expo Global in Barcelona, Spain

In March 2024, according to the data observation of Zhejiang Zhoushan International Agricultural Products Trade Centre Co., Ltd: from the operation of the monthly price index, the monthly price of China ocean-going squid continued to rise in March 2024, with the index closing at 175.78 points, up 5.90% year-on-year, continuing the trend of high growth in February; from the operation of the weekly price index, the prices of the weeks in March continued to rise, of which the third weekly price increase was Obviously, the index was 166.09 points, up 6.07%, the fourth week of increases narrowed.

The 2025 Seafood Expo Global/Seafood Processing Global show, the world’s largest and most diverse seafood trade event, brought more than 35,000 seafood industry professionals to Barcelona, Spain for three days of opportunities for collaboration about the latest food trends, innovations, and challenges facing the sector.

In 2023, China's squid import and export trade situation changed month by month, with imports increasing significantly in the first half of the year, while exports began to decline from the second quarter, the average monthly trade surplus narrowed, and consumption pressure in the domestic market is rising.

In October 2023, China oceanic squid index dropped slightly at a high level to 165.04 points, down 1.04% sequentially, compared with the same period of last year, the index is still located at a high level, up 3.66% year-on-year. Analysed, in 2023, the El Niño phenomenon led to an increase in seawater temperature, which affected the growth, development and reproduction of squid, and this year's squid catch appeared to be reduced compared with that of the previous year, so the overall China Pelagic Squid Price Index was higher than the level of the previous year.

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.