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Stay up to date with the latest developments shaping the global fisheries and aquaculture sector. The newest edition of FAO GLOBEFISH Highlights brings you insights and analysis on market trends, international trade, emerging challenges, and key developments across aquatic food systems worldwide. Browse the publication here

Enhancing transparency in aquatic food trade: new FAO GLOBEFISH HS tables

FAO GLOBEFISH introduces user‑friendly, species‑specific Harmonized System (HS) tables to improve the use of HS codes and support aquatic food trade analysis.

Based on the 2022 nomenclature, the tables are available for download on each species page.

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Browse the  Quarterly Species Analysis, the new publication by the GLOBEFISH project! Published quarterly, it provides the latest market analysis of the most traded fisheries and aquaculture species and products worldwide.

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GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - May 2025

Jun 13, 2025, 08:31 AM
Global shrimp imports dropped by 1.6 percent in volume and 5.9 percent in value in 2024. The combined share of China and the United States of America in this trade declined marginally from 49 percent in 2023 to 48 percent in 2024, equivalent to 100 000 tonnes of shrimp.
Title : GLOBEFISH | Quarterly Shrimp analysis - May 2025
Link to External Url : https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd5727en
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*Publication Date : Jun 12, 2025, 12:00 PM
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