| oth operation of aquatic products market, the | | | | year, up nearly 26%, then decreased month by |
| market adequate supply, trading activity, orderly, | | | | month, to December from a year earlier flat. The |
| protect the normal operation of fisheries production. | | | | annual average price of kelp in which 2.82 yuan / kg, |
| According to the National Fisheries Institute on 64 | | | | up 27% over the previous year, the annual average |
| aquatic product market information collection unit | | | | price of laver 23.27 yuan / kg, down 21% over the |
| designated to submit information on the situation, in | | | | previous year. |
| 2005 the average price of aquatic products market | | | | Freshwater and marine fish price movements show |
| consolidated 12.5 yuan / kg, up 3.94%, of which the | | | | different characteristics. Fish price trend in the |
| average price of marine products for the 21.15 yuan | | | | monthly rate of fresh water fish prices down, the |
| comprehensive / kg, up 5.9% Consolidated average | | | | sea fish remained stable. The rate of increase over |
| price of fresh products 9.67 yuan / kg, up 1.4%. | | | | the same period of freshwater fish prices up to 23% |
| According to the 35 designated collection unit | | | | in January, the lowest in September to 3.33%, a |
| transactions Statistics, full-year 2005 turnover of 373 | | | | difference of nearly 20 percentage points. Since |
| million tons, up 9% over the previous year. | | | | August after the price movements of freshwater |
| Characteristics of aquatic products prices continue to | | | | fish very smooth, nearly 5 months, the average |
| trend growth. Tracking and monitoring of 49 species, | | | | fluctuation in the range of 1%. |
| 33 varieties of rose, accounting for 67% of all | | | | The biggest increase in prices of marine fish in May, |
| monitored species; three varieties of basically the | | | | 11.07%, the lowest in December, or 5.27%, a |
| same price with the same period, accounting for 6%; | | | | difference of 5.8 percentage points. Significantly lower |
| 13 species decline, accounting for 27%. Most varieties | | | | than the price fluctuations of freshwater fish. |
| continued their growth momentum last year, of | | | | Affect the market price trends driving consumption. |
| which the largest rate of increase is monodon, the | | | | As national macroeconomic steady growth, rising |
| average price of 95 yuan / kg, up 40% over the | | | | income residents, improve the quality of life demands, |
| previous year, the sharpest decline for the small fish | | | | consumption of aquatic products remained stable |
| species (100 g Article weight <200 grams), the | | | | growth. According to statistics, the annual volume of |
| average price of 25.3 yuan / kg, down 11% over the | | | | aquatic products market grew 9% over the previous |
| previous year. | | | | year, especially during the holiday season marked |
| Market price index over the same period the year | | | | increase in fish volume, 9,10 4,5 month and the |
| fish declined month by month. December price index | | | | month as strong trading of aquatic products, aquatic |
| over the same period a year minimum, but still 3.9% | | | | theme throughout to culture and consumption |
| higher than the previous year. Since 2004, the | | | | activities increased year by year, effectively promote |
| monthly national aquatic higher market prices, hit the | | | | the domestic consumption of aquatic products |
| market since 1997, the price of fish high in early | | | | market. The international market, due to continuously |
| 2005, although the continued trend higher in 2004, | | | | improve the quality of aquatic products, exports |
| the highest year in January, rose 9.11 percent over | | | | continued to maintain steady growth, exports of |
| the same period the previous year However, the | | | | aquatic products is expected to increase throughout |
| rate of increase each month thereafter gradually | | | | the year 2005, more than 15%. |
| declined, to achieve the annual lowest point in | | | | Market demand for the consumption of shellfish |
| December. | | | | products to develop a new space. Water crustacean |
| Marine product prices outperformed fresh products. | | | | products from September 2005, the month the chain |
| Whole fresh sea product price index price index | | | | has stayed more than 4 months the growth rate of |
| higher than 4.5 percentage points. Classification of | | | | 20%, freshwater crustaceans also maintained on a |
| freshwater species from the sea to see the price | | | | monthly growth rate of 9%. Product price increases |
| trend comparison, sea water fish prices rose 5.3% | | | | led crustaceans mainly shrimp, especially into |
| over the previous year, fresh water fish prices rose | | | | November, due to the cold climate in the north and |
| 3.9% over the previous year, prices of marine fish, | | | | gradually move south, the northern shrimp is |
| freshwater fish prices higher than the 1.4 percentage | | | | essentially purchase air from the south, from the |
| points; marine crustaceans prices 9.58% over the | | | | transportation costs and operating costs are |
| previous year, freshwater crustaceans prices down | | | | different degrees of increase, coupled with increased |
| 10.7% over the previous year, the sea crustaceans | | | | demand, and many other factors, contributed to |
| price higher than the price of freshwater crustaceans | | | | crustaceans rising product prices. |
| 20.3 percent. | | | | Since 2004, a significant decline in shrimp prices, |
| Water crustaceans prices to keep rising month by | | | | shrimp enthusiasm frustrated, regional output has |
| month. Water crustacean is the only year higher than | | | | decreased. Shrimp prices in 2005 significantly higher |
| the same period last year while keeping the price | | | | after a few months, not only the impact of supply |
| level and because the type of monthly rise. Water | | | | and demand, but also the return value of |
| crustaceans lowest point in January, the highest point | | | | performance, but later gains will be reduced. |
| in December, the annual price difference of 15 | | | | Currently, the average price of marine shrimp than |
| percentage points. | | | | the same period last year rose 11%, freshwater |
| Freshwater crustacean products below the level a | | | | shrimp, a year earlier than the average price rose 1%. |
| year earlier. While maintaining a freshwater | | | | Other comprehensive factors. First, rising production |
| crustacean rising month by month trend, but the | | | | costs. According to statistics, in 2005 the price of |
| overall level of the year and the month all the | | | | diesel rose 15% over the previous year, affected |
| year-earlier levels, is also the only monitoring of all | | | | species of marine fishing average prices rose 11%. |
| types below the level a year earlier types. In which | | | | Second, seasonal effects. Marine capture fishing |
| the sharpest decline in March, down from 28% a | | | | moratorium, seasonal weather changes, changes in |
| year earlier, the smallest decline in December, lower | | | | the price of vegetables and other agricultural |
| than the year earlier level of 11%. | | | | products have a direct impact on the price |
| Seaweed prices flat compared with a year earlier. All | | | | movements of aquatic products. Third, parts of the |
| varieties of seaweed in the price fluctuations of the | | | | "avian flu", "Streptococcus |
| maximum. Since March algae began to appear more | | | | suis" in place, pull the fish consumption. |
| substantial rise in July to the highest point of the | | | | |