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

According to the organizer's exhibitor registration information, the number of registered exhibitors for Boston 2024 has reached 1,200+, including Mowi, Cermaq, Anova Foods Inc, Leroy USA, Multi X, Phillips Foods Inc, Hofseth International AS, Seaborn AS, Hiddenfjord, Thermogreen, Aquachile, Bakkafrost and other international seafood companies, with an exhibition area of 22,500 square meters.

Recently, the European Union Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EUMOFA) released its annual report "EU Fisheries Markets", which provides a comprehensive analysis of the state of fisheries and aquaculture in the EU. Highlights of the report are summarized as follows.

South Korea's imports of frozen baby octopus reached 1,904 tonnes in May 2024, up 13 per cent year-on-year, indicating strong market demand, according to the latest data from Union Forsea Corp. Cumulative total imports this year have exceeded 10,629 tonnes, up 15% year-on-year.

Last year, the giant squid fishery in Peru's EEZ(Exclusive Economic Zone) had a historic harvest, and this year production has fallen so sharply that domestic prices in Peru have risen to as high as PEN 24/kg ($6.36/kg), causing processors to shy away from even acquiring the raw material.

Chinese aquatic exporters faced a significant increase in transportation costs in May as vessels were rerouted around the Red Sea, according to exporters and news reports. The situation resulted in a severe squeeze on profits.