Fuzhou Mawei becomes the third largest fish meal import port in China

Introduction: according to the statistics of Fuzhou Customs, in 2004, Fuzhou Mawei Port imported 200000 tons of fish meal, valued at $157 million, an increase of 11% and 18% respectively over the same period of last year, with good import growth At present, Mawei Port has become the third largest fish meal import port after Shanghai and Huangpu In recent years, with the rapid development of domestic aquaculture, China has become the country with the largest demand for fish meal in the world Although about 700000 tons of fish meal are produced in China every year, the dependence on imported fish meal is increasing gradually because of its quality and quantity can not meet the market demand The development level of aquatic industry and aquaculture in Fujian Province ranks first in China The demand of eel, prawn and other aquatic products for fish meal, as well as a number of large-scale feed processing enterprises and small and medium-sized feed agent enterprises take root in Fuzhou, all of these factors have driven the large-scale growth of fish meal import at Mawei Port After the fish meal is imported, it is generally processed by feed processing enterprises first, and then sold to Guangdong, Zhejiang and other provinces with more developed aquaculture industry Fuzhou is gradually developing into a transfer and distribution center of fish meal in Fujian, Guangdong and Zhejiang At present, the amount of imported fish meal at Mawei Port has reached 1 / 4 of the domestic production Although last year, due to the influence of the US anti-dumping policy on prawn and spring avian influenza, the demand of feed market was not strong, and the import volume fell, but it has entered a steady rising stage since June 2004, and the import value in October has exceeded 20 million US dollars Fuzhou Customs officials pointed out that although the current increase in the import of fish meal is good, the quality of fish meal and feed safety issues still need attention According to the data of the inspection and quarantine department, the imported fish meal was returned to Mawei Port for many times last year, and the unqualified rate of the imported fish meal reached 25% In addition, the safety of feed should not be ignored After the fish meal is imported, it is usually added with a variety of feed additives, such as vitamins and minerals, to prepare a mixed feed for use However, at present, the management of feed additives in China is not standardized, and there is a risk of excessive drug residues At the same time, part of the fish meal is directly transferred to the small and medium-sized feed processing enterprises for further processing and preparation after import, which also increases the quality of the fish meal and health risks