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Seafood Expo Asia 2016
This is Chile at Seafood Expo Asia 2016
Visit us at Stand Hall 5BC, 5-816
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Chile, a reliable supplier of Seafood
Fish farming has developed rapidly over the last thirty years, with strong production and international positioning.
Over the last 20 years Chile has become the second largest producer of salmon in the world – according to information from the Chilean Salmon Association and Rabobank – and the world’s biggest producer of trout. It is also renowned for the quality of its mussels, seaweed, scallops and abalones.
In seafood, Chile is now the world’s biggest exporter of mussels and frozen salmon fillets, the second biggest exporter of agar-agar and frozen swordfish fillets, and third biggest exporter of seaweed.
This international position has been achieved thanks to strict compliance with regulations while ensuring harmony with sustainable production, including the use of fishing quotas and temporary closures. The industry uses systems to monitor products from starting point through to destination. Ongoing research has enabled resources to be diversified and new products created in the framework of a production system which meets the highest international sanitary standards.
This resulted in Chile exporting US$4.6 billion of seafood in 2015 to over 100 countries, equal to 31.3% of Chile’s total food exports that year.
Exports to Hong Kong in 2015 totalled US$33.4 million, while those to China reached US$296.6 million.
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Main exports of Chilean seafood products to Hong Kong
Products 2010
MM US$2011
MM US$2012
MM US$2013
MM US$2014
MM US$2015
MM US$Cod 5.7 9.6 6.9 9.7 4.4 7.8 King Crab y Snow Crab 7.8 5.5 2.0 2.6 9.8 7.2 Salmon and trout 7.8 10.3 5.5 8.6 14.4 4.6 Abalonea 0,024 0,275 7.8 8.3 9.3 4.0 Other mollusks 15.4 20.7 11.4 4.3 3.6 3.5 Concholepas concholepas 2.9 1.6 2.5 2.6 0,813 2.5 Mussels 0,132 0,114 0,589 1.1 1.4 1.5 Giant squid 0,616 0,635 1.3 0,123 0,238 0,573 Other fish 1.2 1.3 0,885 1.4 0,684 0,307 Sea Urchins 0,051 0,184 0,330 0,240 0,992 0,295 Total 43.7 52.0 40.9 39.8 47.3 33.4 -
Knows the origin of nutritional products
Chile’s geography and its natural barriers mean that it has natural, healthy, flavoursome and aromatic products of global renown. Chile ranks 24th in the world and first in Latin America on the Global Food Security Index for 2016.
Seven seafood companies that focus on foods for human consumption are to showcase their products at Chile’s stand in Hall 5BC, 5-816 of the convention centre. In addition to business meetings, the stand will offer tastings of local dishes made with Chilean products.
Products
Seaweed
On average seaweed contains 20% high-value, easy to digest protein. It is low in sugars and lipids but high in polyunsaturated fats that are beneficial to health. The vitamin content varies between species, but seaweed tends to be high in vitamins C, E, B group and provitamin A.
Salmon
Salmon is low in calories, contains high levels of Omega 3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA), Omega 6, nutrients and proteins, as well as high concentrations of vitamins A, B6-B3, D and K, plus essential minerals such as selenium, zinc, potassium, iodine and phosphorus.
Mejillones
The excellent conditions in which they are cultivated and processed in southern Chile mean that they are a 100% natural product. During their cultivation period, mussels feed directly from the nutrients in the internal waters of Chiloé, without human intervention. However, they are subject to strict environmental and sanitary controls by the Chilean authorities.
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Companies in Chile’s Pavilion
Company Name Products Algas Marinas Limitada - Red marine algae (Gigartina skottsbergii)
- Black luga (Sarcothalia crispata)
- Red alga (Gracilaria chilensis)
Catmar - Sea urchin gonads (Loxechinus albus)
- Chilean abalone (Concholepas concholepas)
- Octopus (Octopus mimus)
- Keyhole limpet (Fissurella spp)
- Stone crab (Cancer edwardsii).
Comercial Seafood Services - Giant Squid (Dosidicus gigas)
- Jack mackerel (Trachurus Murphy)
- Snoek (Thyrsites Atun)
- Atlantic Salmon (Salmo Salar): head on, fresh and frozen, fillets, portions
Exportadora Fabmar - Lessonia Nigrescens
- Lessonia Trabeculata
Asesorías Seatek SRL - Atlantic salmon fillets
- Salmon trout fillets
- Smoke salmon
- Salmon hamburger
Mar Atacama - Giant squid
- Octupus
- Concholepas concholepas
- Whole frozen limpet
- Chocolate Rock Shell – Frozen (gutted without nails)
- Crab pincer
- Whole cooked and frozen
- Frozen Scallop
- Frozen Swordfish
- Frozen Blue Mackerel
- Frozen Sea urchin.
Comercializadora Golfo de Arauco Ltda. - Giant squid
- concholepas concholepas
Contact
Cristián Prado | Commercial Director
Unit 1712, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168 – 200 Connaught Road Central
852 – 28271790 – 28270598
china.hongkong@prochile.gob.cl
