Argentina fisheries exports reached USD 1.495 billion (EUR 1.09 billion)dollars last year, which represents an 11.3 percent increase in value and 14.9 percent in volume compared to 2012, according to a report from the private consultant Investigaciones Economicas Sectoriales, IES. Squid played a leading role by doubling catches in 2013 with an extended season.
“The fisheries sector presented in 2013 an expansive scenario with an increase in catches and stability regarding export volumes” reads the report which adds that fisheries exports are now more significant than beef (higher 19 percent in value), and fish per capita consumption in Argentina climbed 20.6 percent to 9 kilos.
“This phenomenon was similar for all species, but dissimilar regarding the reaction magnitude. During 2013 total catches totaled 821.4 tons, up 18.7 percent over 2012, thus reversing the 5.6 percent drop recorded in 2012 over the previous year 2011,” points out IES.
