With Chinese New Year around the corner, there are signs of increasing demand for oysters. While volumes in the marketplace are up there is meanwhile a greater segmentation in the market, with rising interest in lower-priced products among local consumers trading up to packaged and value-added produce such as oysters. This, say industry players, will expand overall long-term demand for oysters in China, both domestic and imported.
Vendors at the massive Jingshen seafood wholesale market in Beij…