Trends in aquatic product processing

Time: 2025-07-15

The scale of the aquatic pre-made dishes market reached 104.7 billion yuan in 2022 and is expected to increase to 257.6 billion yuan in 2026. Enterprises extend the industrial chain by developing fish paste products and ready-to-eat foods, while advanced processing technologies (such as fish oil extraction and collagen development) increase added value.

The aquatic product processing industry is accelerating its transformation towards green, intelligent, and digital development, exhibiting the following trends:

Development of pre-cooked dishes and deep processing
The market size of aquatic pre-cooked dishes reached 104.7 billion yuan in 2022 and is expected to increase to 257.6 billion yuan in 2026. Enterprises extend the industrial chain by developing fish paste products and ready-to-eat foods, while advanced processing technologies (such as fish oil extraction and collagen development) increase added value.

Popularization of green and sustainable technologies
Recirculating aquaculture and ultra-high-pressure sterilization technologies reduce resource waste and extend shelf life. In 2023, environmental protection policies promoted the popularization of recirculating aquaculture technology, and the comprehensive utilization rate of by-products such as fish bones and viscera reached 82%.

Deepening of intelligent applications
AI sorting systems have increased shrimp processing efficiency by 50%, and 5G technology is penetrating from large enterprises to small and medium-sized aquaculture households, promoting efficiency improvement across the entire chain. In 2023, the popularization of intelligent sorting equipment reduced production costs by 30%-40%.

Optimization of export structure
Frozen fish fillets account for 18%-78% of the international market share in exports, but affected by Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water, domestic processing orders have surged by 40% in the short term. Enterprises need to strengthen international quality trust to cope with export pressure.

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