After two consecutive months of sluggish performance, the pond-side prices of Chinese tilapia are still lingering below the cost line, and the tension between farmers and processing enterprises has gradually intensified. According to market monitoring, in the 35th week of 2025 (August 25–31), tilapia prices in major aquaculture areas of China remained stable. However, the prolonged low prices have overwhelmed farmers.

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Tilapia: Signs of Stabilization Emerge, but Market Conditions Remain Uncertain

In the 32nd week of 2025 (August 4–10), after over a month of continuous decline, the pond-side prices of Chinese tilapia finally showed signs of stabilizing at the end of the harvest season. Although prices in some major producing regions rebounded slightly, demand in the U.S. market remains sluggish, with exporters widely reporting significant difficulties in securing order momentum.

According to reports, Peru's Ministry of Production (Produce) has recently officially launched "Operación Calamar Gigante II" (Giant Squid Operation II), initiating an urgent scientific survey on squid resources in Peru's coastal waters. The focus of this survey is to assess the current distribution and resource status of jumbo flying squid(giant squid, dosidicus gigas) in Peru's offshore areas, providing a decision-making basis for maintaining the sustainable development of the fishing industry.

In the 28th week, the price of giant squid at Weihai International Marine Commodity Trading Center declined slightly.

Behind the "Domestic Market Breakthrough Battle" of tilapia lies the industrial innovation of two giants! How can a cross-border cooperation activate a 10-billion-yuan market?

As of late July 2025, the market conditions and sales landscape of giant squid tubes (i.e., carcasses, whole sticks, and other products) exhibit the following characteristics:

Affected by this year's strongest typhoon "Wipha", China's tilapia industry is facing the double blow of supply-demand imbalance and natural disasters.

Industry observers believe that the key lies in whether the Brazilian government can strive for exemption through diplomatic negotiations. At the same time, Chinese tilapia enterprises are closely monitoring the development of the situation - despite the threat of U.S. tariffs, their complete industrial chain still enables them to maintain cost advantages. This trade shock triggered by political games...

Differences between Todarodes pacificus Squid and Argentine Illex Squid

Japanese flying squid usually refers to Todarodes pacificus, also known as Oriental squid, etc. Argentine squid generally refers to Illex argentinus. They differ in the following aspects:

In the 29th week of 2025 (July 14-20), the price of tilapia in southern China continued to decline, with both the breeding and processing chains generally under pressure. Due to the continued lack of purchasing activity in the U.S. market and the high supply of raw materials, the arrival price of 500-800 gram tilapia at processing plants in Guangdong and Hainan dropped to 7.80 yuan per kilogram (approximately 1.09 U.S. dollars), a weekly decrease of 0.20 yuan.

Here is the information related to tilapia prices on July 17, 2025:
Maoming, Guangdong: The price of high-quality large tilapia (1.2 jin and above) stabilized at a high level of 5.1-5.4 yuan per jin, while the sales of medium and small-sized tilapia slowed down.

In recent years, while the global squid fishing industry has developed rapidly, it is facing the dual pressures of squid supply shortages and squid price fluctuations. As an important category in seafood trade, the market dynamics of the squid industry have attracted much attention. Industry insiders analyze that environmental changes, the transformation of consumer demand, and intensified international competition are profoundly reshaping this global market worth over $13 billion.

As the world's largest tilapia producer, China supplies nearly 70% of its tilapia output to foreign markets, with the US market accounting for about 25%, making it the largest single export market of tilapia. On May 12, China and the US mutually reduced tariffs, which seemed to stabilize tilapia exports

China has become Mexico's largest tilapia supplier. In 2024, Mexico's tilapia imports from China reached 11,013 metric tons, valued at 32.9 million U.S. dollars.

Trump's tariff policy may reshape the global tilapia trade pattern: China's tilapia industry is under pressure - the U.S. previously imposed a 34% tariff on Chinese tilapia, leading to a 50%-70% plunge in exports for some enterprises.

The 2025 in-season fishing season for Argentine squid (Illex) officially ended on June 10, with a catch of nearly 204,000 tons, setting the highest production record in 17 years, which marks a positive recovery trend of wild resources in the South Atlantic.

In the 28th week of 2025 (July 7th to 13th), the price of tilapia in southern China remained stable on the surface, but the tilapia industry warned that the tilapia market is facing continuing downward risks. Although the ex-factory price of tilapia in the 500-800g specification in the major producing areas of Guangdong and Hainan remained unchanged, behind the stable appearance lies the reality of a sharp drop in orders, stagnant exports, and low confidence.