With a 10-15 percent growth in demand in the surimi market in China, in particular for fish balls, producers in the region are increasingly having to turn to imported raw material to meet the demand.
China constructed several surimi factories between 2000 to 2010 and, coupled with increased fishing efforts in Southern China Sea, quickly took a leading position in surimi production in Asia.
Industry players estimated the China domestic surimi production reached 230,000 metric tons in 2011 and 240,000 metric tons in 2012.
However,
