en.Wedoany.com Reported - From January to April 2026, Peru's fishery exports to East Asia reached $342.3 million, up 1.9% from $335.781 million in the same period of 2025. This growth was driven by larger order volumes and strong demand from the Chinese market.
Frozen squid topped the list with export value of $165.853 million, accounting for 48.5% of total exports. Prepared or preserved cuttlefish and squid ranked second at $72.23 million, representing 21.1%. Exports of frozen fish livers, roe, and milt reached $57.234 million, frozen whole shrimp at $16.064 million, prepared or preserved fish livers, roe, and milt at $9.915 million, and frozen shrimp tails at $4.84 million.
China was the main destination market, with exports of $219.868 million, accounting for 64.3% of the total, up 14.4% from $192.243 million in the same period last year. South Korea ($78 million), Japan ($32.364 million), and Taiwan ($9.77 million) followed.
According to data from the Peruvian Exporters Association (ADEX), export volume surged 88.3% to 127,707 tons from 67,825 tons in the same period last year. Lucía Rodríguez Zunino, Manager of the Extractive Services Division at ADEX, noted that China also led in export volume, reaching 90,364 tons, accounting for 70.8% of total exports, followed by South Korea (23,767 tons) and Japan (8,551 tons).
According to the CIEN-ADEX trend report "Fishery Food Products in East Asia," Peru's total fishery food exports to the region in 2025 amounted to $1.1508 billion, representing 51.5% of Peru's global exports of such products. Peru was the 12th largest supplier to East Asia, holding a 2.7% share of the region's imports. Frozen squid was the main export product, with export value of $720 million, accounting for 62.6% of total exports. The report shows that East Asia accounts for 24.2% of global fishery food imports, with market demand for healthy and frozen ready-to-eat ingredients continuing to grow. Meanwhile, demographic changes in China, Japan, and South Korea are driving consumption of practical, high-nutritional-value products, with increasing requirements for traceability, safety, and quality. In 2025, China solidified its position as the main destination for Peruvian fishery food products in East Asia, accounting for 60% of exports to the region. Nearly half of Peru's fishery food exports to East Asia consist of frozen squid.
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