# Trade insights: China's fishmeal imports slip 7% to 1.46m metric tons in 2018 - Undercurrent News

> China's fishmeal imports fell 7 percent to 1.46 million metric tons in 2018, according to Undercurrent News trade data. The decline reflects weaker demand from the country's hog and aquaculture sectors.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61177-trade-insights-china-s-fishmeal-imports-slip-7-to-1-46m-metric-tons-in-2018
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Chinese import demand adds to global fishmeal oversupply, reinforcing bearish price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bearish ▼

## Sources

- undercurrentnews.com: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2019/01/30/trade-insights-chinas-fishmeal-imports-slip-7-to-1-46m-metric-tons-in-2018/

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