Fish and Seafood in China

December 2025

Health ideals are shifting in China, encouraging consumers to add more fish and seafood into their diets, as part of a general rise in the consumption of fresh and natural ingredients. The rising prominence of dining out is also encouraging consumption.

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Overview:

Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Fish and Seafood industry in China with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.

Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.

If you're in the Fish and Seafood industry in China, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.

The Fish and Seafood in China report includes:

  • Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
  • Detailed segmentation of international and local products
  • Historic volume and value sizes
  • Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
  • Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country

This report answers:

  • What is the market size of Fish and Seafood in China?
  • What is the impact of commodity price fluctuations on local production and consumption?
  • What are the key campaigns or legislation driving Fish and Seafood sales?
  • How are consumer attitudes towards fresh food evolving?
  • How significant is health and wellness in shaping consumer demand?
  • Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?

Fish and Seafood in China - Category analysis

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Fish and seafood enjoys solid growth
Shifting health priorities drive sales of fish and seafood
Cost and climate change weigh on purchasing decisions
Fish and seafood to benefit from daily health priorities and new consumption occasions
Premiumisation trend is set to shape seafood
Summary 1 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2025
Table 1 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
Table 2 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 3 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 4 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 5 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 6 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 7 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 8 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 10 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030

Fresh Food in China - Industry Overview

Health concerns fuel demand for fresh food

KEY DATA FINDINGS

Bright performance for fresh foods
Economic uncertainty leads to downtrading across categories
Positive evolution shaped by urbanisation and plant-based diets
Distribution is set to evolve with the adoption of digital technologies
Sustainable features to underpin evolution of branding strategies
Small local grocers face growing competition from modern channel
Impressive performance for retail e-commerce
Contrasting performance between retail and foodservice channels
Table 14 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2020-2025
Table 15 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 16 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
Table 17 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
Table 18 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
Table 19 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
Table 20 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 21 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2020-2025
Table 22 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2025-2030
Table 23 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030

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Summary 2 Research Sources
The following categories and subcategories are included:

Fish and Seafood

  • Crustaceans
  • Fish
  • Molluscs and Cephalopods

Fish and Seafood

This is the aggregation of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and cephalopods. Includes: fresh raw (chilled and frozen) packaged and unpackaged unprocessed fish and seafood. Chilled and frozen fish and seafood can be cleaned, gutted, peeled/trimmed/filleted/cut to a different extent, but not cooked and no sauces, herbs or condiments can be added . Excludes: All packaged/processed fish and seafood products typically sold via the self-service counters in retail outlets.

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