China’s per capita seafood consumption rose through Covid-19 pandemic

China’s per capita consumption of seafood has risen over the past eight years, and particularly as home consumption surged during the Covid-19 pandemic.

New data from the National Bureau of Statistics uggests that China is bucking a global trend of weaker consumer sentiment, even if the rise in seafood consumption is driven by newer trends like eating convenience-oriented products.

The data reveals per capita consumption of seafood rose from ...

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