<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="1" > the turbot industry has been hit hard by the covid-19 pandemic, but there are still opportunities for development in the market in the long run</h1>
Turbot is known in Europe as flounder, and in China it is often called flounder. Turbot has a tender taste, few bone spurs and high nutritional value, which is favored by Chinese residents. Turbot was first introduced from the United Kingdom and was cultivated in 1999, breaking through the key technology of productive seedlings and realizing factory breeding. At present, turbot farming has become an important part of China's marine fish farming industry.
According to the "2021-2025 China Turbot Product Market Analysis feasibility study report" released by the New Thinking Industry Research Center, China's turbot breeding areas are mainly concentrated in Shandong, Tianjin, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Hebei and other provinces and cities. China's turbot breeding model has factory flowing water culture and factory circulating water aquaculture, of which the latter breeding cost is higher, and the current factory flow water aquaculture accounts for a larger proportion. In more than 2019, the total aquaculture area of turbot in provinces and cities reached 6 million cubic meters, of which the area of factory flowing water aquaculture accounted for 98%. In 2019, the output of turbot in China was about 63,000 tons, of which the annual output of the factory flow-through aquaculture model was 62,000 tons. The highest domestic turbot production is In Liaoning Province, with a production of up to 68%, followed by Shandong Province, accounting for about 25%.
In 2020, the global fisheries and aquaculture industry has been hit hard by the impact of the new crown epidemic, and the supply, consumption and trade of fish have declined. China's aquaculture and global market are roughly the same, in the first half of 2020 suffered from production interruptions, supply chain obstruction, consumption by various epidemic prevention and lockdown restrictions and other factors, the overall decline of the aquaculture industry. In 2021, the new crown epidemic will become normal, and it will be difficult for the aquaculture industry to recover in the short term, and the investment risk in the industry will be greater. As an aquaculture market segment, Turbot turbot is affected by the overall environment, and the area and production of turbot have shown a downward trend.
At present, the sales method of turbot in the domestic market is mainly based on live fish, and the main consumption areas are Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Zhejiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu and other provinces and cities. With the penetration of cold chain logistics, turbot has also penetrated into the central and western regions, and the demand for turbot in Zhengzhou and Chengdu has continued to rise. With the improvement of the living standards of Chinese people, the consumption of turbot has gradually shifted from restaurants to families. In terms of sales channels, at present, Turbot has achieved online sales, and the amount of online shopping continues to grow.
China's turbot is currently based on primary processing, the specific products are chilled, frozen, dried fish, pickled fish, canned fish, fish balls and other fish products, the current circulation in the market is small, the main circulating processed products for frozen fish. Turbot in the processing of the remaining fish skin, fins, fish bones can still extract chondroitin sulfate and collagen, there is no research in this field, the future of turbot deep processing research value is high.
New Thinking Industry Analysts said that as a kind of marine fish with rich nutrition and delicious taste, turbot is favored by Chinese residents and has become an important member of China's marine fish farming, the market penetration rate continues to increase, and the demand has also risen. In 2020, affected by the new crown epidemic, China's aquaculture industry has been hit hard, and the turbot farming industry is not optimistic, and the investment risk is relatively large. However, in the long run, the market penetration rate of turbot has not yet reached its peak, and the processing rate of turbot products is low, and there are development opportunities in the future market.