Fish Roe and Fish Meal

Fish Roe and Fish Meal

　　The fish roe and fish meal market in Haixing County is primarily concentrated in Xiji Town, including five markets: Xiji, Yuzhuang, Weizhuang, Zhaojia, and Changyu. These markets cover a total area of 300 mu, with 1,500 market stalls, over 1,400 marketing households, and 5,600 employees. The total fixed asset investment amounts to 50 million yuan. In 2003, the output value of fish roe and fish meal reached 560 million yuan, with 185,000 tons of products sold, generating sales revenue of 420 million yuan and achieving profits and taxes of 35 million yuan. The town has 38 large-scale fish meal processing plants and 5 large-scale defatted fish meal plants. The main products include fish roe, fish meal, dried fish, refined fish oil, and various types of feed. There are over 20 varieties of fish roe and fish meal, with more than 10 having become leading products. The products are sold to over twenty provinces and cities across the country, earning the reputation “Haixing Fish Meal Sold Across the Nation.” After more than twenty years of development, the fish roe and fish meal market in Xiji Town, Haixing County, has formed a specialized, standardized, and systematic economic zone for fish roe and fish meal. It has established an integrated business model that spans from the procurement of fish roe, processing of fish meal and fish oil, to the sale and distribution of products. The Xiji Town fish roe and fish meal market in Haixing County has now developed into a well-functioning and large-scale professional wholesale market for fish roe and fish meal. It has ranked among the top three national wholesale markets for fish roe and fish meal raw materials, becoming a distinctive specialty market in Hebei Province, and even one of the largest hubs for fish roe and fish meal distribution in China. The market’s coverage area accounts for one-third of the national industry.