June 23, 2021 — Seafood is being caught up in a broader tightening of access to southern Chinese ports as China worries about the spread of the Indian variant of COVID-19.
While reported case numbers are low, local and regional Chinese government officials are going to drastic lengths to reduce any possibility of a major outbreak of the virus blemishing the upcoming centenary celebrations of the Communist Party of China on 1 July, despite port restrictions pushing up input prices for the large manufacturing and processing industries, according to various sourcing agents and traders impacted by the restrictions.