Seafood Packaging Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Awareness Regarding Health Benefits of Seafood - As per research, seafood provided up to 75% of n-3 PUFAs, 18% of Vitamin D, 19% Vitamin B12, 6% of niacin, and 4% of Vitamin B6 required by the human body.
• Increasing Demand for Ready-to-Eat Meals – The massive growth in the ready-to-eat food is expected to surge the demand for seafood packaging. ready-to-eat food industry valued at USD 160 million in 2021.
• Advancement in Packaging Technologies – The demand for packaging, especially flexible packaging is estimated to touch USD from 200 to 220 billion by the end of 2022.
• Growing Emphasis on Fish and Agriculture Cultivation in both Developing and Developed countries-  According to the UN food and agriculture organization (FAO), 87.5 million tons of aquatic animals were used as human food, as of 2020.Aquatic food production is forecasted to increase by 15% by 2030.

Challenges

• Increasing Incidence of Food Contamination - Growing regions that are contaminated with human sewage potentially led to the contamination of seafood by pathogens that possess a human source. Calicivirus, hepatitis A virus, and Salmonella type all were responsible for outbreaks of sickness linked to seafood and linked to contaminated waters. About 1.4 million illnesses attributed to foodborne illness are caused by salmonella each year in the United States.
• Unregulated Processed Products
• Unhygienic Handling Disrupts the Packaging