In the first seven months of the year Chinese seafood snack producers reported robust domestic and export sales. Exporters say differing regional taste profiles have made customized R&D and production standard practice. Shandong province exported 5.2 bln yuan of ready-to-eat deep-processed food in the period, primarily to South Korea, the US, Russia, ASEAN, Australia and the EU. Exports to markets such as Australia rose more than 10% YoY; some markets recorded increases up to 50%.