Seafood supply chain industry news covering seafood distribution, processing, imports and exports and market analysis.
By SeafoodSource staff
17 May, 2013
Ocean Beauty is participating once again in the opening of the Copper
River king salmon season, providing the first salmon for the Copper Chef
cookoff.
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By SeafoodSource staff
17 May, 2013
China’s trade surplus in aquatic products hit USD 2.09 billion (EUR 1.6 billion) in the first quarter, an increase of 15.88 percent year-over-year. According to statistics, Japan continues to rank first as an export market for aquatic products from China, while the United States slipped from second place to fourth place, behind Southeast Asia.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 May, 2013
The Alaska summer harvest season for wild salmon opens this week, with
predictions indicating a major increase over last year’s catch.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 May, 2013
The House Agriculture Committee on Wednesday approved the USD 940 billion 2013 Farm Bill, which includes a number of amendments, including eliminating the duplicative USDA catfish inspection program.
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By SeafoodSource staff
16 May, 2013
Peruvian fishmeal and fish oil company Copeinca’s revenues and stocks have plummeted in 1Q 2013 compared to 2012.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
Norwegian salmon producer Grieg Seafood reported a strong first quarter on a strong market and strong salmon prices.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
15 May, 2013
Recently seen as going out of fashion, the processing industry is making a comeback in China. A decline in demand for luxury seafood in the country — caused by a clamp down on official waste and corruption — has dampened the outlook for one of China’s leading aquaculture and processor players.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
Norwegian aquaculture technology firm Akva posted 1Q revenue and
earnings figures this week that are lower than 1Q 2012, yet executives
remain positive about the remainder of the year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
Ireland’s seafood industry has the potential to achieve EUR 1 billion (USD 1.3 billion) in sales by 2020 and create over 3,000 jobs through expansion into new markets.
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By SeafoodSource staff
15 May, 2013
Birds Eye owner Iglo Group named Elio Leoni Sceti as its new CEO, after Martin Glenn announced his resignation earlier this year.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
The solidarity Prince Edward Island fishermen built to hold out for
better prices started to collapse Monday, prompting most lobster
fishermen to return to the water Tuesday morning ending a week-long
strike that paralyzed the industry.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
Thai Union Frozen Products Plc (TUF), the world's largest tuna company,
sees little chance its bottom line will recover in the second quarter,
citing high raw material costs and the strong baht.
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By SeafoodSource staff
14 May, 2013
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) has named Alaska fisherman
and commercial fisheries activist Kevin Adams as its next chairman.
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
13 May, 2013
While millions of Americans dined out for Mother’s Day, numerous
families also grilled seafood or prepared seafood meals at home for mom.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 May, 2013
A second fish processing plant on Prince Edward Island has filed an
injunction against fishermen who have set up blockades in front of the
plant, protesting low lobster prices.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 May, 2013
Shrimp processor and exporter Minh Phu (MPC), Viet Nam’s biggest shrimp
company, plans to delist its shares in order to charge higher prices for
them.
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By SeafoodSource staff
13 May, 2013
When fish is on the menu, the type of fish you get can depend heavily on where you live.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 May, 2013
A rally in Charlottetown that drew more than 700 fishermen to protest
low lobster prices is the first time in Island history the fishing
industry has stood together, tied up their boats, and shut itself down.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 May, 2013
Majestic Seafood’s new PGK 85 million (USD 38 million) tuna processing
facility at Malahang in Lae will be commissioned next month by Prime
Minister Peter O’Neill.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 May, 2013
The volume of export-quality or sashimi-grade fresh mature yellowfin
tuna landed at General Santos City, the “Tuna Capital of the
Philippines,” is getting fewer year-on-year.
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By Mark Godfrey, SeafoodSource contributing editor reporting from Beijing, China
10 May, 2013
Zhanjiang Guolian Aquatic Product Co., a key leader in the Chinese shrimp market, has posted poor financial performance that company executives are blaming on competition from shrimp producers in Ecuador and Thailand.
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By SeafoodSource staff
10 May, 2013
Japan’s leading fish producer, known as ‘Tuna King,” Kiyomura
Corporation Chairman Kiyoshi Kimura, will boost Sri Lanka’s deep sea
fishing and double its fish export income.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 May, 2013
Clearwater’s 1Q report for 2013 shows a slight drop in sales and
adjusted earnings versus 2012, but the numbers “were consistent with
management expectations.”
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By Christine Blank, SeafoodSource contributing editor
09 May, 2013
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is taking a classic approach to promoting Alaska cod, with a new restaurant marketing campaign featuring vintage logos.
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By SeafoodSource staff
09 May, 2013
Chicago-based chef Carlo Lamagna has been declared the winner of the first-ever Skuna Bay Taste of Derby contest in Kentucky.
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