Erin Spampinato is the Georgetown, Maine-based price reporting specialist of SeafoodSource. Erin has held staff writer and editor positions at a number of mission-driven organizations, and her freelance journalism has appeared in various publications, including Electric Literature and The Guardian. She is also the author of numerous academic publications on the topics of gender, literature, and history. Erin holds a PhD in English Literature from the Graduate Center, CUNY, an MA from Columbia University, and a BA from Smith College.
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Norwegian farmed salmon prices went up in Week 50 of 2025, which occurred from 7 to 13 December, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI).
Total export volume for Week 50 was up to 25,596 MT, a 1,842-metric-ton (MT), or 7.8 percent increase, from Week 49, when volume was 23,754 MT. Week 50’s total export volume was on par with the export volume of the same week in 2024, falling
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Indonesian shrimp exports declined sharply in October, largely due to recalls of Indonesian products which were found, upon their arrival in the United States, to contain traces of Cesium-137 (Cs-137), a radioactive material.
The first findings of Cs-137 came in August, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory to the public not to eat, sell, or serve imported shrimp processed by Indonesia-based PT. Bahari Makmur
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U.S. shrimp imports declined again in September, likely due to tariffs on shrimp-exporting nations, according to industry blog ShrimpInsights.
Though U.S. shrimp import volumes have grown robustly throughout most of 2025, declines began in August, when reciprocal tariffs on many nations took effect. In August, the U.S. imported 9 percent less shrimp than it did in August 2024, marking a sharp contrast from the year’s
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Norwegian farmed salmon prices were up again in the 49th week of 2025, which occurred 1 December to 7 December, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI), but total export volume fell
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Ecuador’s shrimp exports experienced their highest 2025 monthly gains by volume and value in October, according to shrimp industry blog ShrimpInsights.
Total export volumes in the month reached 116,109 metric tons (MT), marking a 35 percent year-over year-increase. This brought the country's export volume from January to October to 1,154,317 MT, a 16 percent year-over-year increase. October’s exports were valued at USD 650
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Export prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway dropped slightly in the 48th week of 2025, which occurred 24 to 30 November, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI).
Sitagri, which draws its weekly spot prices and salmon futures for Norwegian fresh, headed, gutted, Atlantic salmon from a panel of participating companies, also predicted that prices will continue falling throughout December, before steadying in January and increasing in
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Export prices for Atlantic salmon from Norway increased in the 47th week of 2025, which took place 17 to 23 November, according to the Sitagri Salmon Index (SISALMONI).
The Sitagri Salmon Index produces a weekly spot price and salmon futures for fresh, headed, gutted, Atlantic salmon from Norway, which it draws from information shared by a panel of participating companies. Week 47’s average per-kilogram price of Norwegian salmon of
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