Taiwan and New Zealand’s new Economic Partnership Agreement (ANZTEC) is expected to boost exports of New Zealand seafood to Taiwan in the near future.
As part of the agreement, signed on 10 July, tariffs on all seafood products will be phased out over four to eight years. Seafood products that will be duty-free within four years include: fresh and frozen tuna, rock lobster, blue cod and toothfish.
“Seafood New Zealand understands that the
… Read MoreYa que aumentan las exportaciones de productos del mar de Alaska a Brasil, Walmart Brasil está introduciendo una línea de productos del mar congelados de Alaska.
El distribuidor Noronha Pescados, comenzó a vender recientemente su línea de salmón de Alaska, abadejo y lomos y filetes de bacalao a las 500 tiendas de Walmart en Brasil, junto con el Club de Sam, aPão de Açúcar (Casino), Cencosud y Zaffari.
“El consumidor en Brasil está
… Read MoreAs Alaskan seafood exports to Brazil increase, Walmart Brazil is now carrying a line of frozen Alaska seafood products.
Distributor Noronha Pescados recently began selling its line of Alaskan salmon, Pollock and cod fillets and steaks to all of Walmart’s 500 stores in Brazil, along with Sam’s Club, aPão de Açúcar (Casino), Cencosud and Zaffari.
“The consumer in Brazil is tired of the product from China, and the new middle class is looking
… Read MoreRecognizing that consumers are gathering for parties and barbecues for the Fourth of July, supermarkets are promoting fish for grilling and Maine lobster for the holiday.
“We try to put items on special that are conducive to grilling. California sea bass is running right now and is a thick fillet for grilling,” Michael Cigliano, executive VP of Santa Monica Seafood, Santa Monica, Calif., told SeafoodSource.
At its two retail locations,
… Read MoreStormy weather in the Northeast and Maryland’s blue crab certification program have increased demand for the shellfish this season.
As a result, prices have risen to USD 234 (EUR 180) per bushel retail on average for males.
“This spring, the crab prices are at very high levels. It has to do with the weather — there are thunderstorms every day — but there is also a lot of demand for Maryland crab right now,” said Steve Vilnit, Maryland
… Read MoreCustomers who walk into the Coco Cove convenience store in Honolulu immediately notice that this is a store unlike any traditional c-store they have seen. Fresh foods — from made-to-order sandwiches to a full-service sushi station — are prolific in the small store.
In addition to 15 different varieties of sushi, the Coco Cove store also features salmon cakes, seared salmon and bento boxes with seafood, all prepared fresh daily. Coco Cove, a
… Read MoreAlaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) officials are very concerned after Walmart sent an email to salmon suppliers reiterating its policy on purchasing only wild salmon that is MSC-certified or that is from a fishery in Fishery Improvement Project (FIP).
Speaking with SeafoodSource, Walmart called the letter a routine communication with suppliers at the start of the salmon season, but the letter still prompted a strong response from
… Read MorePrices on Gulf of Mexico brown shrimp are rising after overseas shrimp producers report problems with disease and the U.S. government set preliminary countervailing duty (CVD) rates for shrimp imports.
“The pricing is the highest I have seen in six years. You are paying twice as much for product after the BP oil spill,” said Randy Pearce, owner of processing company Doran Seafood in Independence, La.
As a result of higher ex-vessel prices on
… Read MoreAs the supply of Copper River salmon rises, retail prices are falling and supermarkets are running a variety of promotions.
On Friday 21 June Whole Foods Market will hold a one-day sale on Wild Alaska sockeye salmon in its U.S. stores. The retailer, will sell the salmon for USD 11.99 (EUR 9.08) a pound — a significant discount compared to the typical wild sockeye salmon price.
Dayton, Ohio-based Dorothy Lane Market is running two different
… Read MoreAfter an attempt to tack on an amendment supporting a national seafood marketing program to the Farm Bill failed in the U.S. Senate, the National Seafood Marketing Coalition will try other avenues.
The Senate voted on the Farm Bill earlier this week, and left out any mention of Senator Mark Begich’s (D-AK) proposed legislation that would create a national seafood marketing and development program. In fact, Begich was not given the opportunity
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