US seafood sales plummet in February due to later Lent, economic anxiety

A fresh seafood counter at a Rouses supermarket in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
A fresh seafood counter at a Rouses supermarket in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. | Photo courtesy of Infrogmation of New Orleans/Wikimedia Commons
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Seafood sales plummeted in February at U.S. retail stores, mainly due to the Lent and Easter seasons starting later this year compared to 2024, according to new data from retail market research firms Circana and 210 Analytics. Frozen seafood sales value realized the greatest shortfall by category in the month, decreasing 8.5 percent year over year to USD 663 million (EUR 610 million). Sales by volume in the category, meanwhile, declined 11.7 percent. By species, frozen pollock sales by value…


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