Ecuador shrimp farmers worry about their businesses due to high costs driven by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, China is facing its largest COVID outbreak in months
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Blumar limits impact from Ukraine turmoil as Chilean farmers shift sales away from Russia
Despite Russia accounting for 7% of Chile's total salmon exports, producers have been able to relocate sales volumes from this market to others, Blumar's commercial manager said Continue reading
Ecuador’s shrimp farmers under pressure as prices stay flat in face of rising costs
Ecuadorian shrimp prices have shown little change in February and so far in March despite hikes in costs derived from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, sources said
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Lousy weather behind weak start to Argentinian squid season
Between January and February, Argentine illex squid landings amounted to some 45,300 metric tons, down by 12% year-on-year, mainly due to a weak start to the fishing season Continue reading
Cut in Chilean mussel output to offset lost sales to Russia, Ukraine
Chile's mussel sector expects output to drop between 15% and 20% in 2022 due to reduced growth and mussel yield. This is set to offset sales lost by Russia's invasion of Ukraine Continue reading
Argentina’s inshore red shrimp season ebbs as catches dwindle
The Argentine red shrimp sector assumes that it is only a matter of days before the inshore fishing season formally concludes with increasingly lower catch levels since early January
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Chile salmon firms keep up exports as Ukraine invasion hits fuel, logistics costs
Chile's salmon sector keeps a watchful eye on the Russia-Ukraine conflict as it impacts logistics linked to salmon sales, but it does not believe it will affect the country's total exports Continue reading
Aquaculture America 2022: US aquaculture enjoys ‘strong’ USDA leadership support, exec says
Undercurrent News brings you all the news and highlights from Aquaculture America 2022 in San Diego, California Continue reading
Ecuador diverts Russia-bound shrimp to safer ports
The Ecuadorian shrimp sector plans to divert export containers bound to Russia to other ports until the market can be reached safely Continue reading
Stand-out red shrimp sales push Argentinian seafood exports up 15% in 2021
Argentina's seafood exports rose by 3.2% in volume and 15% in value to a total of 515,250t worth $1.99bn, thanks to significant y-o-y increases in shrimp and hake sales Continue reading
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