Prices for Vietnamese vannamei shipped to the US, EU, Japan, and other markets dived at the end of 2022, while Chinese prices have been volatile Continue reading
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Korea’s first RAS seeks backers for $30m project
The facility will produce olive flounder -- which BluGen says has a grow-out cost comparable to salmon -- and will sell both juveniles and fully grown fish Continue reading
Thailand carving out value-added shrimp niche in tough 2022 market
Executives at CP Foods, Thai Union, Sea Wealth and Siam Canadian all told Undercurrent how the country has made a significant shift away from commodity product this year Continue reading
Concern grows over China’s ability to deliver on pollock fillet contracts
There is a growing concern in the pollock industry over the Chinese processing sector's ability to deliver on contracted volumes of double-frozen fillets
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Lucrative king crab sector faces Russia sanctions upheaval
With western sanctions targeting Russian seafood, Russian producers are expected to reconfigure some frozen production volumes into live for China and South Korea Continue reading
Japan’s revoking of Russian tariff preferences could hit $1.24bn worth of imports
Japan's decision to revoke Russia's 'most favored nation' status would hit imports of roe, crab, sockeye salmon and sea urchin, likely driving up sushi prices Continue reading
China’s 14th five-year plan targets aquaculture, fishing boost
The plan comes as China cracks down on pollution from aquaculture and tightens domestic fisheries management Continue reading
China launches world’s largest ‘aquaculture vessel’
There are nevertheless doubts about the actual purpose of the ship which has a gross tonnage of 100,000t, measures 250 meters, and closely resembles a bulk carrier Continue reading
Blumar expects $40m salmon sales boost in Asia after New World Currents crumbles
After Yadran and Marine Farm left the New World Currents sales venture in China, Blumar decided to take over its operations and expects a sales boost in 2022 Continue reading
Global black tiger volumes pass 500,000t in 2021 as new broodstock makes impact felt
Production of black tiger shrimp is growing rapidly in China, India and Bangladesh as broodstock improvement gives farmers species dilemma Continue reading
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