US shrimp imports beat 2020 pace with room to spare
The US imported 807,865 metric tons of shrimp worth $7.2 billion in the first 11 months of 2021, more than the volume and value imported throughout 2020
Bangkok skipjack prices hit three-year high, Manta also on rise
Prices for skipjack tuna for delivery in January 2022 to Bangkok, Thailand are up over $100/t from December, with the level in Manta, Ecuador also on the rise
Recap UCN’s top seafood scoops from holiday period
Undercurrent News' team was busy producing scoops while readers around the world were on their Christmas and New Year breaks
Russian Fishery aims to drop H&G pollock with PBO prices tipped to hit $4,500/t
Russian Fishery aims to stop H&G pollock production later this year with prices for PBO fillets expected to soar to $4,500/t and surimi demand also strong
China’s Dongxing port set to reopen on Jan. 10
Products requiring cold storage, including fruit and seafood, will be prioritized for unloading
Vietnam targets near-50% growth in shrimp export values by 2025
VASEP believes the country can hit $5.6bn in export turnover, growing at 9% annually; a target Fimex's chair thinks is achievable
Captain White’s, longtime DC fish market, relocates to nearby Maryland suburb
In November, the business left its historic location at The Wharf, in Southwest Washington, DC, after nearly 50 years
Maryland lawmaker pushes amendment to bolster blue crab industry workforce
Over 136,000 guest worker visas have been applied for to handle the period that runs from April 1 to Sept. 30, but only 33,000 are available -- US representative Andy Harris
US mussel grower seeks more acreage to overcome green crab problem
'In essence, we can no longer count on historical patterns for seed recruitment, so we have to look to catch the seed in the water column where the green crab can't reach it ...' -- Alex de Koning
US lobster sales to China overcome trade war, bogus ties to COVID
Chinese demand for US lobsters has 'bounced back with a vengeance' from the damage caused by former president Donald Trump's trade war started in 2018