Thai shrimp prices’ upward trend ends with 2022 start
After a continuous increase since late September, vannamei shrimp prices in Thailand have seen a drop across all sizes in the first week of the year
US snow crab import volumes 9% ahead of 2020 pace with 63% y-o-y price jump
The US looks to have imported 9% more snow crab in 2021 and paying 78% more for it than in 2020, but that's before counting December
Fish Factor: Alaska seasons kick off; IPHC meeting looms; Rosy outlook for seafood
Undercurrent News is featuring 'Fish Factor', a weekly column featuring the reporting and perspective of Alaska seafood journalist Laine Welch
Russian frozen fish prices start 2022 stable
Russian frozen fish spot prices remained steady in the Far Eastern, North-Western and Central regions during the first week of 2022
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
‘It’s fun for a change’: Washington state crabbers start Dungeness season big
'It's an exciting time to be a shellfish biologist with all these species doing well. It's fun for a change.' -- Daniel Ayres, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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
Norwegian fresh salmon exports end 2021 up 2% in week 52
The export volumes of fresh Norwegian salmon amounted to 14,501 metric tons in week 52, up 2.3% year-on-year, according to the latest data published by the NSC