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
Editor’s choice: US crab importers hit by Russian seafood ban; Walmart supplier plans $130m India tilapia project
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To cope with inflation, Ecuador shrimp farmers want easier ways of doing business
Meanwhile, a sustainability-minded initiative founded four years ago by Ecuadorian shrimp farmers seeks to expand further
Scottish salmon spot prices hit new heights, while Norwegian, Chilean soften
Norwegian spot prices look set to ease a little for week 13, while Chilean keep dropping; Scottish, though, have rebounded violently, 'and it's not even Easter yet'
Trade insights: Ecuador’s shrimp exports strong in February on surge to China
It puts Ecuador's exports in January and February at 155,000t, greater than Ecuador's full-year exports in 2013
China slaps five-month ban on shrimp imports from Omarsa plant
China has slapped five-month bans on imports from an Omarsa Group shrimp plant in Duran, Ecuador, as well as a plant operated by Exportadora Total Seafood
US shrimp import party continues in 2022 with high volume, values, prices
The US imported 78,716 metric tons of shrimp worth $744.9 million in January 2022, a 13% increase in volume and a 24% increase in value
DataSalmon: Chilean salmon prices rise in all markets
Prices for Chilean farmed salmon on the US, Brazilian and Chinese markets all rose sharply in week 10 of 2022
February sees Vietnam pangasius prices to EU leap
Price levels for pangasius shipped to the EU are up by a third since November 2021; levels to other countries continued their rise, apart from Mexico, which saw a drop in February
Brazil working to send more tilapia, other seafood to US
Many believe that the South American country with some 4,600 miles of coastline is punching below its weight when it comes to seafood sales