US Treasury extends arrival deadline for Russian seafood by nearly three months
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has moved the deadline for the arrival of Russian seafood shipments from March 25 to June 23
Fortune pursues coast-to-coast US ambitions with deal pipeline identified
'We're very much in an acquisition mode. We're looking at several potential deals right now' -- Sean O'Scannlain, CEO, Fortune International
Huffman pauses further work on MSA until Alaska can replace Young
It's 'important all voices be heard in this MSA reauthorization process – and so, we will be pausing further committee consideration ...' -- representative Jared Huffman
Procedural move in US Congress sets up SIMP expansion showdown with Russia twist
'If you truly want to get to the Russian seafood, you need to have traceability requirements' -- Beth Lowell, Oceana
US reinstates tariff exclusions for haddock, sole, crabmeat imported from China
The tariff exclusion extensions will continue through Dec. 31, 2022, and be backwards-dated to apply as of Oct. 12, 2021
US study: Seafood workers twice as likely to catch COVID
There were 65 positive cases per 1,000 workers in seafood during the timeframe of the research, compared to 31 cases per 1,000 in the overall food system
Harvest of the Sea adds new dish to Costco frozen lineup
'The sales growth and increase for demand we experienced over the past year has given us the momentum to move forward with our Costco rollout' -- Mark Shinbane, CEO, Harvest of the Sea
Walmart supplier Fishin’ Company plans $130m India tilapia project
According to Undercurrent News sources familiar with Fishin', the project will offer vertically integrated supply for the likes of Walmart, in the North American market
Western buyers increasingly ask Chinese processors to avoid Russian fish
Though requests have not reached a critical mass, Chinese processors worry it forewarns widening western sanctions and boycotts
Japan’s Maruha invests in US frozen food maker Happi Foodi
Maruha Nichiro announced in a press release that it has invested in Happi Foodi, a frozen food supplier based in the US state of New Jersey