US state of Louisiana confronts blue crabmeat prices near $70/lb at retail
'It's like the new caviar' -- Louisiana resident Cathey Landry when confronted with a $67.99/lb price for a pound of jumbo lump blue crabmeat
Vietnam’s tuna exports to the US up 14% for 2021
As of November, Vietnam had shipped $297m of tuna to the US market; in November, exports were up 48% y-o-y
Vegetable oil prices remain a strain for Vietnam tuna canners
The FAO's vegetable oil price index might have come down in December, but it remains only slightly below record highs -- an additional stress when skipjack prices are high too
Thai shrimp prices’ upward trend continues in week three
After a drop in the first week of the year, vannamei shrimp prices in Thailand rebounded across all sizes in the following week, a trend that continued also in week three
Indonesian vannamei prices continue to rise across main areas, drop in Central Java
Prices for HOSO shrimp from Indonesia rose further across the country's main farming regions of West and East Java and West Nusa Tenggara during week three
Growing number of ‘blindsided’ Boston show exhibitors beg for refund or rollover
'If they were looking to do the right thing and protect us, they would let us out, but they are bound and determined to have their show' -- one of the Boston show's exhibitors
Editor’s choice: Live from GSMC; As Chinese pull out of Boston, Cooke supports show
Tom Seaman, editorial director of Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Freight rates eat into Minh Phu’s profits in Q4
The Vietnamese shrimp company saw revenues lift 7.6%, but the spiking costs of shipping meant profit after tax fell by almost 11%
Chinese seafood restaurant chain files for $200m IPO in Hong Kong
Founded in 2009, Qixintian is one of the largest seafood restaurant chains in China
IPNLF launches digital ‘sourcing transparency’ platform
The international pole and line tuna fishing group is aiming to make it easier for its companies to publicly showcase their sustainability initiatives
