NRS, SalmoNor merger creates world’s sixth-largest salmon farmer
Norway Royal Salmon will acquire 100% of the shares in SalmoNor from NTS, valuing SalmoNor at almost $1 billion
2022 sees new changes to EU-UK seafood trade
New export health certificates are being brought in, while scallops and processed shellfish are being reclassified for exporters
Benchmark, Cermaq given funds for Tenacibaculum vaccine research
The companies have received NOK 4.2m from the Research Council of Norway to support a research project for a vaccine against salmon diseases caused by Tenacibaculum bacteria
Cargill bullish on flow-through prospects after Salmon Evolution investment
The feed giant is also working on a set of solutions to the sea lice issues plaguing traditional farmers, according to aqua nutrition president Helene Ziv-Douki
CP Group moves closer to taking Hong Kong-listed aquafeed arm private
CP Pokphand, the Hong Kong-listed aquafeed arm of Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Group, has received legal approval for its HKD 6.99bn share buyback scheme
Greek inflation hits bass, bream producers
Greek bass and bream farmers face cost inflation of 20% amid rising prices for energy, raw materials and transport
Cornelis Vrolijk UK arm buys up vessels, quota as profits rebound
North Atlantic (Holdings) saw its financial results bounce back thanks in large part to a 41% lift in mackerel quotas, while it spent over £10m on vessels and quota
Kingfish Co more than doubles harvest volumes, raises prices in positive 2021
The Dutch farmer doubled its sales from €5.0 million to €10.4m in 2021, a year that saw it produce 1,154t of yellowtail kingfish altogether
Masoval falls just shy of 2021 salmon volume target
The Norwegian farmer reported harvests of 4,813t in the fourth quarter of the year, bringing total annual harvest volumes to 16,888t
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
