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
Editor’s choice: McIntosh talks shrimp; Maruha, CDQs in talks to buy Icicle assets
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor with Undercurrent News, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
Vietnam targets near-50% growth in shrimp export values by 2025
VASEP believes the country can hit $5.6bn in export turnover, growing at 9% annually; a target Fimex's chair thinks is achievable
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
Norway, Chile, Scottish salmon prices all firm up
Norwegian salmon prices are taking a jump, while Chilean are flat or rising going into week two of 2022; Scottish vary depending on size, but are stronger than expected
Alsaker Fjordbruk applies for 100,000t land-based salmon farm
Norwegian salmon farmer has applied for a flexible license to raise up to 100,000t of harvest-size salmon, or to produce as much as half of that as fish to supply for at-sea grow-out
Norway pelagic exports surpass previous records by 22%
A record year for mackerel, a near-record for herring, and solid contribution from capelin contributed to record pelagic exports of NOK 11.1 billion in 2021
Iceland Ocean Cluster plans ‘eco-industrial park’ for land-based farming ops
Sjavarklasinn plans to develop a second collaborative space in a 30,000-square-meter building that was to be used for an aluminum plant in Helguvik, not far from Reykjavik
Leroy ups Q4 farmed salmon, wild whitefish production
The company harvested 51,300 metric tons of salmon and trout in Q4, up 6% year-on-year, with the total for 2021 at 186,600t, up 9% y-o-y
SalMar’s volumes rise 13% in 2021, surpassing guidance
For the full year, harvests came to 182,000 metric tons, up 13% year-on-year and 19,000t above SalMar's harvest guidance
