Blue Harvest, Channel Fish divvy up $25m USDA groundfish purchase
The USDA is awarding $25 million in contracts for some 100,800 combined cases of Atlantic pollock and other groundfish
10-state US food distributor What Chefs Want snags Denver’s Northeast Seafood
'Northeast Seafood has done such a great job serving chefs in the Colorado area, that it really makes sense to come together to help strengthen our seafood program in the state' -- Ron Turnier, What Chefs Want
Spain’s Profand acquires Greek seabass, seabream farmer
Profand said the acquisition of Kefalonia Fisheries 'boosts the group's presence in aquaculture production, specifically in seabream and seabass'
UK whitefish processors prepare for ‘recalibration’ away from Russian supply
Russian industry supplies roughly 30% of UK's whitefish, but as retailers move to drop fish from the country, processors expect they will have to lean more on Iceland and Norway
Norway’s fresh salmon export volume, price drop in week nine
The export volume of fresh Norwegian salmon fell further to 16,662t in week nine, as did its value, to NOK 83.80/kg, after reaching a peak the previous week
Mercamadrid prices for small, large European bass hit highest level in years
Prices of large and small European seabass from Greece, Turkey and Spain, as traded in Spain, kept on rising during week nine and hit their highest levels in years
Norway mackerel prices flat, herring go on rising in week nine
Weekly export prices for pelagics out of Norway show no signs of being impacted by events in Eastern Europe
Lingalaks invests in data, as 54m Norwegian salmon die in 2021
Aquaculture software firm Manolin said that about 54 million salmon died in net pens in 2021 -- 15.5% of the total Norwegian stock
Espersen plans farmed cod move as wild prices rocket
Denmark's A. Espersen is planning to start selling farmed cod, having tested a small run in one of its processing plants, its CEO told Undercurrent News
Princes hits 100% tuna sourced either MSC or from FIP
The international food and drink group announced it had 'achieved its long-standing ambition to responsibly source 100% of its branded tuna across the group'