Southwind says no to Russian seafood processed in China
US processor Southwind Foods will not need to wait for clarity on whether it can continue to buy double frozen fish fillets from China using Russian raw material
Hilton closes $102m deal for Dutch smoker Foppen
The UK meat packer confirmed on the London Stock Exchange that it had completed its buyout of Foppen, a deal first reported by Undercurrent last October
EU importers plea for relaxed regulation as raw material for Ukraine fills ports
Imported fish originally intended for Ukraine is arriving in European harbors, where it faces destruction or waste unless current certificate regulations are relaxed
Boston day three recap: US exporter shares plea by Ukraine for more seafood
Undercurrent News recently reported live from the Seafood Expo North America trade show in Boson, Massachusetts
Omicron outbreak in south China upends domestic salmon market
A new wave of a variant of omicron of COVID-19 in China's fourth-largest city Shenzhen led to the closure of dine-in restaurants and a loss of seafood sales
British Columbia premier warns Trudeau against letting farm licenses expire
'Regrettably there is widespread concern in coastal communities that your government is poised to make a decision in coming days that will eliminate many if not all salmon farming licenses' -- British Columbia premier John Horgan
Scottish salmon exports continue post-COVID recovery in January
UK government figures show a 95% rise from £19m in January 2021, meaning in the 12 months to January, £632m worth of Scottish salmon was exported
Big US exporter to Ukraine not yet able to answer plea for more seafood
'Currently, Ukraine is in dire need of replenishment of food stocks, in particular in the part of fish products' -- public plea from Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food
No more ‘sea of sameness’: US smoker Acme to ‘refresh’ its brand later this year
'It's not that we're ready to forego the past, but I think that some of the feedback that we've got is the brand needs a little shot of life' -- Acme Smoked Fish CEO Adam Caslow
US ban on Russian-origin seafood from China could hit $342m worth of imports
A ban on Russian-caught seafood processed in China would affect an additional $342m worth of US seafood imports on top of $1.2bn worth directly imported from Russia