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
Cooke invests $40m in value-added expansions for Canadian salmon, Spanish bass
Around $35m has been invested in the plant in Canada, with the expansion in Spain likely to cost around $5m, executives with the company told Undercurrent News
Pure Salmon Kaldnes recruits Nofima director amid hiring spree
The land-based aquaculture manufacturing company has hired 35 new employees in the space of just three months
NASDAQ: Norway salmon price eases again in week nine
Spot prices for Norwegian farmed salmon dipped for the second consecutive week in week nine of 2022, according to the NASDAQ Salmon Index
Airfreight costs double for fresh seafood sent to East Asia, though China largely unaffected
The cost of flying salmon from farms in northern Norway to Japan and South Korea has roughly doubled after Russia closed its airspace to European and Japanese airlines
Aussie gov’t expects dip in salmon prices before sector returns to medium-term growth
Australian fisheries and aquaculture production value is forecast to rise by 10% in 2021-2022, driven by strong growth in production value for salmonids, shrimp and oysters
Higher sales volume, strong salmon prices boost Multi’s X Q4
Chilean salmon farmer Multi X saw its sales rise by 36.3% year-on-year to $176.8m in the fourth quarter of 2021
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