Editor’s choice: UK’s Dawnfresh goes under; Russia-Ukraine conflict impacts industry
Neil Ramsden, EMEA editor of Undercurrent, brings you a roundup of the main stories from the previous week
€4.9m raised for France’s first land-based shrimp farm
Lisaqua plans to build a 2,000-square-meter facility near Nantes to produce 10t of shrimp per year from spring 2022
Big Prawn expects new retail wins to drive return to pre-pandemic profits
The UK processor began replacing Hilton Food Group in some Tesco stores in 2022, but said new contract wins would show their full benefit in year ended May 2023
Vietnamese shrimp firm guides for profit dip in 2022
Thuan Phuoc is a regular fixture in the country's top-five shrimp exporters and will focus on building and renovating its own farming areas this year
No plans in place to sanction Russian landings in Norway
Although landings of Russian fish in Norwegian ports have declined sharply in recent years, Norwegian institutes have stressed that it remains business as usual
Newfoundland harvesters fear new price panel chair will favor processors
The recent drama surrounding the makeup of the Canadian province's important three-person seafood price-setting panel has seen yet another plot twist
Canada warns inshore coldwater shrimp stock still ‘critical’
But FFAW-Unifor continues to call on DFO to reassess how it measures stocks and incorporate harvesters’ observations, insisting the picture is brighter than science suggests
Royal Greenland latest to suspend trading with Russia
The decision will impact the firm and its Russian JV partner Agama -- 'but I support the decision 100%', Royal Greenland's CEO told Undercurrent
Vietnam shrimp prices remain flat for week eight
Spot prices for farmed vannamei flattened across the board for week eight of 2022
OCI’s CFO hire leads to resignation of Newfoundland price panel chair
'I also believe my position as chair will be publicly challenged when parties are disappointed with future pricing decisions ... ' -- Wayne Follett