Strong start to 2022’s Ecuador shrimp prices suggest another growth year
Despite a continuous drop since October, Ecuadorian shrimp ex-farm prices are up by almost $1 per kilogram in January compared to the same month a year before
Bornstein expands into Alaska processing with lease takeover
The plant in the city of Seward, Alaska, a community of 2,700 people on the Kenai Peninsula, will process salmon, halibut, black cod, cod and pollock, Bornstein Seafoods said
US House passes trade competitiveness bill with SIMP expansion provisions
The US House of Representatives has voted, 222-210, to pass HR 4521, the America Competes Act, including a provision that would expand SIMP to cover all species
Washington state to implement safeguards following steelhead escapes
The cause: a 1.5-inch gap between a pond outlet, screen system and rubber gasket that allowed smolts to escape
Week six to see Norway, Chile, Scots salmon all strengthen in price
Salmon farmed in Norway, Chile and Scotland all look set to strengthen in price for week six of 2022, with demand good and supplies limited
EU, US reach deal to re-open shellfish trade as soon as end of February
'I warmly welcome this deal, which resolves a longstanding issue we have been working hard to unlock' -- Valdis Dombrovskis, European commissioner for trade
Icelandic surveys suggest this season’s capelin quota will drop 100,000t
Surveys conducted through the second half of January suggest that the spawning stock stands at 1.1m metric tons, which would mean a quota of around 800,000t
Norway’s pelagic exports drop for January, capelin fishing off Iceland remains tough
Exports of herring were down 46% in volume terms for January, with mackerel down 39%, due to lower catches year-on-year
Slow catches, strong demand drive H&G cod prices toward $5,000/t for China
Prices for H&G Atlantic cod are continuing to increase, with fishing slow and demand strong; the current level is the highest the price has been since 2008.
Opinion: SIMP expansion coming from unexpected source
Priority 'US-China' bills targeted to the broader economy and working their way through the House of Representatives and Senate containing SIMP-related provisions