Russian Fishery aims to drop H&G pollock with PBO prices tipped to hit $4,500/t
Russian Fishery aims to stop H&G pollock production later this year with prices for PBO fillets expected to soar to $4,500/t and surimi demand also strong
Vietnam targets near-50% growth in shrimp export values by 2025
VASEP believes the country can hit $5.6bn in export turnover, growing at 9% annually; a target Fimex's chair thinks is achievable
‘It’s fun for a change’: Washington state crabbers start Dungeness season big
'It's an exciting time to be a shellfish biologist with all these species doing well. It's fun for a change.' -- Daniel Ayres, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
US lobster sales to China overcome trade war, bogus ties to COVID
Chinese demand for US lobsters has 'bounced back with a vengeance' from the damage caused by former president Donald Trump's trade war started in 2018
Norwegian fresh salmon exports end 2021 up 2% in week 52
The export volumes of fresh Norwegian salmon amounted to 14,501 metric tons in week 52, up 2.3% year-on-year, according to the latest data published by the NSC
Norway, Chile, Scottish salmon prices all firm up
Norwegian salmon prices are taking a jump, while Chilean are flat or rising going into week two of 2022; Scottish vary depending on size, but are stronger than expected
Norway pelagic exports surpass previous records by 22%
A record year for mackerel, a near-record for herring, and solid contribution from capelin contributed to record pelagic exports of NOK 11.1 billion in 2021
Leroy ups Q4 farmed salmon, wild whitefish production
The company harvested 51,300 metric tons of salmon and trout in Q4, up 6% year-on-year, with the total for 2021 at 186,600t, up 9% y-o-y
Russia ups frozen fillet output 23% in 2021
The country claimed the production figure of 204,000t of fillets for the first 11 months of 2021 shows producers are upping their output of value-added goods
SalMar’s volumes rise 13% in 2021, surpassing guidance
For the full year, harvests came to 182,000 metric tons, up 13% year-on-year and 19,000t above SalMar's harvest guidance
