Trade advisor: China will become more important for Ecuador shrimp sellers
Even with the collapse of its economy in Q1, China will be a more important market for Ecuadorian shrimp sellers over the next two years, a top trade advisor said
High Liner suspends operations at US plant after COVID finding
High Liner Foods said it has started redirecting a portion of production from its Portsmouth, New Hampshire, plant to its Newport News, Virginia, and Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, plants
Unique cargo insurance product raises $15m, in use by Niceland
The supply chain data firm Parsyl has raised $15m in a series A round of funding for a suite of parametric cargo insurance products covering perishable goods
Boston Sword & Tuna moves into bigger quarters, making use of new safety features
'We had the party all organized. We were going to have open house at the new building … and you know what, some things are just out of your control' - Michael Scola, president
FDA stops import of 106 seafood lines in March, including Mexican shrimp
Seven shrimp entry lines were refused entry into the US by the Food and Drug Administration in March, including shipments from four companies in three countries
Filipino canners hold on despite COVID-19 restrictions
Filipino canner Century Pacific Food said it has sufficient raw materials and facilities to ensure continuity of supply during the country's one-month lockdown to fight the pandemic
FultonFishMarket.com’s new CEO on online order surge: ‘The entire business has flipped’
'[T]he really exciting part is all the new customers, people we've never seen before that are new to our site, new probably to shopping for food online' -- Ryan Fibiger, Fulton Fish Market
Cambodia plans aquaculture exports within ‘next few years’
It has already exported farmed fish products to neighboring countries and Japan, but on an unofficial, trial basis
Alaska at-sea processors working to assess risk, help develop COVID-19 guidelines
While talking points for continued discussions are relatively the same, each company is situated differently -- Stephanie Madsen, At-Sea Processors Association
COVID-19 measures pressure European supply chains, drive transport costs up
Trucks clogged up highways in eastern Germany last week as they waited for border checks that Poland introduced, as COVID-19 spreads