Core Eurozone market cracks under higher Norwegian salmon prices
Germany increased imports of fresh salmon from Norway by 29% last year and purchasing followed suit in most distribution channels, whereas in France the opposite proved true, with an 18% drop
EU frozen salmon portion prices rise as Chileans pull back from contracts
Increases of as much as €0.90 per pack in retail pricing has European suppliers worried about demand, with Chilean processors notably absent from the business this year
Norway seafood exports boom on $435m salmon sales hike
Country saw seafood exports in the first quarter of the year rise 25% in value year on year, another record driven largely by a NOK 2.6 billion increase in salmon sales
Growth window in US market for Norwegian salmon, say analysts
Volumes could go higher, and Norway's industry would do well to press for quality, moderately more expensive products
Judge denies Mar-Lees injunction in legal battle against former sales VP
Judge refuses litigious scallop supplier an injunction on its former vice president of sales, now with a competitor, with legal scrap set to go to court on April 9
Forecasts of 100,000t salmon demand in Brazil to boost Chilean, European industry
At investment bank Nordea, researchers said Brazil's buoyant perspectives for salmon consumption will force Chilean companies to refocus in the Latin American market, which will leave ample room for European competitors to expand
Panama shrimp exports grow to 5-year high
Shrimp exports in Panama rose by 89.6% in 2013, reaching $76.6 million
US pollock catchers try to shift volumes away from Europe
US pollock catchers intent on shorting Europe by putting strong sales focus on US and other markets, but Europe is a big market to try and avoid
Nordea ups its 2014-2015 average salmon price outlook
Nordea has increased its average salmon price to NOK 42/kg for 2014-2015
Pangasius prices on the up, hitting EU demand
A jump in raw material prices out of Vietnam, due to supply shortages and stronger US demand, has impacted EU demand, say industry players