Argentine red shrimp ‘selling like crazy’ in US market
More US restaurant chains are starting to put Argentine red shrimp on their menus and the trend is set to continue with a decline in Gulf of Mexico wild shrimp landings
Newsan is Argentina’s top-ranked seafood exporter as H1 red shrimp landings drop
Newsan, originally an electronics importer, topped Argentina’s seafood exports last year with sales of $202 million across five subsidiary companies
Trade insights: Ecuador’s shrimp exports dive to Vietnam
Ecuador shipped less shrimp to Vietnam than to Russia in July
COPEC says fishmeal decline offset recovery in Chile fishing volumes
Empresas COPEC, Chile’s largest fishing company, earned less revenue from its key anchovy fishing unit even though captures rose in the first half of this year
Trade insights: China’s H1 warmwater shrimp imports surpass 250,000t
China imported 253,823t of frozen warmwater shrimp in H1, up 283%; and 22,597t of frozen coldwater shrimp (Pandalus borealis), down 12%
Trade insights: Ecuador’s H1 shrimp exports surge past 300,000t
The first half surge in exports was rounded off, in June, with a slight uptick in average unit values, ending a three-month downward streak
Trade insights: India’s shrimp exports to Vietnam dive to five-year low
The slump in frozen shrimp exports comes amid a call by US congressman Darin LaHood to investigate Vietnamese shrimp company Minh Phu
Trade insights: China’s shrimp imports jump 17%
The value of imports from China's major suppliers continues to decline, however, with Indian shrimp ranked bottom at $5.56 per kilogram
Trade insights: Chinese crayfish export prices slip in run-up to harvest
European buyers could be back in the market for crayfish tail meat after Chinese exports to the region slumped in 2018, while the US could build on last year's import surge
Trade insights: Ecuador’s Jan-May shrimp exports top 250,000t, but values dive
Ecuador has reported three consecutive record months of shrimp exports after the country shipped 56,832t in May, up 2% compared with April