Trade insights: China’s warmwater shrimp imports top 500,000t in H1
China's imports of warmwater shrimp increased substantially in the first six months of 2023, jumping 49% year-over-year to 502,669t, according to Chinese customs data
Stability of seafood supply chain in British Columbia at risk as dock workers resume strike
Fate of the region's supply chain and the livelihoods of those connected to it hang in the balance
Hong Kong buyers scramble to replace Japanese seafood
Japanese restaurant operators in Hong Kong are racing to find substitutes for Japanese seafood that could soon be banned from entering Hong Kong
Canadian dock workers reach tentative deal to end strike
Thirteen-day strike disrupted trade at the country's busiest ports
Canada’s fresh Atlantic salmon exports to US down 31% y-o-y through April, new UCN data portal shows
Undercurrent News' new data platform shows Canada's exports peaked in June 2015
Trade insights: Ecuador hits 100,000t-plus shrimp exports in May
According to Ecuador's national chamber of aquaculture, or CNA, Ecuador shipped 107,419t of shrimp in May, up 13% compared with May of 2022 and a new monthly record
Trade insights: China’s shrimp imports rebound to 100,000t in May
The latest Chinese customs data shows that the shrimp importing giant brought in over 100,000 metric tons of the crustacean after another bumper month of trade
Salmon surges to $3.4bn in US market, catches up to pork loin
Grocers have a unique opportunity to draw the American consumer back to the seafood department this year, but offerings should go beyond salmon, says retail expert
Too rapid growth in salmon farming will backfire without careful measures, says Mowi
'Industry has reached a production level where biological boundaries are being pushed' --Mowi
Trade insights: Indian shrimp exports rise 4% despite reduced stockings
The increase in exports comes despite lower stockings by shrimp producers, with stockings of shrimp post-larvae in ponds reportedly down by 30% so far in 2023